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Banner – University Medical Center Tucson ranked No. 1 in city, No. 4 in Arizona

July 29, 2025

U.S. News & World Report names Banner – University Medical Center Tucson the top hospital in Tucson for the third consecutive year.

[Steffan Nawrocki, PhD (left), and Jennifer Carew, PhD, talk in their lab in the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Several pre- and post-doctoral students at the center also were co-authors of the paper based on their study that appeared in Cancer Letters.]

Researchers identify biomarker to guide autophagy-targeted therapy in kidney cancer

July 28, 2025

A U of A Cancer Center team led by the Division of Hematology & Oncology’s Drs. Steffan Nawrocki and Jennifer Carew identified a novel biomarker to predict which patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma may best benefit from a targeted combination therapy involving autophagy inhibition.

[Marvin J. Slepian, MD, JD, at his lab in the Sarver Heart Center]

Marvin Slepian recognized with Distinguished Faculty Award

July 28, 2025

Cardiologist Marvin J. Slepian, MD, JD, received this year’s University Distinguished Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award.

[The Sarver Heart Center, in foreground, is part of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson on the U of A Health Sciences campus in Tucson north of Speedway Avenue. Plans for the cardiovascular research institute, in partnership with Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, include providing researchers with significant new resources to explore ways to maintain heart health and to prevent, diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease.]

Czarina and Humberto Lopez gift will fund Sarver Heart Center research endowment

July 24, 2025

A $3 million gift will establish the Czarina and Humberto Lopez Cardiovascular Research Endowment at the U of A Sarver Heart Center. The commitment is part of a $75 million fundraising goal for a cardiovascular research institute, pending ABOR approval.

[Logos and photos of centers and institutes that will be joining the University of Arizona Office of Research & Partnerships in the summer of 2025 as part of a reorganization with the U of A Health Sciences]

Health Sciences, ORP organizational realignment: Research centers & communications

July 24, 2025

Several research centers previously housed within Health Sciences will join the Office of Research and Partnerships (ORP) this summer.

White Coat Ceremony marks first step for next generation of physicians

July 22, 2025

This week, 120 students will take part in the annual White Coat Ceremony that serves as a welcome for the Class of 2029, presenting them with their first physician’s white coats.

Up to 80% of people with Down syndrome experience obstructive sleep apnea, a condition University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are studying thanks to $10.4 million in funding support from PCORI.

$10M PCORI funding award will fuel study of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome

July 15, 2025

Researchers will take a precision medicine approach to treating obstructive sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome.

Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study

July 11, 2025

Researchers found a two-way relationship between some vitamin and mineral deficiencies and chronic pain, which could lead to personalized treatments.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

July 10, 2025

Physiology department head advocates for holistic, innovative approach to ancient discipline.

[A photo of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine complex at 1502 E. Mabel St. in Tucson, with photos inset from the WellDOM Chess Club meeting hosted there July 7.]

WellDOM Chess Club meetup offers valuable respite for ‘royal game’ fans

July 9, 2025

Part of a wellness initiative between the Department of Medicine and Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, the event drew 10 chess enthusiasts who played several round-robin matches at AWCIM’s Iris Cantor Building. See a mini-photo gallery and look for flyers for next meetup in August.