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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Thaddeus Pace Explores Stress Biology in Cancer Survivors Experiencing Distress, Fatigue and Depression

Wednesday

Meet Associate UArizona Nursing Professor Thaddeus Pace, PhD, who is also Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science, and Director of the College of Nursing Biological Core Laboratory at the University of Arizona.

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Dr. Judith Gordon Receives NIH R01 Supplement Award

Monday

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is pleased to congratulate Judith Gordon, PhD, for receiving an NIH R01 supplement award! Dr. Gordon has been granted an administrative supplement for her current R01 project, titled “Testing the Efficacy of a Scalable, Telephone-Delivered, Guided Imagery Tobacco Cessation Intervention.” 

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Dr. Timothy Sowicz is a Co-investigator on Newly Funded NIH Grant

Sept. 21, 2023

UArizona Nursing is pleased to announce that Dr. Timothy Sowicz is a co-investigator on a newly funded NIH grant. This large-scale, Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) grant is a collaboration with the Southeast Arizona Health Education Center (SEAHEC) and aims to improve access to mental/behavioral health services.

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Grant Award will Allow Assistant Professor to Address Pressing Cancer-related Needs in Hispanic Men

Aug. 31, 2023

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is proud to acknowledge the achievement of Dr. Julio Loya, who recently received a $100,000 grant award from the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement to pursue a research study entitled, "De Hombre a Hombre: Hablando La Neta Sobre el Cancer De La Prostata" (Man to Man: Speaking the Truth about Prostate Cancer).

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Assistant Professor Meghan Skiba Receives NIH Loan Repayment Program Award to Support Cancer Survivor Research

Aug. 17, 2023

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is proud to acknowledge the achievement of Assistant Professor Dr. Meghan Skiba for receiving an NIH Loan Repayment Program award.

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Dr. Jessica Rainbow Receives RII Grant to Build Intervention Program for Creating a Supportive College Environment

July 21, 2023

UArizona Nursing is proud to congratulate to Dr. Jessica Rainbow and her colleagues for a receiving a new grant! This RII Challenge Grant Project will build on the work the ANCATS team to identify student sociocultural strengths and impediments to academic success that will be useful in crafting personalized plans to build resilience across undergraduate students at the University.

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Dr. Taylor-Piliae Receives Funding to Address Type 2 Diabetes Using an Integrative Intervention

July 20, 2023

UArizona Nursing is proud to acknowledge the achievements of Dr. Ruth Taylor-Piliae, professor, and her colleagues, who recently received a $20,000 award  from The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) Foundation to address type 2 diabetes using an integrative intervention. 

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UArizona Nursing Receives $2.6M Grant to Support Doctor of Nursing Practice Students’ Clinical Placements

July 19, 2023

UArizona Nursing is proud to acknowledge the achievements of Drs. Allen Prettyman, clinical professor and Lindsay Bouchard, associate clinical professor, who recently received a $2.6 M four-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant.

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UArizona College of Nursing Rises in Blue Ridge Rankings of National Institutes of Health Funding

Feb. 21, 2023

In February, the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research released its rankings for Colleges of Nursing funded by the NIH in 2022. UArizona Nursing rose in the organization’s rankings to 23 in 2022, up from 27 in 2020, with $3.7M in awards. 

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Made a New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking? We Can Help! Enroll in the UArizona Be Smoke Free Study

Jan. 25, 2023

There’s no better way for smokers to ring in the New Year than to stop smoking. Contributing to more than 480,000 deaths annually in the United States, smoking remains a problem nationwide.  More than 8,000 Arizonans die each year from smoking, and thousands more live with a smoking-related illness. 

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