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UA Quick Facts Table of Contents • $8.3 billion economic impact in Arizona, 4 Hope for Children with Autoimmune Disease 16 Cultivating a Culture of Invention 30 Millennial Doctors' Kits Now YOUR KEY TO THE CITY. Include Cybersecurity with nearly $1 billion in Phoenix Growing the Silcon Desert In Mining, Serious Games Find exciting things to do, delicious places to eat, Mean Serious Business Dr. Guy Reed: New Face of • Research investments: $606 million, plac- 5 Soliders to Students: Biomedical Campus and amazing Southern Arizona events at VisitTucson.orgVisitTucson.org ing the UA #21 nationally among public Building Hope and Resilience 18 'Brillo-Box' Film Brings UA to HBO 31 Spin-Off Company Pioneers 6 Preparing Non-Traditional Researchers Develop Public Health universities (National Science Foundation) Management of Medicine Students for Tomorrow's Jobs Playbook for Airports • Two medical schools, with more than 32 Valley Fever Vaccine in Sight Help, Health and Innovation 20 You Invented it. Now, Protect It. 4,500 physician alumni to date All Under One Roof Researchers Give Green Light to Bringing Power to Every Community Pain Treatment • Total student enrollment: 43,625 7 Keeping It Real: Preparing More 21 Survival Joy: Strong Spirit of Refugees • #1 university in Arizona (Forbes) Graduates for Day One 35 The Dream Team Treating Sleep Disorders Humanities' New Digital Reality • #1 undergraduate salary potential among 8 New Opportunities from Waging a Winning Campaign 22 Making STEM Culturally Relevant Arizona public universities (Payscale) New Corporate Partnerships Against Asthma • Eller College of Management and the 9 From Classroom to Career Jumpstart on an Engineering Degree 36 Individualized Medicine for All of Us WEST Center: Arizona’s Innovators 10 Work that Matters Five-Year-Olds Perform Surgery with the 39 Closer to Curing Alzheimer's DaVinci Robot of the Year (Arizona Technology Council Missing Dog Tags Brought Warming Up Surgical Hypothermia Home to Vietnam Vets 23 DroughtView: The 'Swiss Army Knife' of 40 Zeroing in on Ovarian Cancer and Arizona Commerce Authority) Land Management 11 Quick to Lead Online Redefining Skin Cancer Prevention, Awareness • #45 nationally and #75 globally Improving Food Security Around the World 12 The Scent of a Rainforest 41 Surviving Cancer May Mean Less Stress (Center for World University Rankings) 24 Space is Wildcat Country 14 Solar Plant Power: Planting 43 The First Digital Stomach • Designated as an Innovation and the Seeds of Energy Efficiency 25 Slingshot Toward an Asteroid Economic Prosperity University 45 Winning On and Off the Rink EXPLORE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES Real-World Ready with 26 Visit Tucson (The Association of Public and Design Solutions 28 Going Gaga to Get Over Brain Cancer Travel the region for only $22 with the Tucson Attractions Passport. Land-Grant Universities) It’s a Book of Fun! Learn More at VisitTucson.org/Passport . • Half of all known near-Earth asteroids Contributors and comets were discovered by the UA Adrienne Barela Tess Calle Jessica Estrella Christine Hoekenga Susan McGinley Lisa Romero Jean Spinelli Download the Free Mobile App from the iTunes Store or Google Play. • Designated a Center of Academic Alli Benjamin Doug Carroll April Fischer Rebecca Ruiz David Miller Heather Roper Jordyn Stinnett Excellence in Cyber Defense Research Helen Bernard Cali Clark Kara Aquilano Hudman Scott Miller Jen Ryder Daniel Stolte (National Security Agency and Gloria Bloomer Stephanie Forney George Humphrey Carlos David Deanna Sanchez Eric Swedlund Department of Homeland Security) Dan Blumenthal Cunningham Marian Frank Kenya Johnson Mogollón Sabre Sarnataro Ana Luisa Terrazas Dominic Bonuccelli John de Dios Jason Gelt Teresa Joseph Erin Morton Amy Schmitz Robin Tricoles On the Cover Drew Bourland Bob Demers Jill Goetz Gerri Kelly Tracy Mueller Faith Ann Schwartz Paul Tumarkin Rombod Rahimian, second-year medical student Pete Brown John Denker Lucio Guerrero Kethia Kong Lisa Ann Pierce Pam Scott Cindy Rupp Valdez in the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Simmons Buntin Andy DuMont Misha Harrison Evi Loveres Tony Proudfoot Darci Slaten Liz Warren-Pederson Jim Burch Barry Edwards Jana Hayhurst Pila Martinez Stephanie Reid Katy Smith Jennifer Yamnitz

Table of Contents | 3 Hope for Children Soldiers to Students: with Autoimmune Diseases ope now exists for parents and children desper- “This center became a reality Building Hope and Resilience ate for cures to complex autoimmune diseases. The nation’s first from the shared vision of Banner hen Michael Hartley, an associ- storytelling project and a scavenger hunt. The UA hosted “The five-day sports camp also included an introduction The Children’s Postinfectious Autoimmune center to bring Health, the UA, the National ate professor in the UA College the camp in collaboration with UA Adaptive Athletics, to college life,” Hartley says. “Perhaps the most significant Encephalopathy (CPAE) Center of Excellence together basic Institutes of Health, the Arizona of Education, launched a sports one of the nation’s most comprehensive collegiate wheel- result was seeing the benefits of combining adaptive athlet- in Tucson is creating a new integrated model science and Legislature and the PACE and wellness camp for military chair sports programs, and the UA Veterans Education ics with college-learning activities. Most of the participants Hof patient care, research and teaching, as well as a better clinical research Foundation in Phoenix,” said veterans with spinal-cord injury and Transition Services Center. The camp and travel- in the six-month, post-camp correspondence described understanding of and treatments for a range of diffi- Dr. Fayez K. Ghishan, director is saving the lives or disease, little did he know related costs for veterans were covered by a Paralyzed being creative and proactive in cult-to-diagnose autoimmune disorders. of the UA Steele Center and Read more about of children with Wthat participants would come from as far away as Virginia. Veterans of America Education Foundation grant. setting goals for the future.” “We were ecstatic to find this center in Tucson,” said physician-in-chief of Banner preparing the CPAE, an autoim- The camp integrated wheelchair basketball, rugby, Hartley is applying for additional funding so that the Best of all: Some of the veterans Scottsdale resident Karen Blandini, whose daughter, Children’s at Diamond Chil- next-gen work- mune disorder that cycling and scuba diving with reflection activities, a digital camp can keep going strong. plan to pursue degrees at the UA. Holland, was diagnosed with the CPAE disorder PANS dren’s Medical Center. force: pages 6–9 targets the brain. (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome). “This unique center is making Developed by the University of Arizona Steele Children’s a huge impact in Arizona and beyond as we treat children Research Center and Banner Health, the CPAE Center with CPAE, search for new answers through basic and combines patient care, research and education as an inte- clinical research and train pediatricians throughout Arizona Our veterans deserve grated team works to understand and provide treatment to better identify and understand CPAE,” he said. for these devastating disorders. Now, plans are underway to open a Banner-UA CPAE the best care in the CPAE occurs when a child’s immune system—while clinic in Phoenix. world. This UA sports and fighting off a virus or infection—mistakenly targets the “The Banner-UA team saved Hol- Read more The Children’s Postinfectious Autoimmune about the brain, causing inflammation. This creates a range of land’s life,” Blandini said. “We are Encephalopathy (CPAE) Center of Excellence bright future of wellness camp is helping neuropsychiatric symptoms that can include obsessive- so grateful for this lifesaving center. recently opened in Tucson with plans underway Arizona's health compulsive disorder (OCD), tics, severe anxiety, ADHD, After three years, Holland can now to open a Center in Phoenix. pages 28–43 vets with spinal-cord restrictive eating, depression and migraines. return to school.” injuries thrive. Growing the Silicon Desert The next hotbed of tech talent isn’t coming from Silicon Valley or the Ivy League, but an internationally savvy “startup” right here in Tucson.

ou might not expect to see a team of future tech The atmosphere is highly collaborative, and for good reason. titans working in the UA Office of Global Initia- The students meet rapid-fire deadlines as they launch applications tives, but Tech.Global isn’t your ordinary coding directly supporting the UA’s academic and research efforts. In many program. The experience empowers students who ways, Tech.Global resembles a startup embedded within a university love technology and want to explore the world. environment. Students apply their coding knowledge in the context The Tech.Global team is composed of U.S. of a real job and produce a professional portfolio, paving the way and international students who are committed for a tech career straight out of college. to studying abroad. Not only do they overcome complex challenges, Tech.Global is one of many opportunities Read more on innovation you Ybut they also examine ways that technology is interpreted across for students offered through the Office of cultures — underscoring the importance of diversity in innovation. Global Initiatives. For more information, go need to know Participating students work up to 18 hours per week with various to global.arizona.edu/wildcatcountry. about today coding languages as they master application design and cyber- pages 12–26 security principles, even creating virtual-reality environments.

