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A new study published by the University of Arizona scientists found that firefighters aren’t the only frontline workers exposed to PFAS. Health care workers also had elevated levels of two specific chemicals in their blood.

Professor Kacey Ernst is passionate about studying the intersection between disease and climate change.

The University is honoring 27 faculty members with Distinguished Faculty Awards in recognition of their service to students, colleagues, communities, and the university's mission and land-grant values.

Recently published results from a research study by Cedar Mitchell, PhD, Kate Ellingson, PhD, Jeff Burgess, MD, MPH, MS, and others, sought to assess the differences in blood concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) among a range of frontline workers in Arizona. The findings reveal that, compared to other essential workers, firefighters have higher concentrations of certain PFAS, and healthcare workers have more frequent detection of other PFAS, in their blood.

Fertilizer containing potentially unsafe levels of “forever chemicals” has been used around the country.

Burgess studies how to reduce exposure and prevent injuries among firefighters and miners and leads part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency-funded Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study

Rick G. Schnellmann, PhD, dean of the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy and the Howard J. Schaeffer Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences, received the Career Achievement Award from the Mechanisms Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology.

The Society of Environmental Journalists' annual conference convened a panel of experts on April 25 in Tempe to discuss the spread of infectious diseases amid climate change.

On April 3, five University of Arizona researchers shared their scientific motivations, exciting findings, and the future of their work with dozens of members of the Arizona community as part of the annual Behind BIO5 event. These intimate conversations offer a behind-the-scenes look at the people, stories, and passions driving some of today’s most innovative scientific discoveries.