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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LigneSantetoday announced their collaboration approach to Integrative medicine. They focus on the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between the patient and the healthcare professional. They are focused on the whole person, informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, with health professionals and disciplines to achieve the best of health and healing.

"Integrative medicine proposes a partnership between the doctor and their patient." - Dr. M. Fumagalli, Founder

Integrative medicineproposes a partnership between the doctor and his patient for the maintenance of health. It starts by placing the patient as the main actor in the process, as his health agent. The patient no longer passively receives treatment for an illness and actively participates in their health. Health is also an individual responsibility.

In this partnership, integrative medicine brings together professionals from different areas because interdisciplinarity is essential to take care of a patient. It is associated with the treatment of conventional medicine making use of alternative medicineknowledge, such as meditative practices, breathing techniques, relaxation, mindfulness, use of herbal medicines, always based on evidence regarding safety and efficacy.

The service provided by therapists of integrative medicineconsists of non-invasive body techniques, free of any religious basis and adapted to the needs and limitations of the patient. Performed individually, they may include physical practices such as stretching, breathing exercises, light massages (without oils or cream) and relaxation practices conducted by the therapist's speech (voice).

The objective of the work is to provide moments of relaxation and well-being to reduce anxiety and stress, be it emotional, physical, or mental.

The basis of the work is the practice of mindfulness exercises in the present moment, which provides this state of well-beingand deep relaxation.

The basis of the work is the practice of mindfulness exercises in the present moment, which provides this state of well-being and deep relaxation.

This deep relaxation helps patients identify their needs and report symptoms to medical and care staff.

Stress management techniques are taught to patients and caregivers so that they routinely use them at all times during treatment.

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For the second year in a row, alumni and friends broke the record for philanthropic support of the University of Arizona, giving $334.6 million to the UA Foundation during fiscal year 2019. The previous fiscal year, the total for gifts, pledges and realized bequests topped $300 million for the first time, coming in at $317 million.

"Breaking our fundraising record two years in a row is a testament to the generosity of the University of Arizona community," said UA President Robert C. Robbins. "Fulfilling our commitment to expand human potential, explore new horizons and enrich life for all will take Wildcats and supporters from all walks of life coming together to support our mission, and with this result we are showing the world what it means to Bear Down."

The UA was recognized during the past year as one of America's 100 favorite charities. The Chronicle of Philanthropy identified the organizations Americans are most willing to support, based on how much they raised in cash and stock. The UA was the only Arizona university to make the list.

The past two years were noteworthy not only for overall philanthropy but for endowment giving, said John-Paul Roczniak, who is vice president of development and chief development officer for the UA and president and CEO of the UA Foundation.

Gifts to endowed scholarships, faculty chairs, and program and research funds build the university's endowment. The university's goal is to bring the endowment to $1 billion by 2021 in order to strengthen its financial bedrock for the future and better serve humanity today, said Roczniak.

On June 30, which marked the end of the fiscal year, the UA endowment had reached $928 million, a 9.5% increase over the previous year-end total.

"I'm immensely grateful for what generosity is doing for this university," said Roczniak. "We're on track to reach our endowment goal, and we're well positioned to begin implementing our strategic plan, with student support as our first priority."

Investments in Students and Faculty

One of the year's major gifts came from an anonymous donor who gave a total of $25 million to the College of Engineering and the UA Cancer Center. The gift will provide substantial support to engineering students and faculty, said David Hahn, dean of the College of Engineering.

"This gift enables us to take a quantum step forward in making the UA the kind of a destination where students want to come because of the richness of our curriculum and the unique things that we're doing," he said.

Two more of this year's significant gifts were made by Dr. Andrew Weil and James Wyant, distinguished faculty members who invested in the future of scholarship at the UA through endowed chairs. Endowed chairs greatly increase the university's ability to retain and attract exceptional faculty members and provide the chair holders with resources to advance their research and teaching.

Weil, an integrative medicine pioneer, best-selling author and philanthropist, committed $15 million, adding to a previous $5 million gift. His new contribution named the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and established the Andrew Weil Endowed Chair in Integrative Medicine, the Andrew Weil Endowed Chair for Research in Integrative Medicine and the Andrew Weil Endowed Program Fund for Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Victoria Maizes, the center's director since 2004, is the inaugural holder of the Andrew Weil Endowed Chair in Integrative Medicine. The first holder of the Andrew Weil Endowed Chair for Research in Integrative Medicine is Dr. Esther Sternberg, director of research for the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine since 2012.