4 | Introduction re college graduates leaving In 2016, 92 percent of employers said eaders at the UA recognized the growth and dynamic needs earning one of four bachelor’s degrees from the UA, including With additional UA distance their institution with work- UA grads had the skills needed to succeed Keeping It Real: of non-traditional students early on and created a solution. system administration, software development, cyberoperations force-ready skills? According on the job. Additionally, nine out of 10 Today, through expanded certificate programs and degree and digital design. learning locations, coding boot- to employers, they’re not. employers rated UA grads as exceeding the offerings, non-traditional students at the UA are thriving. In addition, advanced degree offerings, such as UA Online’s camps and advanced cyberse- In a 2014 survey by Gallup, just one- quality of their peers, according to internal Preparing More “Many, if not most, adult learners are working completely digital master’s degree in cybersecurity, have cre- curity programs, non-traditional professionals who are either looking to ated flexibility and convenience for students third of business leaders agreed that employment satisfaction data. students are more prepared graduates had the necessary skills and 100% Engagement experiences combine Graduates for Day One advance their existing career or change living in another state or country. careers entirely by picking up the essential “Regardless of age, occupation than ever to bolster Arizona’s competencies to succeed in the workplace. activities such as leadership, creative expres- technical skills to enter a specialized field,” or geography, our students have the economy in new ways. In the midst of this national gap in sion and intercultural exploration with says Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., vice president opportunity to gain a world-class, real- workforce readiness, the UA created the competencies and skills such as innovation, Ahead of the curve, Wildcats show up for academic initiatives and student success. world-ready educational experience that 100% Engagement Initiative with the professionalism, civic responsibility, commun- “To meet the dynamic and changing needs of provides them with everything they need goals of producing graduates who are ication, collaboration and problem-solving. with experience, resourcefulness and critical our students and state, we’re offering new certificate programs to work in high-impact, high-demand fields,” says Melissa among the most competitive in career The result is that students not only connect skills, which is why they get the job. and degrees in high-demand fields such as web development Vito, senior vice president for student affairs, enrollment and graduate school markets and creating what they are doing to their passions and and cybersecurity.” management and strategic initiatives. a better way to fill the talent pipeline for career goals, they also learn and apply skills According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “Through UA Online and our distance Tucson and Arizona. imperative for career success. 38 percent of college students today are older than 25. By 2019, education offerings, we’re providing Two years later, the initiative has made Unique to this innovative model is the that number is projected to increase by an additional 23 percent. educational access for talented, a profound impact in the lives of students engagement notation that students can The UA Coding Boot Camp, a certificate program that teaches driven students and creating students the basics of web development in only 24 weeks, al- an educated workforce that and Arizona’s workforce. earn on their official UA transcripts. ready has found popularity and success in Arizona. The program will bolster Arizona’s “Before 100% Engagement, our students “We’re the only institution of our size began with a single cohort of 25 students and has grown to five economy.” were already some of the most sought-after and reputation to document a notation of cohorts across multiple locations, including one in Chandler and graduates in the country,” says Vincent J. engaged learning on a student’s academic Gilbert. Because of its success, the UA was slated to launch a Del Casino Jr., vice president for academic transcript,” says Melissa Vito, senior vice similarly structured Data Analytics Boot Camp this fall. Preparing initiatives and student success. “With the president for student affairs, enrollment The UA also is expanding affordable, flexible degree options initiative, we’re continuing to build on the management and strategic initiatives. to students in southern Arizona. Non-Traditional UA’s great tradition of experiential learning “This serves as a gold seal to employers Recently, UA Yuma broke ground in South Yuma County to and ensuring our students are successful and graduate schools that our students expand STEM-related degrees to students who live in geograph- on the job from day one.” have gone above and beyond the classroom ically isolated areas. These students will have the option of Students for Statistics show that UA graduates are experience.” among the most knowledgeable and Today, 100% Engagement is paying off Tomorrow’s Jobs workforce-ready students in the nation. in a big way for UA students and employers.

tudent success and wellness will take “Today’s students live dynamic, 24/7 lives,” to a favorite workout class. Like modern corporate The success district will expand the reach of success. “It acknowledges that as a student, outfitted with modular spaces that can be config- Help, Health and center stage in the forthcoming con- says Kasey Urquidez, vice president for enrollment campuses, the success district mirrors how programs that already have proved to help students your circle of resources, your level of on-campus ured to support different learning styles, as well struction of the UA’s new student suc- management and student affairs advancement. students best live, work and play. graduate and be career ready, including Campus involvement and your ability to stay healthy and as a virtual reality lab, 3-D printing and other cess district in the heart of campus. “The success district is designed not just to help “The way we teach students is changing,” Recreation, the SALT Center, Think Tank and the active — all contribute to your likelihood to technologies that will provide students with Innovation All The Bear Down Success District is 21st-century students keep up, but advance their says Karen Williams, vice president for information Writing Center. graduate and be successful.” marketable skills and hands-on experiences. Sa reimagining of the college student experience. The ability to engage in healthy study habits, collabora- strategy and university libraries. “The workplaces “The success district is a physical expression Under the plan, Bear Down Gym, the original “The success district is a critical investment Under One Roof project aims to create a campus core that captures tion, exercise and career prep.” that our graduates are entering are also rapidly of what we do better than anyone else,” says home of the men’s basketball team and intramural in our students and their future,” Vito says. “Not the best of the UA’s academics, research, student At the new space, students will be able to move changing, requiring us to anticipate and meet Melissa Vito, senior vice president for student athletics, will be transformed into a modern facility only is it an opportunity for us to enrich the lives The Success District isn’t a student center. support and success services, which will power aca- from group meetings in expanded collaboration new student needs.” affairs and enrollment management and senior for recreation and wellness. Meanwhile, the Main of our current students, it also ensures that future It’s the epitome of the UA experience. demic and career success for students from day one. spaces, to tutoring sessions at Think Tank, vice provost for academic initiatives and student Library and Science-Engineering Library will be Wildcats are successful for years to come.”

6 | Students Students | 7 New Opportunities From Classroom to Career From New Corporate The UA’s 100% Engagement program is 100% exposure for many students as they apply knowledge, Partnerships solve practical and complex problems, and experience the world with their future in mind. American Express, GEICO, GameStop and others are benefiting from the UA talent pipeline and increasing opportunities for their current employees.

rominent Arizona companies and UA will provide access to high quality UA organizations, such as Fry’s Food degree programs through the UA Online Stores, City of Phoenix, Ameri- platform. Fry’s employs 21,000 Arizonans, earning, professional development, and personal growth his engaged learning experience, “Experiencing Paris,” through the Collaborating with High-Impact Businesses can Express, and GameStop are many of whom have aspirations for a col- occur in a variety of settings and experiences on and off Global Africana Studies program. Currently, there is no textbook in P Bianca Zendejas, an undergraduate student in General Studies, partnering with the University of Arizona lege degree. With 123 locations throughout campus. From exploration of music in the subways of Paris, English that focuses exclusively on French hip-hop. Barbre is aiming collaborated with Tallwave, a high-impact business in Arizona, to improve the number of online degree Arizona, Fry’s is one of the largest employ- to conservation work in southwest Arizona and collaboration to change that and break through a new field in academia. in her experiential learning experience. and certificate programs that have high ers in the state. Kara Aquilano Forney, Director, UA Online Corporate Initiative and Business with high-impact businesses nationwide, student engagement “100% Engagement is 100% exposure,” said Barbre. “The first Through the UA’s Fast Track: Digital Marketing program, Zendejas growth potential for graduates in Arizona. “At Fry’s, we know that offering our As- Development, and Larry Hofer, VP Human Resources, Cox Communications plan at the UA also takes on multiple dimensions. assignment when we got to Paris was to experience the sounds of networked with Tallwave representatives, created consumer personas Under these new partnerships, the UA sociates advancement op- to expand UA Online offerings to employees beyond Arizona and into Las Vegas. Best of all, these dynamic experiences prepare the street. After our tours were done, I took the subway to a random for the consulting agency, and drafted a marketing campaign to students directly for the workforce. The University stop. I found my way back home without any technology or maps and will provide college degree opportunities portunities not only keeps broaden Tallwave’s messaging and social media presence in a joint of Arizona’s 100% Engagement Initiative, created in 2015 to ensure recorded any musicians I heard on the way back.” for an additional 61,000 employees in our company competitive, pathways for its 20,000 employees, 700 of Cox Communication, Salt effort to better serve Arizona’s economy. every UA student has the opportunity to integrate and apply their During his time in Paris, Barbre created a website to document his Arizona and 92,000 employees nationwide. but it also helps our Associates grow into whom are located in Arizona, to pursue River Project and Caterpillar. “100% Engagement gave me the opportunity to explore a new knowledge through real-world experiential learning, is a reflection first-hand encounters with street musicians, performers and buskers “Through UA Online, we’re creating strong leaders,” said Donna Tanori, HR any UA Online degree Today, the UA Online Corporate Initia- field and get a head start in my professional career,” said Zendejas. of this understanding. Through the program’s unique design, students that played all kinds of music, including French hip-hop. In the near opportunities for employees to advance Manager for Fry’s Food Stores. “We’re as a part of their tuition tive and its aim to open up degree options “Now, I know exactly what it’s like to work as a digital marketer and learn the essential skills and competencies that employers look for future, Barbre plans to pursue a Ph.D., specializing in hip-hop studies. their education and careers forward,” said passionate about our partnership with the reimbursement program. for employees in the workforce is growing. I’m leaving with valuable connections to employers in my field.” in the workplace, including how to problem-solve, communicate “This engagement experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity Vincent J. Del Casino, Jr., vice president UA because we’re committed to serving the “Our family of brands is passionately Following their success in Arizona, and collaborate with others. that I’ll never forget,” said Barbre. “I got the opportunity to immerse 100% Engagement’s Mark for academic initiatives & student success. communities that we live in and providing committed to bringing out the best in GEICO will open its partnership with UA Today, 100% Engagement students are already making an impact myself in my research interest and now, I’m even more determined in Higher Education and Arizona “We’re shaping tomorrow’s workforce and the best educational opportunities for our others — it’s among the many ways that to its employees in Seattle and San Diego. in the job market. In addition to providing Arizona with a more tal- to use my knowledge to pursue a career as a college professor.” Today, 100% Engagement stands as the differentiator of a world-class making an important investment in the Fry’s family to turn a job into a lifelong we protect our people, their families, and Meanwhile, Cox Communication plans ented workforce, students who have completed an engaged learning UA education and serves as a breeding ground for innovation. our business, said Matthew Hirst, GME’s to expand UA Online Tackling Conservation in Southwest Arizona health and wealth of Arizona.” career.” experience and utilized the UA’s career services offerings earned “Through 100% Engagement, our students have the opportunity to Expanding access to higher-education Phoenix's partnership senior director of organizational develop- offerings to their employees roughly $5,000 more in starting salaries than the national starting Erin Seidler, a research associate at the UA, worked with Tucson create an educational experience that is uniquely theirs,” said Vincent degrees is an important focus for the UA with the UA is a crit- ment, talent, and learning. “We also know in Las Vegas. salary average for college grads, according to recent findings from Audubon Society to tackle the grand challenge of environmental J. Del Casino Jr., Ph.D., vice president for academic initiatives and and the state, as the Arizona Board of ical investment in the that balancing work, family, school, and “The UA Online Corporate Initiative is the UA’s Assessment and Research Team. conservation in her engaged learning experience, “Advanced Field student success. “Best of all, students can earn a 100% Engagement Regents maintains goals for improving future well-being of the community service is a challenge for all of about forming partnerships, opening up “100% Engagement provides our students with clear measurable Biology.” notation on their official UA transcript, proving to employers that degree attainment by 2020. City's workforce and in Arizona. Eligible us. That’s why we’re so excited to partner degree programs and helping to make high-outcomes in job and career markets,” said Melissa Vito, senior vice For Seidler, this was an opportunity to follow her passion in Wildcats are a cut above the rest in career readiness.” "As one of the world’s most outstanding employees will have opportunity to obtain with UA Online to help our people reach er education conducive to president for student affairs, enrollment management and strategic Ornithology, the study of birds, which is the field she aspires to work “The beauty of 100% Engagement lies in the agency and creativity public universities, our job is to help Arizo- a world-class UA education at any level, their life goals. UA Online brings personal working adults by tailoring initiatives. “Our students are finding new knowledge, opportunities, in after graduation. that it provides for our colleges, staff and faculty,” said Vito. “We and career paths that they never knew existed. And while engage- “100% Engagement is an opportunity to gain the technical skills na move forward economically. Education including access to master’s and Ph.D. and professional growth directly to our programs to such individuals in collabora- are constantly creating new, innovative experiences that enrich the ment experiences and the places in which they occur may vary, the needed to get a career,” said Seidler. “Every job wants someone with is central to that," said Melissa Vito, senior degree programs. people, wherever they live and work, which tion with our partners,” said Kara Aquilano personal and professional lives of our students." common denominator is the opportunity for our students to make experience and 100% Engagement gives you just that. It allows you Since 2015, the UA has seen the creation of over 500 new engaged vice president for student affairs, enroll- American Express will roll out their makes them an exceptional partner for the Forney, UA Online’s director of corporate their education reflective and personal of their individual interests to utilize what you learn in the classroom in to the real world.” learning experiences. In 2016 alone, the number of engagement expe- ment management and strategic initiatives. partnership with the UA starting GME family of brands.” initiatives and business development. and career goals.” As a part of her experience, Seidler banded birds, drew blood samples, riences rose by 25 percent. Partnerships play a key role in not only in southwest Arizona to ap- In addition to partnerships with Fry’s “We want this to be a nationally-lead- A First-Hand Experience of French Hip-Hop recorded trends and discoveries, and collaborated with Tucson Audubon “Moving forward, 100% Engagement will continue to evolve and Food Stores, City of ing example of how such partnerships can helping high-impact businesses recruit and proximately 7,500 employees, Society to protect and restore sustainable habitats in Arizona. be a big part of our University,” said Vito. “Our eyes are on the future Josh Barbre, a graduate student in Ethnomusicology writing his thesis train employees, but also in their efforts expanding opportunities for college degree Phoenix, American work.” “My engagement experience allowed me to connect the new and through the different dimensions of 100% Engagement, we will on hip-hop, is looking to make his mark in the academic world following to retain and improve their workforce. attainment and new career paths. Express, and GameStop, the UA will knowledge and skills that I’ve learned with the work I want to do in the continue to provide the best student experience for Wildcats for years The Fry’s Food partnership with the For GameStop, the partnership will open continue its work with GEICO, world,” said Seidler. “I see engagement as the perfect opportunity for to come.” students to pursue their purpose and give meaning to their education.” 8 | Students Students | 9 Work that KEEP THE Matters Millennials and Gen Z want their work to matter. The UA McGuire ‘A’ PLATE Center for Entrepreneurship helps them create work that is both purposeful and profitable.

