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The Match Day Ceremony hosted by the University of Arizona College of Medicine ? Tucson has been canceled out of caution for student and employee welfare due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, graduating medical students will celebrate in small groups and pick up envelopes that detail where they will begin their careers as physicians.

Out of an abundance of caution regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sarver Heart Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine ? Tucson has canceled its Green Valley Lecture scheduled 10 a.m., Thursday, March 19.

Dr. Hani Babiker, assistant director of early-phase therapeutics and director of phase I clinical trials, is overseeing the University of Arizona Cancer Center?s early-phase clinical trials, seeking to identify novel drugs and treatments for better cancer care.

The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center continues its 2020 Green Valley Lecture Series with a focus on heart rhythm disorders. Dr. Peter Ott will speak on the most common arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.

On Friday, March 20, medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine ? Tucson will tear open envelopes simultaneously revealing where they will go for their residency training. Surrounded by friends and family, the emotion-filled ceremony is considered the most exciting day of medical school.

Originally hailing from a small town in Cameroon, Dr. Valentine Nfonsam has had his fair share of experiences and challenges: traveling the world, overcoming the limitations of a poor socioeconomic background, and navigating cultural environments vastly different from his own. Through it all, he's remained a beacon of positivity who lives and champions diversity. Read his story in the latest Diversity and Inclusion spotlight.

The $26-million expansion includes new chemistry laboratory space that will be used for drug discovery and development and research in the areas of pharmaceutics, pharmacogenomics and pharmacology.

The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center continues its 2020 Green Valley Lecture Series with a focus on stroke, how it affects health and treatment options to reverse stroke symptoms.

A daily staple of our lives, the bathroom seems mundane and unthreatening. But did you know it's the most dangerous room in the house for our more vulnerable populations, such as kids and older adults? In observance of Bath Safety Month, check out the potential hazards hiding in your bathroom and what you can do to keep your family safe.

Dr. Donata Vercelli, an expert on the impact of germs that affect our health, delivers the keynote address at the University of Arizona Arthritis Center?s 18th annual ?Living Healthy With Arthritis? conference. Other topics include optimal aging, pain management, lupus, dietary strategies, battling infection and the fact-filled, fun ?Joint Health Jeopardy.?