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Endometrial cancer is the most common form of cancer of the female reproductive organs; and unlike most other cancers that are decreasing, its incidence rates have continued to grow by a rate of 1% per year for White women and 2–3% for women of all other racial/ethnic groups, according to the American Cancer Society.

A new federal initiative will rely on University of Arizona research and scholarship to help communities across the U.S. create policies and take action to mitigate and manage extreme heat. The university's involvement in a new Center for Heat Resilient Communities, which the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday, will help translate climate research into policies and guidelines.

Firefighters may have an increased risk of prostate cancer due to on-the-job chemical exposures, according to new research from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and University of Michigan in collaboration with fire service partners and researchers around the country through the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study.

In light of sponsors like NIH requiring a Data Management and Sharing (DMS) plan, the University of Arizona has invested in platforms that will help researchers store and maintain de-identified data, including storage-intensive image files. Cellular Imaging Facility Core Director, Doug Cromey, shares here about the resources available and the benefits associated with their use.