THE NO. ollege graduates are turning to first jobs and lifelong careers that make a difference in the communities around them. They want their work to matter. Quick COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE The UA McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, renowned for more IN ARIZONA! Cthan 30 years for its New Venture Development and Innovative Mindset programs, is responding to the trend by introducing a new educational track: Social 1 Impact. The track will provide social innovation, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership and economic development offerings for students and community members to Lead Buy online! servicearizona.com who desire to make the world a better place. To celebrate the new direction, the McGuire Center hosted a Social Impact Summit Purchase a UA license plate and proclaim your UA spirit every time you in October at the UA. The event kicked off TENWEST, a weeklong festival of entre- hit the road. Your purchase contributes $17 to the Alumni Association scholarship program. With license-plate funds and other donations, our preneurship, technology, arts and communities, and included a social impact pitch chapters and clubs distribute more than $1 million a year to more than competition, as well as workshops and roundtables on maximizing innovation within Online 400 deserving students. nonprofits and social ventures. Missing Dog Tags “We were able to merge the best online consumer Brought Home to he University of Arizona has a history of “It’s important for online stu- leaders must understand how stellar program rankings, ground-break- dents to feel like they are part of practices with our existing to best serve a wide range of Vietnam Vets ing research and other achievements. the greater UA community,” noted world-class academics. learners. In 2014, it made 130 years of excellence Joshua Steele, senior director of Today, UA Online serves stu- The UA’s VETS office inherited the dog tags available around the world. UA Online. Now we’re setting new dents from 46 states; 46 percent from the TOP (Tours of Peace) Vietnam Veterans, Today, UA Online offers more than 80 The philosophy has worked of students live outside Arizona; a nonprofit organization that authenticated standards in online degree programs and U.S. News & World Report ranked well. UA Online has seen term- 42 percent come from tradition- and returned more than 360 dog tags. In 2016, T education, and we’re doing it in the top 25 percent nationally for undergraduate online over-term retention of 80 percent ally under-represented communi- the group turned everything over to the UA, it faster than anyone.” and the TOP Legacy program was born. programs in its first year of eligibility. and year-over-year online student ties; and 70 percent are “With each passing year, more Vietnam “We were able to merge the best online consumer prac- growth of 280 percent. working adults. veterans are passing away,” said Cody Nicholls, tices with our existing world-class academics,” said Vincent UA Online took other bold strides in connecting es- “We’re always looking toward tomorrow,” Del Casino hen it arrived in April, the the UA’s assistant dean of students for military Del Casino, vice president of Academic Initiatives & Stu- tablished campus programs and curriculum to the online said. “And that tomorrow will be shaped by the students of email from Air Force veteran and veteran engagement. “As we developed dent Success. “Now we’re setting new standards in online experience. For example, it built the one-of-a-kind Science today. We want to hear from To learn about the Thomas Lee Rhyner represented a better understanding of the project, we education, and we’re doing it faster than anyone.” Academy, which gives students in science, technology, them and learn their stories. 80-plus online degree everything students, staff and determined to continue the legacy of TOP The UA’s Office of Digital Learning knew it was- im engineering and math programs access to take-home lab So, we talk to them, we meet Wfaculty in the UA’s Veterans Education and in an effort to return the dog tags to the programs the portant for UA Online students to have access to campus kits and other revolutionary ways to complete STEM them at work, and we’ve Vietnam veterans or their families.” University of Arizona Transition Services had worked for since resources and staff. So, from a student’s first phone call courses online. formed key corporate spon- the summer of 2016. Rhyner was the first “This work is meaningful,” said Duan has to offer, visit all the way to commencement, UA Online provides direct UA Online is committed to constantly refining and sorships to provide amazing to respond to the team’s attempt to return Copeland of the VETS office. “It’s a way for us UAonline.arizona.edu support via UA professors and advisors. improving programs, Del Casino adds. To do so, program benefits.” about 2,300 lost dog tags to U.S. veterans to connect with someone from the past to say, who fought in the Vietnam War. ‘You are not forgotten. You are important.’” Students | 11 Relax and smell the flowers. What you’re breathing in could actually be clues to how plants manage the stress of high The Scent temperatures and drought. of a Rainforest yeen Taylor moves catlike along a narrow path tucked inside a simulated Brazilian rainforest. The scent of damp earth and greenery predominates. This living lab is part of the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2, where Taylor conducts much of his study of climate change — specifically vola- tiles, the molecular compounds that are small enough to become a gas. “My work is about what you smell as you walk into the rainforest, which is plant volatiles,” says Taylor. “I’m studying the volatiles that help plants deal with stress like that which comes from high temperatures and drought.” These volatiles are produced in response to ever-changing environ- mental conditions. Taylor explains that once the temperature of a leaf climbs, enzymes start modi- fying particular molecules inside the leaf, turning those molecules into gas, which is then released. TAlthough plants that inhabit rainforests exchange massive amounts of carbon dioxide and oxygen, it’s this process of volatile production, says Taylor, that mitigates damage and helps plants cope with climatic change — and, in turn, affects the world's climate.

12 | Impact Solar Plant Power: Planting the Seeds of Energy Efficiency GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERIES. University of Arizona assistant Barron-Gafford and his There’s more to learn cooling effect back professor is heating up the way colleagues found that the (and gain) beneath solar into the system, you COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT. we grow plants in the colder, solar array near photovoltaic can actually cool those drier parts of the world while simultaneously cool- plants with just soil beneath panels than we think. panels back down and ing local temperatures around alternative energy them created a locally warmer mitigate that heat-island power plants. Greg Barron-Gafford, specializing in environment than normal — a solar heat-island up carbon dioxide for photo- effect.” REAL WORLD IMPACT. biogeography and ecosystem science, focuses on effect — which was likely being fueled by what synthesis by opening up their pores while Next, Barron-Gafford will focus “agrivoltaics” to improve agriculture in a radical Barron-Gafford refers to as “transforming who letting water escape from their leaves. on trying to reduce water use even more by From labs to launch pads and bench to bedside, UA research is leading the way to create a better Arizona. new way. is in this ecosystem.” “So think about it, if you get rid of all the plants taking advantage of the shade gleaned from the Research that saves lives. Inventions that create new businesses and jobs. Our R&D goal is to do more– This new method involves positioning elevated That is, in a normal environment, a mix of soil when you put in renewable energy, you’ve gotten solar panels, then take the system to rural Arizona solar panels over an understory of plants, taking the and plants in the open air would allow the air to rid of that cooling potential and you get a warmer and northern Mexico, where there’s no reliable benefits of each and hoping there is an additive effect. circulate unencumbered. The plants would take environment. We wanted to see if you put the water or power. More for Arizona. More for our nation. More for the world.

chool of Architecture students in the UA Col- Hardin and her students received a grant from the UA Office of Real-World lege of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Student Engagement because the project met the requirements of the Architecture are typical in many respects: 100% Engagement initiative. The initiative works to provide students They work at solving theoretical design with experiences beyond the classroom, helping to enrich their To learn more about UA research, Ready with please visit: research.arizona.edu problems; they work long hours in their studio professional and personal growth. Even with the grant, the residence spaces, looking to their classmates for inspi- was designed under a strict budget so that it could be sold to a Joint NASA/UA “OSIRIS-REx” mission launches. Design ration; and they dream of just how and when Tucson family earning below 80 percent of the Area Median Income. they will get to see their projects come to life. The home was built with several sustainability practices to Solutions While theory and research are necessary help keep utility bills and lifetime maintenance costs lower for the parts of the curriculum, students at CAPLA also have the unique homeowners. For example, scoria, a thermal mass material, was Sopportunity to work on real-world design used for the exterior walls of the home. This solutions. One such way is through the Drach- Architecture students dense material holds onto temperature for man Design-Build Coalition, or DDBC, a long period of time, meaning it works hard a nonprofit housing provider organization. test their learning by to prevent outdoor heat from coming indoors. The DDBC is the product of professor Mary building homes for Additionally, a layer of rigid foam was placed Hardin’s desire to ensure that her architecture in the center of these walls to help hinder students see their designs come to life and low-income Tucsonans. the heat transfer. help an underserved population of low-income The team also built two water-harvesting Tucsonans achieve home ownership. Recently, the DDBC, through cisterns to collect rainwater from the roof for use in the landscaping. the design-build studios and hard work of 33 students across three The landscaping is xeriscape, low-water-use desert plants that are semesters, completed its ninth residence, the “Sentinel House.” situated to help shade the home. The air-conditioning system consists “My involvement in DDBC has allowed me to bring the excitement of four mini-splits rather than one central unit, so that each room of designing and building real projects into the studio experience with can be programmed for comfort separately from the others. This will students,” Hardin says. “I get vicarious pleasure from seeing them allow the homeowners to fine-tune their use of the cooling system to enthused about building their own project designs. I also have been keep bills down. The mini-split units are much more efficient than the touched by how much extra work my students put into these projects, typical central unit. knowing they are building a home for a family who would not other- Educational experiences such as these help UA students succeed wise benefit from the talents of architectural designers. Seeing my beyond the classroom and into their professions. They have had the students put so much into each project has constantly revived my opportunity to face real challenges and find efficient solutions. own sense of commitment and enthusiasm.” “These opportunities simply aren’t found elsewhere,” Hardin says.

