UA Researchers to Study Airport Safety to Prepare For Next Infectious Disease Outbreak

Students on The Move in Public Health

Congratulations to graduate students making waves in public health.

UA Receives $1.5 Million to Study Cancer in Firefighters

Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will lead a collaborative research project to develop the framework for a long-term study of cancer in firefighters.

Jin Zhou, PhD, Receives NIH Career Development Grant For Precision Medicine Diabetes Research

Five-year $570,000 research career development award (K01) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Dr. Jeff Burgess Receives Fulbright Schuman European Union Award

...to conduct international policy-related research on safety and health programs for fire service and emergency medical services in the United Kingdom and France.

UA Study Finds West African Genes Lower the Risk of Obesity in Men

A study by researchers at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health finds that African American men with a high degree of West African genetic ancestry have a lower risk of obesity.

UA Researchers to Study Environmental Effects on Navajo Lands a Year After Gold King Mine Spill

Faculty researchers and students are already investigating the effects of the Gold King Mine spill on Navajo lands.

UA Receives $1 Million CDC Grant to Advance Public Health Preparedness Training in Native American Communities

UA Awarded $1.5M Grant to Improve Rural Hospitals

The Center for Rural Health to support the Arizona Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program

UA Awarded $2.9 Million NIH Grant for Binational Diabetes Prevention Study

The study addresses a critical health issue in Mexico and among Latinos in the U.S.