The Power of Positive Communication

  • UANews
  • February 28, 2013
Positive communication is hugely beneficial to your relationships, your mind and your health, researchers say. The UA's Margaret Pitts and her collaborator, Thomas Socha, have organized the first collection of scholarly works devoted to positive interpersonal communication in their discipline.

UA Undergraduate Inspires Organization Training Dogs for Vets

  • UANews
  • February 27, 2013
While in high school, Rhiannon Miller, a UA psychology major, had the idea to train Borzois to serve as psychiatric service dogs for veterans, which led to the establishment of Operation Wolfhound. To date, more than 60 dogs have been placed with veterans across the nation – in New York, Georgia and along the West Coast as well as in Canada and England.

Thanks to Complex Field of Epigenetics, It's Now Clear 'DNA is Not Your Destiny'

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • February 26, 2013
Dr. Donata Vercelli researches how epigenetic variations in the way genes express themselves create the conditions for diseases such as asthma. Vercelli, director of the Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex Diseases, is the fourth speaker in the Genomics Now series hosted by the UA College of Science.

Ground Broken for New UA Cancer Center Clinic in Phoenix

  • UANews
  • February 21, 2013
The ground officially has been broken for the new UA Cancer Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/Dignity Health outpatient facility in downtown Phoenix. Located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, the center is expected open in 2015 and will offer comprehensive cancer services.

Research Reveals Mind-Body Link in Behavioral Health

  • Arizona Public Media
  • February 21, 2013
The UA’s David Sbarra is part of a new field of research that’s changing how people see the connection between physical and mental health. Sbarra and other experts say mental illness is a major and often overlooked public health issue. One out of every four adults - almost 60 million Americans - are living with some form of mental illness.

Clean Your Office Coffee Mug at Home to Avoid Germs

  • The Huffington Post
  • February 19, 2013
Everyone has that one mug at work that's used for just about every beverage. And even though you love it, the truth is, it rarely is taken home for a good wash. "Colonies of germs are living in your favorite cup," said the UA's Charles Gerba, who recommends bringing it home daily to be washed in a dishwasher on the hottest temperature possible.

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