14 | Impact he UA creates ground- Because most of these inventions are so breaking inventions, novel they might not yet have a clear path to from cancer drugs to market, TLA has developed a 1,500-person optical materials to network of technology experts, most of whom quantum computers. are UA alumni, to provide advice on the best But what is the path direction for these cutting-edge technologies. from lab bench into Of those network members, 26 have stepped up the hands of those as commercialization partners who offer help who can use them? — many in weekly meetings — by evaluating David Allen, vice inventions and pushing teams to think through president of Tech tough strategic questions. In 2017, the UA licensed 105 technologies, From cancer drugs to optical materials 15 of which were to startups. TLA has helped the T UA grow its commercialization activity year over to quantum computers, commercialization is part year since its start in 2012. of the fabric of this top-tier research institution. Continuing growth, says Doug Hockstad, TLA assistant vice president, will stem from extend- Launch Arizona at the UA, says, “It's no longer ing and strengthening the commercialization about research and publication. It’s about re- culture at UA. “When you compare UA research Cultivating search, publication and commercialization.” expenditures to inventions stemming from that Commercialization is the process of taking research,” Hockstad says, “there's still head- an invention, protecting it typically in the form room for growth.” a Culture of a patent, and then licensing that patent to a company that turns it into a product and moves of Invention it out into the marketplace. Who said video games were a waste of time? A UA director created one that aims to save miners’ lives. Serious Games Mean In Mining, Serious Business ccording to the U.S. Mine Safety and says Mary Poulton, who until recently was a University up to invent a new serious computer game, “Harry’s Hard Health Administration, new miners Distinguished Professor of Geosciences, Mining Engineer- Choices.” The game brings together the latest computer must have a minimum of 40 hours of ing, Law and Public Health at the UA, and director of gaming research with Poulton’s extensive expertise in safety training to qualify to work the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources. mining to create what Poulton describes as “immersive, at mining sites, with an additional “It doesn’t make people more safety-conscious and hands-on experiences that you hope to never encounter eight hours of training each year. it doesn’t lead to better safety behaviors at the job site.” on the job,” with the ultimate goal of saving lives. “We know from teaching that To address the challenge, Poulton, Leonard Brown of With help from Tech Launch Arizona, the team started sitting there, staring at a screen, the UA Department of Computer Science and Michael a company, Desert Saber, which has licensed the invention listening, is not a way to engage people,” Peltier of the Center for Mine Health and Safety teamed from the UA and is bringing it to the marketplace.

16 | Impact ‘Brillo Box’ Film Brings UA to HBO n Andy Warhol “Brillo Box” sculpture — In the HBO documentary film “Brillo Box (3¢ Off),” of art and value purchased for $1,000 in the 1960s — Skyler blends personal narrative with pop-art history — and about THE CALL OF occupied a special place in the childhood to tell a universal story about the ephemeral nature the decisions home of Lisanne Skyler, a filmmaker that shape a and professor in the UA School family’s of Theatre, Film & Television. history. Curious about what became of the piece after it was Skyler’s THE WILDCATS traded away by her parents, Skyler tracked its journey film was an official selection of the 54th New through subsequent owners as its value soared. The York Film Festival and of international film What happens when you answer? sculpture eventually festivals from California to New Zealand. landed at a record- breaking Christie’s A childhood connection to a famous auction, where it sold for $3 million. Andy Warhol work led one UA School of Theatre, Film & Television professor to direct a film for HBO. Zach Johnson, Farron Shanahan and dozens more students serve as callers and connectors throughout the school year. They raise money for the Researchers ith the ease of global travel, Prompted by recent outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory communicable diseases are just Syndrome, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Ebola, university and its colleges, and Develop a plane ride away from entering the project involves legal research on statutes and regulations they update UA alumni, parents the U.S. — and airports have to identify the rights and obligations arising in response to the and friends on what’s new. Public-Health become a potential hub for their potential transmittal of disease through air travel. FARRON ZACH spread. Ebola and the Zika virus “Airports may be the first stop that an incoming infectious Gaining Perspective and Confidence Informing and Coaching Playbook for are two of the most recent examples disease patient may encounter, and airport personnel must be If you answer, you might be of dangerous diseases that have prepared to serve as first responders to mitigate the spread of “Making calls was nerve-racking at first, “Parents are curious about what’s happening Airports entered the country through air travel. an outbreak during a public-health emergency,” says Barraza, surprised what you learn and but it got easier. These skills I’ve learned and excited their students are here. They In response, the UA Regulatory Science Program was awarded who teaches public health law and studies the impact of laws and how much your talk could will definitely help me in my career. a contract from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer- regulations on population health, both nationally and globally. tell me their families were sold on the UA ing and Medicine to study airport “The roles and responsibilities of airport managers, attorneys mean to a student caller. after just one tour. It’s the atmosphere — the There could be more A lot of my conversations with alumni public health preparedness and and other stakeholders must be defined clearly prior to an out- experience they see when they come here. stick with me. Giving makes them feel arriving at our airports response in an emergency. A break to ensure all parties can respond effectively and swiftly good because they’re supporting students than just passengers. partnership between the UA Health during a public-health emergency,” she adds. I’m a supervisor, and helping callers improve Sciences and the James E. Rogers Barraza and Hall-Lipsy, both attorneys, are searching federal and the community they came from. is my favorite part of the job. I tell them From disease College of Law, the Regulatory laws and regulations related to communicable disease outbreaks, They also tell me about their experiences about the times student callers have been surveillance to Science Program is co-directed by public-health emergencies and the responsibilities of airports. and give me good advice on how to invited to interview for jobs or internships. quarantine, a new Leila Barraza, assistant professor They are developing a uniform playbook of best practices for make the most of my time at the UA.” It happens more than you would think.” public-health playbook in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Col- airport lawyers and managers to use when dealing with public- lege of Public Health, and Elizabeth health emergencies. for disease outbreak Hall-Lipsy, assistant professor in The playbook will outline the legal scope and responsibilities management is in the College of Pharmacy. It features of airports when addressing these emergencies, and it will the works. From left, Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy and legal experts and health sciences explore the roles of various stakeholders involved in health- Give Now! uafoundation.org/support-ua/give Leila Barraza are developing a national professionals, addressing regulato- related emergencies and air travel. ry impact on science. 18 | Impact emergency playbook for U.S. airports. You Invented It. Survival Joy: Now, Protect It. Strong Spirit rizona inventors have a new without the pro resource to help them protect bono program, most UA helps connect their intellectual property. of these applicants of Refugees The U.S. Patent and are unable to pro- inventors with pro Trademark Office, or USPTO, tect their inventions bono legal services has designated UA Law’s because of the Human nature shows its strength to survive through nearly Intellectual Property costly and complex Clinic as the state hub legal process. “They don’t have a Plan B,” he says. 1,500 Tucson refugees each year, thanks to a UA program for the USPTO’s pro bono program, which provides Sternstein sees the Arizona Public Patent Pro- helping them adjust to life in the United States. free legal assistance to under-resourced inventors gram as a resource for both inventors and the state seeking patent protection. economy. “There are people with some very good s many as 1,500 refugees come to Tucson annually Drawn to traditionally mar- “I struggle with how we, as adults, Since launching in March, the initiative — dubbed ideas, and we’d like to help protect them,” he says. and are given only 90 days to become self-suf- ginalized people, Koyama says create so many situations in which these the Arizona Public Patent Program — has received “It will certainly help those individuals, and we think ficient. Many neither speak nor read English her research “has steadily moved children are to fail,” she says. “So often a number of applications from inventors seeking it will help the community, too.” and do not know how to read a map. Simply from policy explicitly created to we focus on what they can’t do, and to be placed with patent attorneys providing pro The Arizona Public Patent Program is accepting finding a grocery store can be a challenge. influence schooling to the regula- we don’t look at what they can do.” bono services. The applicants come from a variety applications from inventors and from patent attor- The research of Jill Koyama, an associate professor in tions and maneuverings, such as Koyama is captivated by the deter- of fields, including consumer products, medical neys who would like to volunteer. More information the UA College of Education, centers on how newcomers immigrant laws, that continue to mination and spirit of immigrants. technology and solar energy. is available at azpublicpatentprogram.arizona.edu. Allan Sternstein, director of the clinic, says that — immigrants and refugees — access and create networks impact the inequities in education.” “They still believe in the American Dream,” she says, rich in resources, even under difficult circumstances. Koyama says she is grateful to be in a position to bring “even after spending as many as 17 years in refugee camps. such societal matters to light. I am drawn to their resilience, their survival joy.”

