Category: Community News
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Collaboration Drives University of Jamestown’s Growing Presence in Phoenix
Kristin Lefebvre, PT, PhD, VPAA and Dean of Graduate Faculty, and Kerstin Leuther, PhD, Executive Director, InSPIRE from the University of Jamestown, say their experience and time in Phoenix has been defined by one thing: collaboration. “Everyone has been incredibly welcoming and willing to help,” Lefebvre said. “Coming from the other regions, the environment can…
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Tales from The Road – Terrence Stull, MD – Founder of BacVax
Listen in as Dr. Terry Stull shares his journey from academic medicine and clinical research leadership to biotech entrepreneurship. Drawing on decades of experience in pediatric infectious diseases, NIH-funded research, and healthcare system leadership, Dr. Stull shares the path that led to the development of BacVax’s bacterial vaccine platform and the company’s evolution within the…
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Health Sciences Colleges Unite to Inspire the Next Generation
As part of their visit to campus, the students were able to get hands-on with medical training tools in the Center for Simulation and Innovation College’s campus welcomes premier high school students from across the country to explore careers in health fields Encouraging students to explore their interests in science and medicine has always been…
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ASU med school to serve community through health outcomes, partnerships
School designed to provide economic, social benefits for all Arizonans, ASU president tells local leaders at event ASU President Michael Crow (left) and John Shufeldt talk about ASU’s new medical school during the annual Thought Leader Forum hosted by SRP on Feb. 26 at the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health on ASU’s…
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From XLR8 Intern to Clinical Researcher: Building a Future in Arizona
Karla Cabrera, FNP-C at 850 PBC For one Arizona State University student, the XLR8 Internship Program at the Phoenix Bioscience Core was more than an opportunity — it was a pivotal moment that helped shape their future career trajectory. When Karla Cabrera, FNP-C, MBA Candidate at W.P. Carey School of Business, first applied to the…
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Crow’s ‘state of the university’ talk spotlights how ASU is expanding access
President speaks on ASU goals, financial health in presentation to the Arizona Board of Regents ASU President Michael Crow gave his annual “State of the ASU Enterprise and Arizona State University” presentation to the Arizona Board of Regents at the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus on Thursday. Photo by Samantha Chow/ASU News Arizona State…
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How NAU is addressing health at a community level
A grant from a regional First Things First program aims to streamline how families with young children receive help in the Coconino region. Photo credit: Doreen Holtje Research scientists Kelly Nation and Mark Remiker at the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER) are co-principal investigators on a project focusing on four towns—Williams, Fredonia, Page and Winslow—and their adoption and use of the CommunityCares portal. This statewide system integrates healthcare…
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ACA Launches Event Calendar For Inaugural Arizona Tech Week
Statewide innovation showcase to feature hundreds of events PHOENIX, AZ (February 13, 2026) – Tech talks at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. STEM pitches in Yuma. A sunrise hike at Phoenix Mountain preserve. An AI discussion in Cottonwood’s wine country; patient-centered health discussions in Tucson. These experiences—and more—are being featured at the inaugural Arizona Tech Week,…
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Using AI to map rural walkability — and reduce cancer risk
An Arizona State University researcher is harnessing artificial intelligence to uncover how pedestrian environments in rural communities influence physical activity and cancer prevention An example of the AI tool developed for the Pedestrian Environment and Physical Activity in Rural Landscapes project in action, successfully identifying pedestrian features. The project trains artificial intelligence using omnidirectional images like…
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Kathleen Brite Hillis, MD, Named Interim Vice Dean of Medical Education for Yuma Regional Campus
Dr. Brite Hillis (second from left) at the announcement of the regional campus alongside Jonathan Cartsonis, MD, assistant dean of Rural Health, Dean Fred Wondisford, MD, MS, MBA, Ken Knox, MD, vice dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Ranita Sharma, MD, executive vice dean of the college, and Patricia A. Prelock, PhD, provost and chief…
