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Arizona Public Media interviews Psychiatry Professor Dr Killgore about his research on the impacts of COVID life, which seeks to better understand the changes that come from living through a global pandemic – focusing on topics like stress, loneliness, and how to measure people’s willingness to take a coronavirus vaccine.

It has been almost one year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jordan Karp, University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry Professor and Chair said recent events are taking a toll on many.

The pandemic has disrupted almost everything in our lives, including the quality of our sleep. Hear a conversation with Michael Grandner PhD, the director of the Sleep & Health Research Program at the University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry about what his expertise can tell us about sleeping and dreaming during a global crisis, and tips for better "sleep hygiene."

AIDS women’s health award to Dr. Liz Connick; Liver Institute wins CDC designation; Dr. Julie Bauman co-chairs cancer prevention committee.

Antibody tests, groundbreaking research and community outreach are a few of the ways the University of Arizona Health Sciences met the test of a pandemic.

A six-month-long study found an increasing number of people, particularly those under stay-at-home orders, are experiencing high levels of loneliness.

Our Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Saira Kalia, MD, is interviewed for the Arizona Public Media program Arizona Illustrated on the growing emotional impacts of COVID-19, including rising suicide rates.

The College of Medicine – Tucson’s Whole Health Clinic has received the Arizona Medical Association’s 2020 Distinguished Service Award for its service to the community.

Researchers are expanding research showing that creating good sleeping habits can help people quit smoking to focus on smokers who are HIV positive.

Jordan Karp, MD, is the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s new chair of the Department of Psychiatry. He shares tips for how individuals can protect their own mental health, as well as pointers for health care providers looking out for their patients’ wellbeing.