magine a world in which all Stirling engines use cyclic compression Bringing Power communities have access to and expansion of natural gases to produce sustainable energy. the heat that powers them. McHugh and Megan McHugh, a recent Chan are the first to explore a solar-powered graduate in Sustainable Built version of the Stirling engine. to Every Community Environments, or SBE, from McHugh received a grant from the UA Humanities’ the UA College of Architecture, Green Fund that enabled her to build a test Access to inexpensive Planning and Landscape Archi- model of the solar-powered Stirling engine tecture, has not only imagined as her senior capstone project for the SBE New Digital Reality electricity is a global issue. it — she has started the research program. McHugh is now working toward UA grad and professor team to make that vision a reality. The a master’s degree in civil engineering with In today’s complex digital world, Humanities teachings are evolving goal of her project is to bring affordable an emphasis in sustainable systems. are the first to explore how a into intercultural game-based learning and virtual reality modeling Iand renewable power to areas that currently Students who pursue SBE have the to help better identify and solve the world’s emerging needs. solar-powered Stirling engine have little access to electricity. option to select an emphasis in sustainable could bring sustainable energy This year, McHugh has been working communities, buildings, landscapes or n an effort to embrace cutting-edge technology Digital humanities research and teaching has a strong with Cho Lik Chan Ph.D., a professor heritage conservation. in the study and teaching of humanities, the track record at the UA, with the Learning Games to communities everywhere. in aerospace and mechanical engineering. UA has launched a Center for Digital Human- Initiative, Virtual Harlem, Virtual Cibola and iSpace. Together, they have been researching ities. The center, a research and innovation Under director Bryan Carter, the new center will draw how communities could use large-scale, incubator for the computational study of the together those efforts and create initiatives, capitaliz- Through the organizational, analytical and visual- human condition, will draw on the College of ing on areas such as technology-enhanced language ization power of digital technologies, the center will solar-powered Stirling engines to pump Humanities’ existing strengths in digital game- learning and computational media. provide creative, scholarly and educational support generators that would make electricity based learning, educational virtual reality modeling, In a globally connected world, languages, for researchers, teachers and community members more accessible. Iplace-based storytelling, intercultural retelling of literatures and cultures no longer abide by old seeking to more fully understand the world’s enduring myths and legends, and new-media preservation. boundaries, and technologically enabled research and emerging needs. will spur new connections and understanding. 20 | Impact Impact | 21 culturally relevant to their backgrounds, he creative minds behind a new, user-friendly web- pulling from their experiences and relating site that lets ranchers see where the grass is greener it to environmental issues in the South- DroughtView: on rangelands envision that the tool will be used in west," said Gerardo Lopez, assistant exten- other applications, such as tracking wildfire danger. sion specialist in the UA School of Animal The ‘Swiss Army DroughtView, developed in the UA College of and Comparative Biomedical Sciences. TAgriculture and Life Sciences, takes pictures of the Earth’s vegetation Thanks to a $600,000 challenge grant Knife’ of Land using remote sensing imagery, allowing users to actually view surface from the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in greenness. A local drought impact group, environmental scientists, Environment and Social Justice at the UA, Management plant geographers, federal and state land management agents, and STEM RISE Arizona will be able to do ranchers have been using the site, finding it helpful. even more. “It’s a Swiss Army knife for land management out here in the Making STEM "STEM RISE promises to incorporate Where the grass is greener means Southwest,” says Mike Crimmins of UA Cooperative Extension. environment, social justice and cultural more than you think. Cutting-edge “We can see where areas are ‘brown,’ giving us an indication of Culturally elements into effective education through where there’s fire risk. As fires burn, we can actually watch them Jumpstart on an tech developed at the UA helps Relevant authentic collaboration between dedicated on DroughtView.” UA and community members," said Anna fight America’s droughts and DroughtView illustrates the mission of Cooperative Extension, harlene Martinez says her son is Spitz, director of the Haury program. Engineering Degree which is to take the science of the UA and share it with the people boosts agriculture by identifying "all about science" and is thankful The challenge grant calls on teams of UA of Arizona. rizona high school seniors are learning classrooms and from their own teachers Che can benefit from programs such and community members to create system- surface greenness. “It’s the direct connection from high-level science to solving STEM subjects in their classrooms while and practicing engineers. as STEM RISE Arizona, which creates ic and transformational changes for society problems on the ground, taking a satellite in space and supporting earning college credits in Engineering In U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings culturally relevant STEM support pro- and the environment. In addition to the 102 High School. The program has of Arizona public high schools, six of the top 20 a specific action at a ranch, at a park,” Crimmins says. “It is the grams for K-12 students in predominantly UA, STEM RISE Arizona includes the San grown from 21 students in one school in participate in the program, and three of them spirit of Cooperative Extension, literally on the ground, making American Indian and Hispanic schools. Xavier District of the Tohono O'odham 2008 to 2,000 students in 40-plus schools in 2017. are listed among the top 15 in the nation. the science useful, applying it and bringing it to the right scale.” STEM RISE Arizona encourages Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Sunnyside The semester-long college course is expanded to “We are proud that six of our partnering high students to explore science, technology, Unified School District, Pima Communi- a full academic year for high school students, who schools are so highly ranked,” said Jill Rogers, engineering and mathematics through ty College and Pima County 4-H Youth learn the fundamentals of daunting subjects like assistant director of the program. “The collabora- "project-based learning activities that are Development. physics and calculus in the familiar setting of their tion is a model for the country.” Improving Food Security Around the World

Is your food toxic? One team is working on a defense mechanism in plants that will shut off the toxins, ensure food safety and prevent the future loss of millions of tons of crops.

UA research team led by Monica Schmidt has pioneered a new approach to fighting ocated in the heart of downtown Five-Year-Olds Perform Surgery The event devotes an entire day to soil toxins that can contaminate corn crops and cause human illnesses, offering Phoenix, Connect2STEM is the inspiring careers in science, technology, the potential to improve food security on a global level. festival for children and families engineering, math and medicine. Connect- Crops around the world are susceptible to infection to meet students from the UA’s disci- with the DaVinci Robot 2STEM also offers an opportunity for high by a fungus that produces aflatoxins. Aflatoxins cause plines of medicine, pharmacy, school students to learn more about STEM the loss of millions of tons of crops and threaten human health by math, nursing, public Want to get kids excited about science? fields through Connect2Careers and stunting childhood growth, increasing the risk of liver cancer, and Dr. Monica Schmidt works with students on pioneering technology health and planetary sci- Invite their stuffed animals downtown for checkups! Connect2Mentors. making people more susceptible to HIV and malaria. to improve food security. ences, among others. Last January, 6,500 The next Connect2STEM, hosted by In the U.S., crops meant for human consumption are tested for Youth get to wear the white coat and experiment with exploding toothpaste. attendees experienced more than 100 free, the UA College of Medicine — Phoenix aflatoxin and destroyed if the toxins reach unacceptable levels. How- mechanism against the aflatoxins. That approach, called Host- perform “surgery” with the DaVinci Robot Small children can take their stuffed ever, no testing is conducted in many developing countries around Induced Gene Silencing, or HIGS, essentially puts genetic material interactive science activities. and Cox Communications, will take place — a machine with the precision to peel animals for “checkups” at the Wildcat the world where people depend on consuming what they harvest. into crops that then triggers the plants to shut off the toxins. on Jan. 27, 2018. a grape and treat patients with operations. Play Hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 4.5 billion people in developing “HIGS holds great promise because it is highly specific and targeted in its effect, and All ages can participate in dissections and countries are exposed to aflatoxins through their diet. could potentially be applied to other crops as well,” Schmidt explained. Schmidt, an assistant Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Schmidt and her team set out to study whether professor in the School of Plant Sciences and a member of the BIO5 Institute, is collaborating a naturally occurring biological mechanism called RNA interference could be used as a defense with Tech Launch Arizona to bring the technology to the marketplace. 22 | Impact Impact | 23 hortly before 10 a.m. on A fuel-saving technique that has been Friday, Sept. 22, NASA’s used by a handful of other NASA missions, asteroid-bound OSIRIS-REx the Earth Gravity Assist gave OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zipped past Earth the extra boost needed to change its orbital less than 11,000 miles above plane. Bennu’s orbit around the Sun is tilted SAntarctica and just south of Cape Horn, six degrees from Earth’s orbit, and this Chile, before following a route north over maneuver changed the spacecraft’s direction the Pacific Ocean. to put it on target for a rendezvous with the In Tucson, a countdown clock in the lob- ancient asteroid next August. by of the University of Arizona’s Michael J. Bonus: Images of Earth Drake building — which had been ticking down the seconds until this flyby since The mission team also used OSIRIS-REx’s the spacecraft launched last September — Earth flyby as an opportunity to test and hit zero. A team of scientists and engineers, calibrate the spacecraft’s instrument suite. gathered at the mission’s Science Process- Approximately four hours after the point ing Operations Center below, held their of closest approach, and on three subse- quent days over the following two weeks, the spacecraft’s instruments were powered on to scan Earth and the Moon. In addition Slingshot Toward to producing beautiful images of home, these data are being used to calibrate the spacecraft’s science instruments in prepa- an Asteroid ration for OSIRIS-REx’s arrival at Bennu next year. EGA was like a slingshot. It used The maneuver also allowed the full mission team — many hailing from the Earth’s gravity to fling OSIRIS-REx onto UA’s Lunar and Planetary Lab or connected a new course toward asteroid Bennu. virtually from Phoenix, Denver, Mary- land, Washington, D.C. and beyond — to practice sharing the data from different breaths, cheered and then turned to instruments on the spacecraft and weaving their computers awaiting the first rounds together their processes. of new data. “The opportunity to collect science data over two weeks provided the OSIRIS-REx Meet OSIRIS-REx mission team with an excellent opportunity OSIRIS-REx (short for Origins, Spectral to practice for operations at Bennu,” said Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Dante Lauretta, OSIRIS-REx principal Security – Regolith Explorer) had reached investigator and UA professor of planetary a milestone on its journey to collect some science. “During the Earth flyby, the science of the oldest material in the solar system. and operations teams were co-located, Just as planned, the spacecraft performed performing daily activities together as they a maneuver known as an Earth Gravity will during the asteroid encounter.” Assist, flying low over Earth’s surface and With the successful Earth Gravity Assist using the planet’s gravity to slingshot itself under its belt, OSIRIS-REx is just over one onto a new path toward its target, the aster- year into a seven-year journey to rendezvous oid Bennu. Later that day, the team would with, study and return a sample of Bennu receive confirmation that the maneuver to Earth. The surface material of a primitive was flawless. asteroid will help scientists understand the formation of our solar system more than 4.5 billion years ago.

Impact | 25 Visit Clockwise from top: Biosphere 2, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Pima Air & Space Museum

