The first-year Cardiovascular Disease program fellow in the Division of Cardiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson will serve a two-year term on the ABC board, advocating for the needs of cardiovascular trainees everywhere.

Three General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine faculty papers written by Joy Bulger Beck, MD, Mindy Fain, MD, and Anna Morenz, MD, MPH, and published in 2026 generated media coverage and pickups to broaden the impact of their findings.

The new annual awards are one of the university’s highest recognitions for interdisciplinary research achievement. Among the College of Medicine – Tucson’s awardees are Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, Roberta Brinton Diaz, PhD, and Yumi Shirai, PhD.

Student entrepreneurs from 30-plus colleges came to the U of A campus April 17-18 to compete in the international pitch contest that challenges students to develop innovative solutions aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Two U of A honors students advised by Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, made the finals with a low-cost hearing aid for low-resource communities worldwide.

Through posing questions and providing care, a Tucson native brings patient outcomes, public interest and policy into focus.

The U of A medical school grad returns to where her career started to provide care for kids and run Steele Children’s Research Center.

With a twist in how poster awardees were reviewed, the event showcased interdepartmental collaboration that delved into “health disparities and challenges faced by underserved communities, highlighting a strong commitment to socially relevant research.”

The annual College of Medicine – Tucson research showcase features Nobel laureate William Kaelin Jr., MD, U of A Provost Patricia Prelock, PhD, and a successful poster session as well as multiple Department of Medicine faculty presenters and participants.

Among honorees are the Division of Cardiology’s Tonya Carney and Dawn Henderson, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine’s Jacqueline Carrillo, and the Division of Infectious Diseases’ Melody Ayon. Each had a few words to share.

Research using advanced imaging could improve future cancer risk assessment and prevention strategies, according to findings in a recently published study on which the U of A’s Richard Blew was first author and Jennifer Bea, PhD, was senior author.