Stories

Edgar A. Villavicencio does a FibroScan test on a Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud (Committed to Your Health) study participant.

Unsung heroes make Health Sciences labs work

Sept. 28, 2023

Keeping research labs staffed, stocked and on target means these managers, technicians and coordinators create a path for scientific innovation.

(Left) Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, an associate professor of health promotion in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, meets with two of her mentees, (center) Kiranmayee Muralidhar, MMBS, MPH, and Namoonga Mantina, both doctoral students, to discuss progress on their research manuscripts. Madhivanan is currently mentoring about 35 people.

Reluctant doctor finds her passion helping women, children

Sept. 21, 2023

Madhivanan’s mother made her study medicine, but her drive to help the underserved led to a career in public health research, teaching and clinical support.

New HSIB art installation challenges viewers’ perceptions

Sept. 14, 2023

Jim Campbell’s Untangled Shadows is the latest addition to the El Mirador Project, a visionary merging of art, health care education and creativity.

Three University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty members and their families have established generous student scholarships to support the training of future professionals in their fields.

Faculty-led philanthropy supports student training

Sept. 5, 2023

Three faculty-initiated scholarships create opportunities for pharmacy, public health and medical students.

(From left) Qusai Almustafa, a SensorLab intern, and Gustavo Almeida, PhD, SensorLab manager and former UArizona Health Sciences Data Science Fellow, demonstrate how wearable sensors enable Wes Gullett, director of operations for the WearTech Center in Phoenix, operate a robotic arm in the UArizona Health Sciences SensorLab during a tour sponsored by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

Collaboration, creativity is key to SensorLab’s success

Aug. 28, 2023

Since opening in spring 2022, the UArizona Health Sciences SensorLab has supported research projects with over 250 unique sensors.

From her days as a graduate student to today as an assistant professor of practice at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, Nicole Henry, PharmD, has stepped up when her community needed her. Whether it was launching a student chapter of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists or working to ensure her students had awareness of polypharmacy, in which patients are prescribed multiple medications to treat a single condition, Henry finds a way to make an impact.

Nicole Henry empowering health care from two directions

Aug. 24, 2023

A friend’s tragic experience with medication interaction led Phoenix educator to pursue career helping others through pharmacology.

Cancer Center Director Joann Sweasy, PhD, (right) speaks to the public at Rollies Mexican Patio in Tucson at the first of the center’s scientific cafes.

Cancer Center program connects scientists to the community

Aug. 21, 2023

Outreach program brings scientists to local cafes to meet with people interested in research, breaking down barriers to cancer research information.

The new Café Bolo in the Health Sciences Innovation Building will offer seasonal foods, grab-and-go options and a coffee bar from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Grand opening of Café Bolo brings new dining option to HSIB

Aug. 17, 2023

Wolfgang Puck Catering site to offer seasonally inspired dining, grab-and-go foods for faculty, staff and students daily.

Frank von Hippel, PhD, an ecotoxicologist who studies pollution and contaminants, and how they impact people, wildlife and the environment.

Warming Alaska: On the frontline of climate change

July 9, 2023

Nature-loving Dr. Frank von Hippel says the melting permafrost and changing growing season are signs of the need for the One Health initiative.

Christine Bime, MD, is committed to making an impact globally, particularly in resource-challenged areas of the world, by building collaborations starting in Tucson.

Mission doctor’s devotion motivates Dr. Christian Bime

July 3, 2023

Global health care coalition arises to bridge the gaps in underserved nations and help people receive needed chronic illness care.