here’s something special TucsonPlus, international cultural And yes, you’d expect a city near the Blaze Your Own Trail over 100 miles of car-free paths for your Filled with deals you can’t get anywhere about Tucson, with the organization UNESCO border to have great Mexican food, but You know the beauty of the Sonoran enjoyment. Want to push yourself a bit else, you can take in the stars at Kitt Peak University of Arizona as named Tucson the first you might not expect the variety of Desert as seen in Tucson. The five moun- more? The road up Mt. Lemmon was National Observatory or experience one of part of the soul of the City of Gastronomy in the options. Upscale tropical flavors, street- tain ranges surrounding the city, the awe- ranked as one of the best places to bike America’s best zoos at the Arizona-Sonora city. The students who United States. What does style taco joints, the homegrown flavors inspiring landscapes at Saguaro National in the world. Prefer some bumps and Desert Museum. Expand your horizons, show up each semester of the Sonoran hot dog and everything in Park, the amazing sunsets. What’s great is jumps? Tucson’s unique cycling culture learning about science and the spirit of Tbring a diversity of culture, experience and between can be found here. However, if that there’s so much out there to explore. has evolved organically over decades, and discovery at Flandrau Science Center and interests; the professors bring their exper- you don’t feel like just filling your eating Hiking, biking, great drives, bird-watching, when it comes to mountain biking, there’s Biosphere 2. Get behind the wheel at tise and knowledge and the campus itself itinerary with south-of-the-border cuisine, stargazing: the options are infinite. nothing like it. With tons of varying Musselman Honda Circuit or take in art surrounds you with history, art and nature. the options are still nearly limitless — There are countless hiking trails here in terrain and a ridiculous number of trails in a variety of forms at DeGrazia Gallery Whether you’re an alumnus coming back barbecue, Dutch influences, sushi, pizza, Tucson. You might take a quick trek into of the Sun, Madaras Gallery, the Mini to rediscover your college years or a parent Indian, Greek, Vietnamese, Mediterranean Sabino Canyon — with or without the aid Time Machine Museum of Minatures, the First U.S. City of Gastronomy seeing what your kids are up to, you might and American comfort food are all on the of the tram that transports visitors deep Tucson Museum of Art and the University of Arizona Museum of Art, just to name be surprised by what you find in Tucson. Start building your schedule with what menu. Fourth Avenue and Downtown into the canyon. Both sections of Sagua- a few. Starting on or near campus, you have to eat — after all, you’ve got to eat, right? offer even more choices. ro National Park offer paths into their Tucson has plenty to offer, both on and the advantage of being right in the middle Thankfully, there are choices up and down Add bars of all varieties (craft beer bars, respective forests of cacti. Head up Mt. off campus — you’ll need more than just of everything, with restaurants, live music, the Sun Link Streetcar line that connects neighborhood joints, innovative cocktail Lemmon to see an entirely different side art, nightlife and events to fill your sched- spots and more), concert venues with all a weekend to explore it all. Start your the University, Main Gate Square, Fourth of Tucson — one rich with pine trees and If you want to take it a ule. The challenge will be deciding what musical styles represented and a calendar journey at VisitTucson.org. Avenue, Downtown and the Mercado. cooler temperatures (there’s even a ski lift, bit easier, grab a copy of the to leave for your next visit. full of great events, you won’t have trouble Whatever you’re looking for, it won’t be believe it or not). latest edition of the Tucson that mean? It means that the agricultural finding a good time in Tucson. Come to far away. Even better, Tucson food has re- Is life on two wheels more your speed? Attractions Passport with heritage of Southern Arizona — 4,000 see the campus, cheer on the Wildcats in Want smooth paths ready for road bikes? ceived a great deal of acclaim, with articles suited for all levels, Tucson proudly serves discounts and offers at the best of what consecutive years of farming, unique ingre- the sport of your choice and stay to explore Tucson is surrounded by The Loop, with in magazines and newspapers around the up hundreds of miles of singletrack both Southern Arizona has to offer. dients found nowhere else — show up on Tucson’s world featuring Tucson chefs and restau- Learn more at in and around the city, providing an end- menus around town, creatively fusing the urban core. rants. VisitTucson.org/events less assortment of challenges. old and new. 26 | Tucson Tucson | 27 Going Gaga to Get Over Brain Cancer

Mia Mason’s experience with brain cancer didn’t slow down her passion for sand volleyball, life … or Lady Gaga. To learn more about the University of Arizona Steele Children’s Research Center or the Mia Mason Fund for immunology research, visit bit.ly/MiaMason.

Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, A great sports mentality and a little Lady Gaga music made things a little easier for Mia, who was 12 at the Mia during radiation treatments. “I knew I had to do it, so I just tried to go with it and time, was diagnosed with remind myself that I had a whole team behind me: family, friends and doctors supporting ependymoma, an extremely me every step of the way. Listening to Lady Gaga made it a little bit better for me, too.” rare form of brain cancer Weeks later, Mia got to meet Lady Gaga backstage at one of her concerts and that experi- that affects fewer than 200 ence remains one of her favorite life moments. kids in the United States A few years ago, a friend approached Jeannine Mason about becoming an advisory each year. One day, she was board member of the University of Arizona Steele Children’s Research Center. She imme- playing soccer and the next diately agreed. Since joining the board, she has made it her mission to help raise aware- day she was in surgery to ness of the UA Steele Center. “Tucson is where I grew up and we have deep family roots remove her tumor. “From that moment,” Jeannine said, “it was a whirlwind of doctors, here. We wanted to make a difference here.” Onsurgery, waiting rooms, radiation treatments, and weeks and months of recovery. We As long-time supporters of cancer research, Jeannine and Mia want to share with more learned so much about the research that had been done that enabled Mia’s doctors and people that research at the UA Steele Center is saving kids’ lives all over the world. They radiologists to map out exactly where the radiation needed to go and what areas they recently launched a campaign to help other children with cancer. “I want other survivors needed to avoid. Only through research were they able to be so precise.” to know that looking at me might give them hope,” says Mia. Mia Mason and her mom, Jeannine, sit on a bench “Dr. Ghishan has built an extraordinary team and they’re doing the research that will on campus, exchanging smiles as a photographer’s lead to answers for diseases that affect thousands of children,” says Jeannine. “Steele is, camera clicks. Mia, an accomplished player on the and will continue to be, a lifesaver for kids and their families in Arizona for many years.” UA’s sand volleyball team, and her mother, who also played volleyball at the UA, are statuesque athletes who love sports and Tucson. Nine years

28 | Medical cancer-free, Mia is telling her warrior story. Medical | 29 Millennial Doctors’ Kits Now Include Cybersecurity Spin-Off Company Cybersecurity is a threat to identity, and now health. Fortunately, patients can rest a little easier as two UA alumni doctors develop a system to better protect their medical data. Pioneers Management

raduates of the UA College “We had first-of-their-kind cybersecuri- of Medicine — Phoenix ty simulations,” Tully said. “We brought of Medicine are trained to be inno- together people all across the world. vative leaders who push We offered an event free of charge to the hat began as The center’s staff developed proprietary the boundaries of their public, and we had the chance to show the a small student health-information technology that analyzes Gprofession to improve patient care. UA College of Medicine— Phoenix as an service project at millions of prescription records and other medical For two computer-savvy alumni — innovative center that will lead the world the UA College of data daily. Using this software, potential problems Dr. Jeff Tully and Dr. Christian Dameff in this issue.” Pharmacy 12 years are prioritized based on urgency and complexity. ago has grown to Then, highly trained pharmacists, technicians — that desire to help secure the future of Dameff said that he and Tully want to Stephanie Forbes, '12, director of the Tucson MMC provide much-needed personalized medication and pharmacy interns — students enrolled in UA medicine began in medical school. Since become a voice for patients in trying to and Kevin Boesen, CEO of SinfoniaRx and founder of therapy management, or MTM, services to more pharmacy and pre-pharmacy programs — conduct then, they have been putting their training prevent cyberattacks on medical devices. MMC, stand with a handful of pharmacists, pharmacy than 70 million Americans. phone consultations with patients and their doctors interns and technicians employed by the UA. and technological interests to good use. “It’s an opportunity, but it’s also a Established in 2006 by Kevin Boesen, then to help identify, prevent and resolve medication- While working toward their MDs, they responsibility,” Dameff said. “When you a College of Pharmacy faculty member, the bold related problems. “I knew there was an opportunity to be first to while saving more than $1 billion in health care won a grant to develop clinical uses of see the waterfall coming and you’re on the vision for the Medication Management Center The model has dramatically improved patient market if I could come up with something.” costs. It expanded to four medication management Google Glass and researched vulnerabili- raft, it’s your job to warn everyone to get was to transform pharmacy practice and pioneer care while creating hundreds of jobs for health care In 2013, the technology and business model programs at partnering universities in Ohio and ties in the 911 emergency call system. Now to the side.” a new model for patient care by better managing professionals and students-in-training. was spun out into a new Tucson-based company, Florida; two in Arizona; and another opening in the health of patients with multiple conditions, “There weren’t any MTM programs or models they are tackling solutions to the emerging SinfoníaRx, with Boesen as founder and CEO. Since Texas this year. medications and providers. to follow in 2005 and the industry was very much threat against medical device cybersecurity. its inception, SinfoníaRx has returned $33 million taking a wait-and-see approach,” Boesen says. In June, along with the Washington, D.C.-based Atlantic Council, they prepared to the UA and created more than 300 UA jobs, a two-day conference to showcase simulated emergency situations in which patient insulin pumps, pacemakers and bedside medication systems had been hacked.

IMPROVING HEALTH IMPACTING ARIZONA It takes teamwork to combat disease and BIO5 brings together scientists, Dr. Guy Reed: New Face address the many environmental issues engineers, physicians, and students Arizona’s medical we face. By thinking about challenges in from diverse academic backgrounds of Biomedical Campus education and new ways—and removing the confines to foster creativity, intellectual of conventional science—BIO5 research curiosity, learning networks,

he UA College of Medicine — “One of the important missions of a discovery are teams are able to focus on discoveries and cooperative research. BIO5’s entrepreneurial culture plays an Phoenix is continuing its growth medical school is to engage in clinical care, care-driven. And that improve and save lives. with a new dean on campus and and to have that clinical care allow discovery active role in advancing a thriving, knowledge-based economy, and full accreditation. Dr. Guy Reed is that leads to products and innovations that the new dean the new dean and new face of the improve the public’s health,” Reed says. ENGAGING STUDENTS accelerating the commercialization leads from of new technologies, diagnostics, TPhoenix Biomedical Campus. “I have always believed that critical care BIO5 is committed to engaging and and treatments. Reed is a Yale- Harvard- and Stanford-edu- drives discovery. the heart. developing our next generation of cated physician and research scientist whose “We have enormous potential because scientists through innovative internship lab has developed an innovative, clot-dissolv- of the advanced level of care and excellent CREATING LIFE-CHANGING HEALTH programs and an interactive learning ing therapy to treat patients with strokes and physicians and researchers already in the environment where students work heart attacks. He represents today’s transfor- Phoenix metro area. Developing these areas AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS side-by-side with UA researchers. mation in academic medicine, which brings of expertise and training will be paramount FOR ARIZONA AND THE WORLD together exceptional education, scientific for the college as we move to the next stage discoveries and exemplary patient care. of our growth.” BIO5’s world-class researchers ask big questions

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30 | Medical Valley Fever Vaccine in Sight Great careers start here.

