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New dermatology department to train physicians, researchers and safeguard skin health

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, has been named the inaugural chair of the college’s new Department of Dermatology, a unit that was formerly housed under the Department of Medicine as the Division of Dermatology.

Incoming medical student Malcolm Turman and Talal Moukabary, MD.

Students in College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2029 receive white coats

Today

Photo Gallery: We welcomed the Class of 2029 during our annual white coat ceremony July 25 at Centennial Hall.

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

Tuesday

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

Monday

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.

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.

DOM welcomes new 2025-26 IM interns to residency program

July 8, 2025

The U of A Department of Medicine greeted 38 new Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson first-year residents to the largest such program in the college and the state with a series of activities starting in mid-June. Learn more and see a mini-photo gallery.