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	First Surgeries Today in Banner – UMC’s New ORs in Tower 1 Blessings, ribbon-cutting and a robotic partial nephrectomy.
	UA College Partners with Space Tango to Test Diagnostic Tool in Space Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine will integrate its health platform in the company’s automated CubeLab system to develop an easy way to test astronauts’ health in space.
	Dentists Can Be the First Line of Defense against Domestic Violence New findings indicate that oral biomarkers may help health providers identify victims of domestic violence.
	Jianqin Lu Joins UA College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Dr. Lu brings pharmaceutics expertise in cancer immunotherapy that will facilitate cancer drug discovery.
	Janine Hinton Joins National League for Nursing’s Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators The honor will allow the University of Arizona College of Nursing clinical assistant professor to participate in the program designed for faculty members interested in assuming leadership roles in the research or administration of simulation programs in nursing education.
	Professor Zoe Cohen Receives UA’s Five-Star Faculty Award For excellence in teaching and mentoring, Zoe Cohen, PhD, of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Physiology, has received the Margaret M. Briehl and Dennis T. Ray Five Star Faculty Award.
	UA College of Medicine – Tucson Preps for Future Disaster with Federal Training Workshop Leadership from federal and community health agencies will convene at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson for a disaster research training workshop. The workshop will help participants better prepare for a mass disaster that affects the health of the community at large.
	New Radiosurgery Technique a Boon for Cancer Patients Vastly shortens treatments for metastatic brain lesions
	Latest Anti-retroviral Drug Regimens Provide `Lazarus Effect’ for HIV Patients Suffering from Frailty Frailty related to HIV infection “is rapidly becoming a specter of the past” and today it “is possible to control HIV infection in all patients,” according to a perspective article authored by a clinical team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
	UA Physicians and Scientists Developing Technology to Prevent Adverse Reactions to Medications The Flinn Foundation grant will help the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix and Banner Health incorporate precision medicine tailored to a person's genetics.
	New, Minimally Invasive Treatment for Enlarged Prostate Shows Promise Banner – UMC first to offer PAE in Southern Arizona
	Dr. Terry Badger Named Eleanor Bauwens Endowed Chair of Nursing The honor recognizes Dr. Badger’s accomplishments as a nationally recognized nurse-scientist and leader in graduate education.
	UA Study Confirms Self-reported Sleep Duration an Accurate, Useful Health Measure in Children A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson shows that sleep duration reports by children and their parents are fairly accurate.
	UA College of Pharmacy Appoints Pharmacy Leader Dr. Nancy Alvarez Associate Dean for College of Pharmacy - Phoenix Nancy A. Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, an established national leader in pharmacy, has been appointed associate dean for the UA College of Pharmacy – Phoenix and as an associate professor for the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. Dr. Alvarez will oversee all aspects of the college in Greater Phoenix.
	UA College of Nursing Launches Bachelor of Science in Nursing Integrative Health Program in Gilbert, Ariz. The new program will be the first program nationally to incorporate integrative health content and interventions into a BSN nursing program.
	Treatment Options Expand for Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients at UA Cancer Center Gastrointestinal cancer is a “family” of cancers that include colorectal, gastric, liver and pancreatic tumors, among others. Patients receive cutting-edge care at the UA Cancer
	UA’s Dr. Cecilia Rosales Honored for National Preventive Health Services Program Cecilia Rosales, MD, MS, associate dean of Phoenix Programs at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and colleagues, accepted the Ohtli Award from the Mexican government in recognition of a national program to increase access to health services among low-income and immigrant Mexican populations in the United States.
	Turns out Some Germs Are Quite Beneficial to Your Health Recent advances in “next-generation sequencing” have made it possible to gain understanding of the complex nature of microbes and their importance to human health, a UA physician-scientist explains.
	Inaugural UA Health Sciences LGBTQ+ Symposium and Community Fair: Inclusive Health Care, Feb. 5 Presented by the University of Arizona Health Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion and sponsored by Banner – University Medicine and Palo Verde Behavioral Health, the free event is open to the public and includes speakers, information about LGBTQ+ community resources and research, and networking opportunities.
	Dr. Felicia Goodrum Named Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Felicia Goodrum, PhD, is one of only 109 scientists worldwide to receive the distinction this year.

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