Wyant's gift was the university's largest ever for endowed chair positions. Wyant and his family made a $20 million gift to empower the college to recruit faculty for a minimum of 10 endowed chairs.

Wyant is founding dean and professor emeritus of the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences and has co-founded two optics companies. He has been recognized as a pioneer in the optics and photonics field with numerous awards.

In 2013, Wyant gave $10 million for graduate student scholarships in a campaign called FoTO, an acronym for Friends of Tucson Optics. As a result, 30 scholarship endowments were established, each bearing the name of a donor. As with the FoTO campaign, the Wyant family's gift for endowed chairs offers matching funds to inspire others to give.

Both Weil's gift and the Wyant family's qualify for amplified funding through the state-funded Eminent Scholars Program. This means each donated fund will grow more quickly and provide more immediate support than is typical with an endowed chair.

Leading the Fundraising Effort

The UA was recognized for excellence in fundraising this past year with an Educational Fundraising Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The university's fundraising, endowment investing, and gift stewardship are managed by the UA Foundation, a nonprofit with a mission to advance the UA.

The UA Foundation's board members are volunteer business and civic leaders and university executives, including Robbins. Seven new members joined the board this year.

The UA Foundation's directors elect officers to lead the organization. Board officers for 2019-2020 are as follows.

"This is a thrilling and rewarding time to invest in the UA. I encourage community members, alumni, parents and students to volunteer, get involved in the university, and give if you can. It will benefit you and others," Hinderaker said.

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Newswise Irvine, Calif. September 23, 2019 - A University of California, Irvine-led team of scientists has discovered how newly identified neural circuits in the brains hippocampal formation play a critical role in object-location learning and memory.

The study, published today in Nature Neuroscience, was led by Xiangmin Xu, PhD, an anatomy and neurobiology professor in the UCI School of Medicine, and conducted in collaboration with Douglas A. Nitz, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego; Qing Nie, PhD, Chancellor's Professor of mathematics and developmental and cell biology at UCI; and, Todd C. Holmes, professor and vice chair of UCIs Department of Physiology & Biophysics.

Loss of object location memory is one of the key impairments in Alzheimers disease (AD), the most common form of dementia in the elderly. These new findings in hippocampal circuit mechanisms provide an intriguing new target to counteract AD-related memory impairments.

Our study was made possible by new viral genetic based mapping approaches for examining connectivity between structures. These new mapping tools enabled us to identify novel circuits within and between the hippocampus and cortex, said Xu.

Xu and his colleagues used monosynaptic rabies retrograde tracing and herpes (H129)-based anterograde tracing to establish new cortico-hippocampal circuitry associated with subiculum (SUB) projections to hippocampal CA1. Xu and an international team of investigators was recently awarded an NIH BRAIN Initiative grant to develop new H129 viral tracers as a brain mapping tool for use by the entire neuroscience community.

The team revealed the hippocampal sub-circuit mechanism highly relevant to learning and memory disorders including Alzheimer's disease. These findings may be used to better treat Alzheimers disease and other neurological disorders, delay their onset, and possibly prevent them from developing in the first place.

This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, including a BRAIN Initiative grant and other grants, the National Science Foundation, and the Simons Foundation.

About the UCI School of Medicine: Each year, the UCI School of Medicine educates more than 400 medical students, as well as 200 doctoral and masters students. More than 600 residents and fellows are trained at UC Irvine Medical Center and affiliated institutions. The School of Medicine offers an MD; a dual MD/PhD medical scientist training program; and PhDs and masters degrees in anatomy and neurobiology, biomedical sciences, genetic counseling, epidemiology, environmental health sciences, pathology, pharmacology, physiology and biophysics, and translational sciences. Medical students also may pursue an MD/MBA, an MD/masters in public health, or an MD/masters degree through one of three mission-based programs: the Health Education to Advance Leaders in Integrative Medicine (HEAL-IM), the Leadership Education to Advance Diversity-African, Black and Caribbean (LEAD-ABC), and the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC). The UCI School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Accreditation and ranks among the top 50 nationwide for research. For more information, visit som.uci.edu.

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Jeera and ajwain tea: Constant acidity, gas and bloating giving you a hard time? Give up the pills and try this natural metabolism and digestion boosting drink made with simple kitchen ingredients like jeera and ajwain.

