Category: Academic News
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A New Pathway for Future Physicians in Arizona
The University of Arizona’s College of Medicine – Phoenix first opened its doors in 2007 to an inaugural class of 24 students. Since then, the college has welcomed 18 new classes of students and continued its dedication to train future physicians, scientists, and leaders to optimize health and health care not only in Arizona but…
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Graduate nursing program through ASU Online rises in new national rankings
Health North (pictured) provides classrooms for nursing students in Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, which is being recognized for providing top-tier degrees for nurses by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Programs’ newest rankings. ASU photo The Master of Science in nursing degree through ASU Online, housed within the Edson…
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From Classroom to Startup: XLR8 PBC’s First Intern Cohort Makes an Impact
XLR8 PBC is celebrating the completion of its first hands-on internship program. Throughout the program, interns gained real-world experience in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, with many stepping into startup operations for the first time. Their contributions spanned program operations, marketing and social media, research and analysis, and community engagement, directly supporting the growth and momentum…
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NIH director’s visit focuses on ASU’s health research, education
Nutrition efforts, biomedical workforce, new medical school among the initiatives covered National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya speaks during a visit Tuesday at the Fulton Center on the Tempe campus. Interdisciplinary groups across ASU — including people representing ASU Health, Knowledge Enterprise, the biomedical workforce, and Food Is Medicine — discussed their work with…
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Ekokobe Fonkem, DO, Joins the College as Vice Chair and Professor of Neurology
Ekokobe Fonkem, DO Ekokobe Fonkem, DO, has joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as vice chair and professor of Neurology. He is also the new chief of Neuro-oncology at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. “Dr. Fonkem is a seasoned leader, who will bring incomparable research and clinical expertise to our department and…
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AI for action
A new grant will create a visionary program designed to empower high school students to drive real change in their communities. With funding from the National Communication Association’s 2026 Communication Pedagogy Grant , NAU associate professor Zhan Xu and professor of practice Janice Sweeter, along with collaboration from K. Hazel Kwon from Arizona State University and Young Eun Moon from the University of Mississippi, are developing an innovative curriculum to show teens how…
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From lab to startup: ASU researchers drive health innovation
Engineering faculty members are taking their inventions to market through entrepreneurial ventures Jessica Weaver, an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, holds a device in a lab. Weaver is one of many faculty members in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, part…
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Collaboration key to future of ASU Health, President Crow says
Government, health care and academic leaders gather for annual State of the Phoenix Bioscience Core in downtown Phoenix ASU President Michael Crow speaks to government, health care and academic leaders during the annual State of the Phoenix Bioscience Core event. Photo by Riester Arizona State University President Michael Crow spoke to a room of leaders from Arizona…
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Former Flinn Foundation Summer Intern Received First-Place Prize in Student Researcher Competition
Yash Soni poses with (from left) Joan Koerber-Walker, president and CEO of AZBio, Eric Reiman, PhD, professor of Psychiatry at the college, and Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD, a professor of Basic Medical Sciences and OB/GYN at the college. Yash Soni received the prestigious award from the Arizona Bioindustry Association’s Student Discovery Zone Competition Recently, Yash Soni,…
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New ASU school reimagining public health for the 21st century
First cohort of students taking classes in School of Technology for Public Health ASU students work in a classroom at ASU’s Health Futures Center. Photo by Samantha Chow/Arizona State University It’s an early December afternoon, and Jocelyn Romero is standing in the hallway of Arizona State University’s Health South Building on the Downtown Phoenix campus.…
