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Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the U of A Native Nations Institute are establishing a framework that protects the way Indigenous data is collected and used around the world, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, alongside key representatives from the Navajo Department of Health and the Navajo Epidemiology Center, signed an MOU on Monday with the University of Arizona to collaborate on data related to COVID-19 infections.

Frank von Hippel, PhD, oversees a threespine stickleback fish lab that he believes will create new research collaborations and opportunities to improve human health.

A recent study conducted by Drs. Melissa Furlong and Paloma Beamer investigated the association between pesticide exposure during pregnancy and the risk of stillbirth. The study, which utilized data from the Arizona Pesticide Use Registry alongside birth certificate data in the state, aimed to assess the impact of various pesticide exposures on stillbirth risk.

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are potentially life-threatening lung conditions that make it difficult to breathe. Around 40 years ago, there were theories that asthma and COPD could have causes originating in early life, but they were just that – theories.

The Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism is focusing on Latino community health while facilitating research through a specialized biobank.

The class of chemicals known as PFAS has generated a lot of attention recently, as experts work to understand how they can affect human health.

Since they don’t break down, it allows them to travel long distances through the environment, and accumulate in our bodies. The EPA also recently put limits on the so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Some Arizona communities have been dealing with PFAS in their water supplies, as well.