Diversity and Inclusion News

UArizona Health Sciences Researcher Seeks Safer, More Effective Leukemia Treatment
Mon Aug 3, 2020

Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis is studying a new chemotherapy treatment for patients with blood-related cancers, such as leukemia, who undergo a particular type of bone marrow transplant procedure.


Health Disparities in Advanced Heart Failure Treatment – Intersection of Race and Sex
Mon Aug 3, 2020

Sarver Heart team led by Khadijah Breathett looking into gender and racial bias found doctors more judgmental on women’s appearance and social support networks, particularly African American women.


UArizona Reports Record Number of Startups for Fiscal Year 2020
Thu Jul 30, 2020

With 19 new companies added to its roster last fiscal year, the University of Arizona has now launched more than 100 startups since revamping its commercialization operation in late 2012.


Constitution Has Answers for Balancing Health and Liberties Amid COVID-19, UArizona Experts Say
Thu Jul 30, 2020

Three experts in constitutional law, environmental law and public health write in a new essay that one of America’s founding documents provides a framework for finding common ground to fight COVID-19.


UArizona Researchers Detangle Protein Interaction Implicated in Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s
Tue Jul 28, 2020

New findings by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson chemists Drs. Wolfgang Peti and Rebecca Page provide a foundation to better understand and treat these neurological disorders.


UArizona President Outlines Fall Return to Campus
Tue Jul 28, 2020

The university will offer four class formats and implement a range of safety measures on campus when the fall semester begins on Aug. 24 as scheduled with a mix of in-person and remote instruction.


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