PBC News
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C-Path’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator Announces New Grant Award for Drug Development Project in Type 1 Diabetes
TUCSON, Ariz., June 18, 2025 — Critical Path Institute’s® (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) proudly announced today a $250,000 grant award aimed at developing a novel treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D). Kyle Apley, Ph.D., Cory Berkland, Ph.D., and Peggy Kendall M.D., at Washington University in St. Louis, have received this TRxA award to advance their…
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Arizona Wins Fifth Consecutive Gold Shovel Award Recognizing Best-In-Class Economic Momentum
TSMC’s third fab expansion wins “Manufacturing Project Of The Year” PHOENIX, AZ (June 18, 2025) – In recognition of yet another banner year for economic development wins, Arizona today received a prestigious “Gold Shovel” award from Area Development Magazine in the 5-8 million state population category, marking the state’s fifth consecutive gold shovel. The Shovel Awards recognize states that…
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Phoenix Children’s Expands Expert Neonatal Care to Three HonorHealth Hospitals
New collaboration brings comprehensive pediatric care closer to home for Valley families PHOENIX June 16, 2025 – Phoenix Children’s announces a new collaboration with HonorHealth to bring the pediatric health system’s expert neonatology care closer to families throughout the Valley. Beginning today, Phoenix Children’s Division of Neonatology will expand its physician services to provide neonatal care in three…
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Interview: How autism is diagnosed—and how symptoms vary across the spectrum
Art by Sara Montes Delgadillo Editor’s note: This interview was originally published in Doing Well, a health news outlet from ASU Media Enterprise and ASU Learning Enterprise. Subscribe to Doing Well to get interviews with health experts delivered to your inbox weekly. Autism—or the clinical term, autism spectrum disorder—is a developmental condition that is associated with difficulties in communication, sensory sensitivities,…
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New U of A 3-year medical degree program receives ABOR approval
Medical students who want to specialize in primary care can take advantage of an accelerated pathway to residency training. The shortage of primary care physicians in Arizona affects the entire state, especially people in rural communities. Photo by Kris Hanning, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications The University of Arizona’s efforts to reduce…
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Wexford Science & Technology Launches Pre-Leasing for 800 PBC
Builds on Momentum of PBC, ASU Health With 850 PBC Nearing Full Capacity Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, a leading developer of innovation-centric Knowledge Communities across the country, is pleased to announce the launch of pre-leasing for 800 PBC, the newest purpose-built laboratory and innovation building on the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC). This 200,000-square-foot facility…
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PCA Quarterly Meeting and Downtown Development Tour
Photo By: Zee Peralta
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Smart sensors and smarter health: How AI and wearables are reimagining preventive health care
The combination of artificial intelligence and wearable devices provides unlimited new opportunities to improve human health through research. Photo by Noelle Haro-Gomez, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications When it comes to automobiles, no matter how well they are maintained, at some point the check engine light is going to come on. Inevitably,…
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GenAI is here to stay—how are professors using it?
Everyone who’s done a round of physical therapy knows it is a tactile, hands-on—physical—discipline. So, what role could generative AI have in PT? More than you might think, suggests one NAU professor. Michael Morgan, a physical therapist and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, is introducing a handheld AI-enhanced…
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Medical Nutrition alum uses the power of food to help children with autism
After over 20 years of specializing in children’s nutrition and neurological disorders, Medical Nutrition alum Julie Matthews has published her second book, The Personalized Autism Nutrition Plan in March 2025. Her goal? To tailor guidance to the unique and varied experiences and needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Matthews worked alongside James Adams, who founded ASU’s Autism/Asperger’s Research Program, to…
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