Why do some suffer from valley fever while Although the biggest risk factor for serious or long-term problems in their others don’t? New findings will inform early valley fever is geography (more than 65 lungs. For about 1 percent, the infec- percent of all cases in the U.S. occur in tion spreads to other parts of the body. diagnosis, treatment and a potential vaccine. Arizona, and 30 percent in California), Of the roughly 150,000 cases reported esearchers at the University of Arizona some genetic factors — gender, blood each year, valley fever kills about are working to help predict and prevent type, ethnicity and immune status — 160 people. a disease familiar to many in Arizona already are known to put people at higher But the disease is unpredictable. and the southwest — valley fever. risk for the potentially deadly respiratory According to Galgiani, “Some have With help from a $2.27M federal grant, disease. no problem. Others die of it. We RDr. John Galgiani and other researchers at the UA Valley About 60 percent of those who come Dr. John Galgiani of UA Valley think it has to do with their immune Fever Center for Excellence are working with computa- into contact with the fungus Coccidoides Fever Center for Excellence response and differences in genetics tional expert, Dr. Yves Lussier, associate director of infor- that causes valley fever don’t have any behind those.” The NIH-funded study matics for the BIO5 Institute, to build genetic profiles symptoms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease is designed to inform early diagnosis and treatment, and of people who get severely ill from valley fever. Control and Prevention. About 5-10 percent develop may even lead to a preventative vaccine in the longer term. Researchers Give Green Light to Pain Patients no longer are trapped in the Treatment dark with pain. Relief esearchers at the UA Health Sciences have found may be found in promise in a novel, non-pharmacological approach to managing chronic pain by treating it with green green LED lights. R light-emitting diodes, or LED. Upon learning that his brother’s headache pain was relieved by Participants used a green LED light strip in a darkened room for one sitting among green trees, UA pain researcher Dr. Mohab Ibrahim to two hours a day for 10 weeks. Those who received the green light # # # # decided to see whether replicating the green light filtering through treatment saw a decrease of 40 to 50 percent in pain. At the end of           the leaves might be an effective treatment for pain. the study, several participants kept the green lights.         After success with green LED lights in the laboratory of co-re- Because the correlation of the green light and pain is unknown, #                        searcher Rajesh Khanna, Ibrahim conducted a small, randomized, Ibrahim and Khanna hope to secure grants to expand the study. Green U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report double-blind clinical trial to study the effects on people with LED holds significant promise to manage some types of chronic pain Dr. Ibrahim, UA assistant professor of anesthesi- Best Colleges 2018 Best Colleges 2018 Best Colleges 2018 Best Graduate Schools 2017 fibromyalgia — a common source of chronic pain and migraines. and could be an option to opioids. ology and pharmacology in the lab with Dr. Khanna, UA associate professor of pharmacology. 1 2 3 4

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You’re not alone. An estimated 15 to 20 percent Can’t sleep? of U.S. adults suffer from sleep and wakefulness The Dream Team disorders. What’s more, individuals with these disorders are more likely to suffer from chronic illness, including depression, substance abuse, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and stroke or even death. Treating Sleep HEALTHIER. But thanks to a collaborative dream team focused on sleep research, relief is available. UA researchers and Banner Health physicians seek to better understand sleep’s effect on memory, mental health, stress, alertness and decision-making, and how environmental Disorders STRONGER. factors affect sleep. Their efforts have revealed how sleep deprivation can impair percep- tion, thought processes and behavior. Even changes in your sleep schedule on the weekend result in overall poorer health, worse mood and increased sleepiness and fatigue. The team Sleep deprivation can cause SAFER. of experts also recognize the need to further understand how sleep is influenced by the serious physical and mental complex intersection of social and economic inequality. health issues. But Arizonans have While no single cure exists for insomnia, things such as blue light exposure, alcohol, smoking and caffeine, sleep apnea and even understanding and coping with childhood resources at the UA and Banner trauma affect how and how much we sleep. Health to help the sleep-deprived The UA Health Sciences Sleep and Circadian Science Research Center, led by Dr. Sairam finally get some shut-eye. Parthasarathy, allows UA investigators to conduct sleep and circadian science. Circadian science, the study of the 24-hour cycle response to light and darkness on research volunteers round-the-clock, is a key to understanding the body’s cellular response to sleep. Among others on the UA campus and nationally, the center partners with the sleep research teams at the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Lab, led by Dr. William D. “Scott” Killgore, and the Sleep and Health Research Program, led by Michael C A. Grandner. With their clinical delivery partner, Banner Health, the research meets clinical M practice at a key community resource: The Center for Sleep Disorders at Banner — University Y Medical Center Tucson. There patients are treated and sweet dreams become reality.

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K Waging a Winning Campaign Against Asthma Asthma affects one in 10 children in the United States. With a better understanding of genetic and environmental factors, such as exposure to bacteria at a younger age, we may see an end to asthma in our lifetime. We develop better pediatric vaccines s a child watching his mother struggle to paid off with much greater understanding of the genetic ing asthma. Using a bacterial extract, the study seeks to and treatments for cerebral palsy breathe during her severe asthma attacks, and environmental factors that cause asthma. safely stimulate the immune system in early life to prevent and autism while taking diseases like Dr. Fernando Martinez vowed one day A new UA-led nationwide clinical study, funded by wheezing illness and, hopefully, the later development of cancer, schizophrenia and epilepsy out that he would cure the disease. a $27 million cooperative agreement grant from the asthma. of the picture. At the UA Health Sciences Asthma National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, is building “Following these children during the preschool years and Airway Disease Research on UA asthma research that has continually been funded will further enhance our understanding of the disease, pro- So you enjoy the sweeter things in life. Center, directedby Martinez, UA since 1971. vide additional precision approaches to therapy and lead to PHOENIXMED.ARIZONA.EDU experts in many disciplines have joined forces to attack re- The study will enroll more than 1,000 infants, 6 to 18 optimal prevention strategies, and — hopefully — a cure,” spiratory disease in children and adults. Their efforts have months old, who are considered at high risk for develop- Martinez says.

34 | Medicine Medical | 35 recision medicine, the A new era of medicine in which research- years, the largest NIH how much data revolutionary approach ers, health-care providers and patients work peer-reviewed grant in to share. to preventing and treating together to develop individualized care has Arizona history. The health infor- disease based on an been launched by the University of Arizona The mission of All mation will be added individual’s lifestyle, Health Sciences and Banner Health. The of Us is simple: speed to a secure database environment and biology, UA is among the first institutions to launch up health research and medical break- that researchers can access to understand Pis making great advancements yet still isn’t the All of Us Research Program as the key throughs. The program is asking for how factors like environment, lifestyle and used for most diseases. But a new program element of the National Institutes of Health 1 million people to lead the way by providing genes can impact health. This may help is bringing health-care professionals to- Precision Medicine Initiative, funded by the types of information that can help develop new medical treatments unique to

gether to change that once and for all. an award totaling $43.3 million over five create individualized prevention, treatment individuals and create a future of precision RENT • 11/3-11/5/17 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER • 12/17/17 EDMAR CASTAÑEDA • 4/19/18 STOMP • 2/2-2/3/18 CINDERELLA • DECEMBER 5-10, 2017 and care, for all of us. medicine, for all of us. This research community of 1 million For more information people will volunteer to share their unique Individualized or to join, please go to The lifestyles, environment health data. This will include answering AllofUsAZ.uahs.arizona.edu survey questions about health, environment and biology of Arizonans are Medicine and lifestyle. Some participants also may shaping the national Precision be asked to have physical measurements YEVGENY KUTIK • 1/17/18 HERBIE HANCOCK • 3/6/18 BERNSTEIN MASS • 1/26 & 28 HYPNOTIC BRASS • 1/11/18 FINDING NEVERLAND • APRIL 24-29, 2018 MUMMENSCHANZ • 2/18/18 Medicine movement to create taken and/or give blood and urine samples. individualized prevention, for All of Us Individuals who participate will decide ETHEL • 4/12/18 treatment and care for all of us in the United States.

AUDRA McDONALD • 3/20/18 FRANKIE VALLI • 1/21/18 LIZT ALFONSO DANCE CUBA • 11/21/17 BLACK ARM BAND • 3/27/18 THE BOOK OF MORMON • APRIL 3-8, 2018 MOMIX • 1/18/18 UA PRESENTS BROADWAY IN TUCSON 2017/2018 SEASON RENT Mannheim  Bernstein Mass Yamato Audra McDonald ETHEL with Robert Mirabal November 3-5, 2017 Steamroller Fri, 1/26 @ 7:30pm Sun, 3/4 @ 3:00pm Tue, 3/20 @ 7:30pm Thu, 4/12 @ 7:30pm Centennial Hall Sun, 12/17 Sun, 1/28 @ 3:00pm Centennial Hall Centennial Hall Centennial Hall presented by Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall Centennial Hall Herbie Hancock Black Arm Band Trevor Noah Penn & Teller Hypnotic Brass STOMP Tue, 3/6 @ 7:30pm Tue, 3/27 @ 7:30pm Sat, 4/14 Fri, 11/17 @ 8:00pm Thu, 1/11 @ 7:30pm February 2-3, 2018 Centennial Hall Centennial Hall Centennial Hall Centennial Hall Rialto Theatre Centennial Hall presented by Broadway in Tucson Rodgers + THE BOOK OF MORMON Edmar Castañeda Lizt Alfonso Yevgeny Kutik Hammerstein’s April 3-8, 2018 Thu, 4/19 @ 7:30pm Dance Cuba Wed, 1/17 @ 7:30pm PHILADANCO & THE KING AND I Centennial Hall Fox Tucson Theatre Tue, 11/21 @ 7:30pm Crowder Hall Rennie Harris March 13-18, 2018 presented by Broadway in Tucson FINDING NEVERLAND Centennial Hall Puremovement Centennial Hall MOMIX April 24-29, 2018 Thu, 2/8 @ 7:30pm presented by Broadway in Tucson Rodgers + Thu, 1/18 @ 7:30pm Centennial Hall Centennial Hall Hammerstein’s Centennial Hall presented by Broadway in Tucson CINDERELLA René Marie December 5-10, 2017 Frankie Valli and Wed, 2/14 @ 7:30pm Centennial Hall the Four Seasons Fox Tucson Theatre presented by Broadway in Tucson Sun, 1/21 @ 7pm CentennialBROADWAY Hall Mummenschanz IN TUCSON Sun, 2/18 @ 4:00pm WWW.BROADWAYINTUCSON.COM YAMATO • 3/4/18 Chita Rivera Centennial Hall Tue, 1/23 @ 7:30pm CentennialBROADWAY Hall Verdi Requiem IN TUCSON Sun, 2/25 @ 3:00pm WWW.BROADWAYINTUCSON.COM Centennial Hall BROADWAY IN TUCSON WWW.BROADWAYINTUCSON.COM

