by Admin | Mar 11, 2021 | Student Stories, UArizona
The annual Student Industry Networking Event is co-hosted by the BIO5 Institute and the Bioindustry Organization of Southern Arizona (BIOSA). By Brittany Uhlorn, BIO5 Institute On February 16, UArizona students virtually connected with representatives from the Arizona...
by TeamTRIF | Jun 29, 2020 | Improving Health, Looking Beyond, UArizona
Some bacteria are associated with gynecologic cancers. Others are associated with health. Can bacteria be harnessed to defend against disease? Unanswered questions swirl around the microbiome — habitats in our bodies that diverse species of bacteria call home....
by TeamTRIF | Jun 29, 2020 | Student Stories, UArizona
Ricky Cordova learned an invaluable lesson during his time as a KEYS intern that he now passes on to his own KEYS mentees. Life often works in mysterious ways. Intangible forces can influence us without obvious rhyme or reason, but sometimes, they can bring us full...
by TeamTRIF | Jun 19, 2020 | Keeping Us Safe, NAU, Universities
A Northern Arizona University professor co-authored a paper on the importance of springs in a drying climate that is in the inaugural climate change refugia special edition of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The issue focuses on refugia, which refers to...
by TeamTRIF | Jun 19, 2020 | COVID-19, UArizona
The university’s BIO5 Institute, which connects hundreds of researchers in different disciplines to address complex challenges, was able to swiftly respond to the pandemic and release a round of seed funding via the Technology and Research Initiative Fund, which...
by TeamTRIF | Jun 19, 2020 | COVID-19, NAU
Scientists at two Northern Arizona University research centers–the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) and the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER)–recently received grants totaling $175,000 from the Flinn Foundation in support of projects directed...
by Admin | May 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Improving Health, UArizona
On a typical graduation day, students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix would process along the streets of Downtown Phoenix led by a pipe and drum corps to be hooded for their medical degree with family, friends and the Phoenix community...
by Admin | May 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Improving Health, UArizona
Research projects will address the pandemic from various angles, including public health, virology and drug discovery. As of April 28, more than 6,500 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state of Arizona. To address this burden on a local and global scale,...
by Admin | May 8, 2020 | ASU, Improving Health, Innovations
Nanotechnology is a hot topic in the engineering world. Discoveries at this tiny scale — meaning billionths of a meter, or the distance that fingernails grow each second — are inspiring optical and electronic innovations in fields ranging from medicine to...
by Admin | May 8, 2020 | ASU, COVID-19, Improving Health, News, Universities
“I learned early in my life that anything I set my mind to, I could do,” said Brenda Hogue, professor and researcher at Arizona State University. “It always requires work and there may be a few challenges, but in the end, you’ll be glad you stuck with what drives...
