News Releases

CAMI, Cancer and Aging: UArizona Health Sciences’ Top Stories of 2022

Dec. 19, 2022

The Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, impactful research studies and a visit from first lady Jill Biden made headlines at the University of Arizona Health Sciences in 2022.

The Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies garnered strong state and private philanthropic support in 2022.

$10.8M Initiative Unites Engineering, Health Researchers to Improve Cancer Treatments

Dec. 15, 2022

A University of Arizona project creates humanlike cancer models and growth environments to help improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

New Partnership with Pima Community College Provides Pathway to BA in Wellness Degree

Dec. 15, 2022

Students interested in health and wellness careers will benefit from a 2+2 program that culminates with a bachelor’s degree in a field with tremendous career growth potential.

The new pathway to a Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice is called a “2+2” because students study for two years at Pima Community College and two years at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

Yellen Family Donates Art Collection to College of Medicine – Phoenix

Dec. 13, 2022

Barry and Patricia Yellen's art collection, valued at more than $1 million, will advance the future of health care in Arizona.

Martinez Joins All of Us UArizona-Banner as Executive Director

Dec. 8, 2022

LeeAnn Martinez brings more than two decades of experience in clinical administration and program management to All of Us UArizona-Banner Health.

Researchers Gain New Tool to Study Rare Childhood Diseases

Dec. 7, 2022

A new whole-genome sequencer at the Steele Children’s Research Center will expand research capabilities that could lead to earlier diagnoses of diseases and new treatments.

A new state-of-the-art genome sequencing machine will allow the PANDA Core for Genomics and Microbiome Research to expand high-throughput sequencing capacity not only for researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, but also for scientists throughout the state.

All of Us Research Program UArizona-Banner Announces Seed Project Awardees

Dec. 6, 2022

Five new seed projects will use the All of Us Research Program dataset to start a wide variety of new studies.

Five new seed projects will benefit from the All of Us Researcher Workbench, a cloud-based platform where researchers can access health data from a diverse group of participants from across the U.S. in one of the largest biomedical data resources of its kind.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Awarded $7.3M to Study Long COVID

Dec. 5, 2022

The University of Arizona Health Sciences is one of five sites that will be tracking the burden, distribution and impact of post COVID-19 conditions.

Long COVID, also known as post-COVID-19 conditions, includes a wide range of health consequences that persist or begin more than four weeks following initial SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Research and Health Care Technologies Focus of HealthTech Connect Event

Dec. 2, 2022

Join HealthTech Connect in Phoenix on Dec. 15 for a half-day program devoted to advances in health technologies.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Names New Department of Medicine Chair

Nov. 30, 2022

A fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians, James Liao, MD, joins the University of Arizona Health Sciences from the University of Chicago.