THE KING AND I • 3/13-3/18/18 TREVOR NOAH • 4/14/18 CHITA RIVERA • 1/23/18 RENÉ MARIE • 2/14/18 PENN & TELLER • 11/17/17 TICKETS: uapresents.org broadwayintucson.com 36 | Medical  Closer to Curing Finding answers Alzheimer’s to inspire endless ore than 5 million Americans are The Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, the UA BIO5 living with Alzheimer’s disease, Institute, the UA Center on Aging, the UA Center and those numbers are growing for Innovation in Brain Science, the Evelyn F. possibilities. quickly. Arizona alone is likely McKnight Brain Institute, the UA Department of to see a 54 percent increase of Neurology and others are working independently Sharing knowledge is at the heart of the Mindividuals diagnosed with the disease between and together to find treatments for the underlying institutes at Banner University Medical Center Arizona expects 2017 and 2025. Alzheimer’s causes brain cell disease. a 54 percent increase damage and destruction, leading to memory loss Conducting research and clinical trials ranging Each institute team is led by nationally-recognized and changes in thinking and brain function. from brain imaging to the study of molecular in Alzheimer’s disease experts in their respective fields who collaborate across Embracing this grand challenge with the goal and genomic changes during aging, the role of teams, and with you, to find the best care approach. This diagnoses in the next of finding a cure, the UA and its clinical partner, estrogen and other hormones on the aging brain, Banner Health, have built public and private and dietary/exercise interventions, their goal is to one-stop location can make all the difference for people decade. A joint effort statewide partnerships with pharmaceutical com- translate basic studies into effective treatments, between academia and with medical needs from the common to the complex. panies, genetic institutes, neurologists life-enhancing strategies and hopefully a cure. Advanced health care is what we do. Why we do it is to industry is bringing the and experts on aging from a variety of fields help you live better every day. most brilliant Arizona to advance knowledge of the aging brain. minds together to • Diabetes & Endocrine • Orthopedic & Spine find a cure. Institute Institute • Digestive Institute • Rehabilitation Institute • Head & Neck Institute • Transplant Institute Warming Up • Heart Institute • Urology Institute • • hen we think Lung Institute Women’s Institute of hypothermia, • • Neuroscience Institute Wound & Reconstruction most of us picture Surgical Institute the condition that results from exposure to extreme cold. But Hypothermia Appointments: (844) 242-4664 body temperatures also commonly drop to Discoveries gone right: UA scientists repurpose dangerous levels in people who go under anesthesia during surgery. originally sidelined findings from one study To address the problem, researchers at to reverse anesthesia-induced hypothermia. the UA College of Medicine — Tucson and Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center — Phoenix have come up with a new But their research showed that the treatment proved effective method for treating this corporeal cooling in the surgical in elevating body temperature. suite known as anesthesia-induced hypothermia. The team and their business lead, William Schmidt, The team, which includes anesthesiologist Dr. Amol an experienced pharmacologist and entrepreneur, worked Patwardhan, working with Frank Porreca of the UA and with Tech Launch Arizona, the office of the UA that com- Dr. Andrej Romanovsky at St. Joseph’s, had been investi- mercializes inventions stemming from research, to protect gating the utility of TRPV-1 antagonists to target pain. the intellectual property and license it to their startup, BannerHealth.com/UniversityInstitutes Catalina Pharma.

Medical | 39 researcher Jennifer Caught early, ovarian cancer often can be Zeroing in on Barton is leading treated effectively with surgery and chemotherapy. a project funded But without good tools for catching it early, fewer by the National than half of women diagnosed survive five years. Surviving Cancer Ovarian Cancer Cancer Dr. Evan Unger, a UA professor of radiology Less than half of women diagnosed with Institute to and bioengineering who, with Barton, co-leads identify imaging biomarkers that could enable the the Cancer Imaging Program at the Arizona ovarian cancer survive five years. But a new first effective screening system for ovarian cancer, Cancer Center, said the predictive biomarkers May Mean Less Stress noninvasive screening system will detect the most deadly gynecological cancer in the U.S. will help to more accurately stratify women in dangerous biomarkers before they spread. “Located deep in the body, with few early risk groups for ovarian cancer and “open the door symptoms and no effective screening techniques, for more intensive screening using a noninvasive Happiness matters. From cancer survivorship ovarian cancer has remained stubbornly difficult or minimally invasive technique like the microen- to overall well-being, compassion meditation appears to understand, much less effectively combat,” says doscope (Barton) has developed.” Barton, a professor of biomedical engineering and to dampen physical signs of stress in the body. interim director of the BIO5 Institute. Currently, the only way to confirm ovarian cancer is with a surgical biopsy. In collaboration with UA researchers in physiology, medical imaging, and obstetrics and gynecology, Barton is working to identify biomarkers at the earliest possible stage of ovarian cancer, and build a viable optical imaging technology that will detect these cells before they spread to the ovary Dr. Jennifer Barton engineers novel tools to and cause advanced disease. improve early cancer detection.

Redefining

Skin Cancer ompassion meditation is an ancient practice meant to improve emotional and physical well-being, training the mind until Prevention, compassion becomes a spontaneous response. Now, thanks to recent scientific inquiry into integrative therapies, it may find its way into contemporary cancer survivorship healing programs. Awareness UA College of Nursing assistant professor Thaddeus Pace is applying a specific compassion meditation technique called CBCT® (Cognitively Based Compassion Training) to ease stress- rizona is home to 10,000 actively licensed The study, “Massage Therapists Skin Health Aware- The first line of defense against and disease-related outcomes in patients and their home massage therapists, each of whom averages ness, Referral and Education to Reduce Skin Cancer caregivers coping with cancer. skin cancer could be your 12 clients per week or about 7,000 client Risk in Arizonans,” seeks to determine the effective- In previous studies, Pace’s chosen therapy already has proven encounters a year. ness of this innovative form of skin cancer surveillance. massage therapist. Skin cancer is effective in healthy young adults by dampening physical signs of stress in the body. CBCT is derived What if those massage therapists could be enlisted “We’re not suggesting that massage therapists from the ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Lojong, a mind-training discipline that emphasizes mental the most common form of to help reduce the risk of skin cancer? should become dermatologists,” Loescher says. Ccalmness in difficult situations. UA College of Nursing associate professor Lois J. “All we’re doing is advocating for another set of eyes cancer, with nearly 3.5 million “We have a sense that this compassion meditation program may have some beneficial impact on Loescher aims to answer that question, thanks to a on the skin.” new cases diagnosed each year. systemic inflammation, a sign of stress activity that is detrimental to health in the long run,” Pace said. three-year, $750,000 award from the Arizona Biomed- Currently, massage therapists receive little formal He hopes that a new study underway in his laboratory will build solid evidence-based scientific ical Research Commission. Massage therapists, with training about skin cancer, but Loescher and her team support for this integrative wellness strategy for breast cancer survivors and their close family members their unique access to skin, will be trained to identify are developing online training that could successfully and friends. “If we showed broad effectiveness of this program we could work to have compassion and recognize suspicious skin lesions, effectively com- be adopted by massage schools in Arizona and beyond. meditation as a therapy available in every major cancer center,” Pace said. municate sun-safety behavior and provide resources for appropriate health care follow-up for their clients. 40 | Medical Medical | 41 The First Digital Stomach The first ever organ on a chip tests hundreds of drugs on your Heart disease is the #1 killer gut before you ingest them. of women. So why don’t we magine testing hundreds of drugs on your gut without ever ingesting them. The center’s worldwide That is exactly what UA scientist and innovator Frederic Zenhausern has developed: partnerships include: the first-ever human organ on a microchip. ever talk about it? • Developing new materials for medical devices and other sensing technology through a The technology comes from groundbreaking research in partnership with the partnership with the University of Luxemburg, and it can determine something simple (why a person’s Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. in Japan. stomach is hurting) or complex (whether diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzhei- “The truth is, most women don’t recognize • Exploring wearable technology for health applications and “smart” hospital rooms that mer’s are connected to microbes in the digestive tract). enhance the patient experience they are even at risk for heart disease. We need The discovery came to life in Zenhausern’s lab in the with scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. with state-of-the-art facilities of the new Biomedical Scienc- to change this and that’s why I’ve created a • Using particle-beam technology with the Italian Centre of Oncological Hadrontherapy Dr. Martha Gulati es Partnership Building in Phoenix, part of the UA College to personalize radiotherapy. video series so you and your loved ones can Iof Medicine. Zenhausern and his team of 12 researchers As a scientist with an MBA, Zenhausern seeks opportunities to capitalize on his center’s at the Center for Applied Nanobioscience and Medicine live heart healthy.” Martha Gulati, MD innovations, which ensures that his lab is involved in more than simply building platforms create platforms to analyze molecules that carry and technologies for diagnostic tests. Zenhausern investigates prospects for potential genetic instructions to the body. business solutions — for example, how a specimen is transported from a doctor’s office The analysis translates into medical Share the video. Save a life. or hospital to a lab. His researchers have pioneered packaging that begins processing uses, as well as better diagnoses and a specimen, such as blood, saliva or urine, prior to its shipment for analysis. Thus, when treatments for diseases. The scientists Visit UAHeartToHeart.com the specimen arrives at its destination, the processing is already complete. build devices on a micro and nano scale for academic, clinical and indus- trial users throughout the world. Medical | 43 A Series of 6 Free Lectures Exploring Experience the wonder of Biosphere 2 — the world’s largest Our World and Ourselves living research center where science is addressing the global University of Arizona College of Science challenges of food, water, energy and health. 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Biosphere2: at the nexus of food, water, energy and health. he University of Arizona has had a club hockey team for nearly 40 years, but the campus isn’t always bursting with aware- ness. “We have a hockey team here?” is something that the team's players hear regularly, prompted simply by their Thanks to our underwriters all lectures are free. Twearing of an “Arizona Hockey” shirt. Winning Nevertheless, you won’t catch coach Chad Berman whining. He’s too busy on and off the ice, and he’s getting results. This year, the team narrowly missed qualifying for the postseason tournament in Division I of the American On and January 22: Arizona Daily Star Collegiate Hockey Association, and it was a big winner in Lecture series begins Stephen G. Kobourov Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Cox Communications the community, receiving the ACHA’s Community Service January 29: Monday, January 22, 2018 Mihai Surdeanu Galileo Circle Award — tops among all men’s and women’s teams in all Godat Design 7 P M at Centennial Hall February 5: Holualoa Companies four divisions of the ACHA. Off the Rink Tucson Nirav Merchant Hugh and Allyn Thompson February 12: Marshall Foundation “We value character even above talent,” Berman says. Exhibit B might be “Pink the Rink,” an event that raised usually makes a four-point recruiting pitch: a first-rate Luis von Ahn Raytheon “We try to reinforce with our players that kids look up to Visit UAscience.org Research Corporation more than $10,000 for the UA Cancer Center in January. education at the UA, great winter weather, an enviable February 19: for Science Advancement Jane Bambauer them. I understand the impact we have, and our players Other efforts by the team included a “Pucks and Paws” hockey environment (the 9,000-seat Tucson Arena) and Tech Launch Arizona February 26: Vantage West Credit Union understand the responsibility they have.” event to benefit the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, an emphasis on community outreach. Vincent J. Del Casino, Jr. Exhibit A might be Chase Lock, a local boy with a brain a “Teddy Bear Toss” and Military Appreciation Weekend. “You can’t get that experience anywhere else, and the tumor who has been “adopted” by the team and enjoys un- The team also participated in a food drive, an elementary- philanthropic stuff is part of the experience,” the coach official teammate status. Chase’s family has had the team school reading program and a Heart and Stroke Walk. says. “A major part of this job is to prepare these guys over for dinner, and the team also attended his school play. Athletes who are serious about the sport and their studies for the rest of their lives.” are common on the team, according to Berman, who

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