Jeera and ajwain are commonly used ingredients for getting relief from acidity

People who experience acidity regularly know how difficult it can be to cope up with it. Acidity or acid reflux may be caused because of eating large meals or lying down directly after a meal, being overweight, smoking, pregnancy, snacking close to your bedtime, regular consumption of alcohol, caffeinate drinks like tea and coffee, to name a few. The most common symptom of acidity is heartburn-a burning pain or discomfort that can move up to your stomach, to your abdomen and chest. Lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho says that the root cause of acidity, bloating, constipation and other symptoms of indigestion are signs of poor gut health.

In one his recent posts on Instagram, he talks about a metabolism and digestion boosting drink, that can help you get relief from acidity. This drink is simple to be prepared at home. It makes use of some common kitchen ingredients which have been known for their numerous health benefits.

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For preparing this drink, you need to take a glass jar and add 1 litre water to it. Add cumin seeds (jeera) (2 tbsp), coriander seeds (1 tsp), fennel seeds (1 tsp) and carom seeds (ajwain) (1 tsp). Leave it overnight and strain.

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Drink this water jeera and ajwain water every day in morning to improve metabolism, digestion and reduce acidity.

Another alternative of having this drink daily is by boiling the mixture left over night, reduce it to half and then consume it like tea. In order to enhance the taste or add some flavour to it, you can add grated ginger, some parsley or lemon to the drink. These ingredients can also enhance the effect of this drink on your metabolism and digestion.

You can add ginger to the tea for additional flavour and effectPhoto Credit: iStock

If you want to sweeten the taste, add some honey or jaggery powder to the ajwain and jeera water or tea.

Also read:Turmeric, Ghee And Black Pepper: The 3 Powerful Kitchen Ingredients For Healthy Digestion And Immunity

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A clinical practice guideline from the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR) recommends omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder (MDD).

The value of omega-3 PUFAs in depression is "overlooked," even though accumulating evidence supports it. This therapy "needs to be on the radar" of physicians, Kuan-Pin Su, MD, PhD, chief of the Department of General Psychiatry, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, told Medscape Medical News.

Su, a founding member of the ISNPR and a strong proponent of "nutritional psychiatry," organized a subcommittee of the ISNPR and invited the top 10 most-cited authors in the use of omega-3 PUFAs for depression to review the literature and develop the practice guideline on appropriate prescribing of omega-3 fatty acids for MDD.

The consensus guideline was published online September 3 in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

The guideline emphasizes the importance of accurate clinical diagnosis and measurement-based psychopathologic assessments in the therapeutic setting when recommending omega-3 PUFAs for depression.

The guideline notes that there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating the efficacy of n-3 PUFAs as an adjunctive treatment for MDD. The guideline authors also note that omega-3s are safe and effective for accelerating the effect of antidepressants at treatment initiation and for augmenting existing antidepressant therapy when efficacy is inadequate.

With respect to formulation and dosage, the guideline recommends pure eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or a combination of EPA and docosahexaenoic acid, with net EPA starting from at least 1 g/day up to 2 g/day for at least 8 weeks as adjunctive treatment. Importantly, the authors note that the quality of n-3 PUFAs may affect therapeutic activity.

The guideline also endorses n-3 PUFAs as a potential prophylactic treatment for high-risk populations, in addition to standard medical care. The duration of acute n-3 PUFA treatment may be extended to include maintenance treatment to prevent recurrence.

Potential side effects, such as gastrointestinal and dermatologic conditions, should be monitored, and comprehensive metabolic panels should be obtained during treatment, the guideline authors note.

They call for further research into personalizing the clinical application of n-3 PUFAs in subgroups of patients with MDD whose omega-3 index is low or who have high levels of inflammatory markers.

The panel acknowledges in the guideline that there is ongoing debate on the benefits of omega-3 PUFAs for MDD. Meta-analyses have shown "only small but statistically significant effects," the authors write.

They note that in three meta-analyses, the estimated effect sizes (standardized mean differences between n-3 PUFAs and placebo) ranged from 0.23 to 0.56, with wide confidence intervals (CIs).

However, small effect sizes have also been reported regarding antidepressant drugs compared to placebo (standardized mean differences, 0.30 0.47, with narrower CIs).

Given that currently recommended therapies for MDD have only small effects, the panel notes three "practical" strategies that should be employed to address the "unmet" need in depression treatment.

