Health Sciences In The Media

The story lists CO Architects as the No. 7 architecture firm in Los Angeles and cites the Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson and the Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building at the College of Medicine – Phoenix as two of its most prominent projects.

Nonprofit Campesinos Sin Fronteras was awarded $1.1 million to partner with the Prevention Research Center at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and develop a structural intervention to promote health and prevent disease among migrant workers.

Researchers with the ongoing Arizona CoVHORT research study at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health were awarded $3.2 million for a five-year study of gastrointestinal symptoms, specifically irritable bowel syndrome, as a condition of long COVID.

The Arizona Bioindustry Association gave John Galgiani, MD, professor and director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the College of Medicine – Tucson, the 2023 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The Steele Children’s Research Center is using an $800,000 grant from Angel Charity for Children to renovate genetics labs.

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses the newest COVID-19 vaccines and what the future might hold for COVID-19 immunizations.

Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, distinguished laureate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, co-authors an opinion piece about the health benefits of better building environments.

Five students, each from a different college at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, were selected to receive scholarships funded by a gift from QuidelOrtho.

Nearly half of Hispanics in the United States have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud, a program in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is providing free liver health checks in areas with high Hispanic populations.

As Phoenix experienced record-breaking heat this summer that caused severe burns, deaths and other heat-related issues, homeless people face barriers to finding basic health care treatment.