'Tweezers' Stretch UA Gene Studies

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • April 28, 2011
Cells control the way genetic information plays out in several ways, but UA researchers have found their own way to manipulate genes: by stretching DNA. Their findings may help show how cells function at a basic level.

Shift Mixing Hurts Air Traffic Controllers

  • UPI
  • April 27, 2011
The problem with air traffic controllers falling asleep is not the amount of hours they work, it is irregular scheduling of shifts, said Richard Bootzin, a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the UA and director of the insomnia clinic at University Medical Center.

UA Receives Grant for Cancer Education

  • Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • April 27, 2011
Arizona Cancer Center researcher Jesse Nodora has received a five-year, $687,000 American Cancer Society grant to help low-income women at risk of developing cervical cancer get follow-up care.

In Online Games, a Path to Young Consumers

  • The New York Times
  • April 22, 2011
Despite pledges to limit food advertising targeting children, many companies find other ways to get their messages across, including online computer games. Research by Dale Kunkel, a UA communication professor whose work was cited in The New York Times story, says children are still bombarded with television ads for unhealthy food choices.

Public Forum to Explore Mental Health Issues

  • UANews
  • April 22, 2011
In the wake of the Jan. 8 shooting, the UA College of Medicine and other organizations are presenting a free public discussion on mental illness and the need for mental health services in the community. Panelists will include Ron Barber, district director for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was injured in the attack.

UA, Fire Departments, State, Take on Brain Injury

  • UANews
  • April 20, 2011
The Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center at the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix is participating in a project that will bring first responders, the state health department and university researchers together to improve brain injury treatment throughout Arizona.

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