These include an open-minded attitude to integrative intervention; the application of personalized medicine; and a shared decision-making process based on balanced information to enhance treatment adherence.

Commenting for Medscape Medical News, Timothy Sullivan, MD, chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwell Health's Staten Island University Hospital in New York City, said the recommendation constitutes a "perfectly reasonable practice guideline.

"The big picture, however, is that while there is a literature on the usefulness of omega-3s, average clinical experience hasn't been as impressive. Clinicians generally haven't been overwhelmed by the results. There are practitioners that favor them more than others," said Sullivan.

"Conceptually," he added, "what's appealing about omega-3s is we know that depressive states are associated with dysregulation of the immune system, and agents like the omega-3s appear to have a role in helping to re-regulate or positively regulate the immune system and combat some of the metabolic effects of stress. But it's still an area that we need to understand more about."

The guideline authors were supported by research grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan; the National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan; and the Chinese Medicine Research Center from the China Medical University. Su is a founding committee member of the ISNPR, the board director of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids, and an associate editor of Brain, Behavior and Immunity. The original article contains a complete list of authors' relevant financial relationships. Sullivan has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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Fiji has long been known as one of the happiest nations in the world a title of no surprise to anyone who has ever landed on that eternally gorgeous archipelago of around 330 islands.

Those who have been most definitely wouldve come across a foul-smelling, questionable-tasting, muddy-looking drink called Kava. Widely known for its remarkable effects said to reduce stress and anxiety, up relaxation, mood and focus, help people sleep and even act as an aphrodisiac, its available just about everywhere across Fiji, from luxury hotels to produce markets.

Extracted from a pepper plant that grows in abundance throughout the islands, Kava has grown from its historical and ceremonial roots into an everyday recreational drink for those who have long benefitted from it. Just step into any village in Fiji and youll no doubt hear about nightly Kava ceremonies after work each day.

Kava has been around for a very long time, though in the past two decades its popularity has extended outside of the Pacific Islands, with a swift proliferation of Kava bars being touted as the new coffee houses in USA, and mammoth markets all over the world constantly showing demand for the natural remedy.

Although, Kava hasnt been without spots of short-lived controversy. It was once incredibly popular in Western Europe, until a ban due to unreliable reports of liver toxicity began circulating. Even Australia has had tight restrictions on natures Xanax, enacted because remote communities would begin to abuse it and mix it with alcohol. Both regulations have since been lifted due to new findings, sprouting a resurgence and possible revolution of sorts.

Fiji Kava as a brand is not necessarily new to Fiji, at least but the impact the company could have on the world is well worth paying close attention to. In establishing a tissue culture lab in Fijis old capital of Levuka, as well as a Kava farm on the island, they are seeking to standardise the natural medicine and possibly change the way the world experiences, and views, Kava.

Specifically, they are focusing on the varietal Noble Kava, a wide-spread species in Fiji that has been shown to have the most desirable set of effects without affecting mental clarity, avoiding the issues caused by other types such as Tudei Kava which is abundant on islands like Vanuatu and often considered less safe as well as sometimes being dubbed two-day thanks to its supposed two-day hangover.

What produces the effects credited to Kava are lipophilic resins found in the root, called Kavalactones. And without getting into the nitty gritty of it all, they have been shown in studies to target the same neurotransmitters (for all my neuropsych heads out there GABA, dopamine, and noradrenaline) as benzos, alcohol, and other commonly used drugs, thereby providing a safe and natural alternative. Thats especially exciting when thought about in terms of an alternative to alcohol, considering the long list of issues surrounding its widespread use.

Fiji Kava have extracted Kava plants into a range of products, which are now available across Australia, New Zealand and, as of 19th October, USA. Were talking capsules and tea bags (with chamomile and peppermint) mostly, both listed as natural/complementary medicines here in Australia. They are available everywhere except in the Northern Territory.

That brings a pretty exciting, non-alcoholic way to relax at the end of the day, distilling a big part of Fijis renowned happiness and calm into a natural medicine. Ive personally found steeping two teabags into a warm cuppa a few hours before bedtime has a very positive effect, and thats coming from someone who has had severe sleeping problems since adolescence.

I havent personally felt the euphoria, but can certainly notice a de-stress effect, and hence understand a bit better why Kava bars are such a massive thing in the U.S at the moment.

Although do note that kava doesnt seem to play well with other drugs. Do not mix it with alcohol and make sure to do your own research before deciding if it is for you. This article should not take the place of professional medical advice. If you want more insight into studies negating the claims that kava is bad for the liver, look up with those done by Australias Jerome Sarris, Professor of Integrative Mental Health and Deputy Director of the NICM integrative medicine research institute at Western Sydney University. He has a particular interest in integrative medicine, nutraceutical psychopharmacology, psychotropic plant medicines (like kava), and lifestyle medicine, so youll find plenty of literature on Fijis gift to the world.

For more information on Fiji Kavas products and to order some online head on over to fijikava.com.

The writer travelled to Fiji as a guest of Fiji Kava. This is not a sponsored post and all opinions belong to the writer.

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Arun Krishnamurthy quit his job at Google to start Environmentalist Foundation of India and went on to restore39 lakes and 28 pondsacross India in just over a decade. A well-known environmentalist today, he says, I grew up next to several lakes and ponds. I have seen them in their best shape and condition. It hurts to witness their exploitation, and I wanted to do what was possible.

All of just 32 years, Arun and his actions are archetypal of the change that is taking place in society the emergence of a new breed of men. Men who are abandoning older definitions of masculinity and redefining success through a set of rare milestones.

The new age man today has identified a new set of defining moments in his everyday life, moments that test and nurture his rare values, moments that become his lifes key milestones. If we take a closer look at this new breed of men (like Arun), you will notice that these milestones are a mark of their rare character. Deciding to quit his comfortable job to launch the eco-movement is not only courageous but reveals his selfless commitment towards a larger good. Values such as courage, humility, commitment to giving back, perseverance and the ability to carry people along to success are defining traits that are making these men stand differentiated. Today, he wants to let his character shine, and make it an inherent part of his identity. He believes that the true character of a man comes through when his journey to success is living proof of the values he stands for.

He acknowledges the milestones that mark the transition from the man he was to the man he becomes through his values. For instance, the time he decided to leave a high-paying job and put faith and all his savings to pursue his passion project a courageous milestone! Or the time he persevered to bounce back after a failure or the time he decided to enrol into a learning program despite featuring on a young achievers list a milestone demonstrative of his humility to learn from anyone and at any time.

Shrish Marnad, a developer at a tech startup, consciously chose to work in a startup as opposed to a large multinational. As a 21-year-old engineer graduate, I got placed in a multinational engineering company. At the same time, I was also offered a position in a growing start-up. Coming from a smaller town, everyone expected me to opt for the former.But, I have always been keen on working on projects that challenge me and help me learn continuously. At that point, it was the start-up that promised me that opportunity. So it came as a surprise to many, initially even to my own family, when I chose to work at the start-up.The 29-year-old says,

Their journey to personal greatness does not stop at professional aspirations. Exercising his characters strength transcends all situations and all relationships.

Abhilash K B, a business development manager, shares,

He adds, As someone who travelled extensively and would be away from home even during the weekends because of work commitments, as someone who didnt think twice about attending industry conferences or shows on the weekends because it piqued my interest, today I stand firm to the decision I took a few months ago. Because that is how important being committed to the family is for me.The new father travels every weekend to his hometown to spend time with his wife and daughter and says theres nothing else he would rather do. The new father says, My daughter makes me a better person.

Dr Shyam Bhat, psychiatrist, Integrative Medicine specialist, and author, points out that this inclination towards milestones based on a value system is more relevant now than ever before. It is inspiring to see men living their values. These men become role models for others, to embody values and action them, and leave a legacy for the current as well as the next generation of men to follow suit.He adds,

When asked what would fit his definition of success, he says, Authenticity is a big part of my value system. It has helped me not only become a better therapist, but also a better person.He adds,And, to see that I can contribute to society meaningfully through my work and find joy in the work I do, makes me feel successful.

There is a common underlying narrative that binds what todays men aspire for. It is to find a purpose and live it, be true to their belief system, choose whats important over whats momentary and leave behind an enduring legacy built on a bedrock of values.

And, Platinum Guild of India celebrates these rare men of character, as they announce their foray into a new category platinum jewellery for men - Men of Platinum.

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Washington State University and the University of Idaho are teaming up to explore news ways of integrating the arts and humanities with science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM).

More than 50WSU and UIfaculty and administrators are expected to attend a joint symposium Sept.2627 where they will work together to imagine new pathways for interdisciplinary research and teaching. Registration for the event remains open to any interested participants.

The symposium springs from the 2018 National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) report titled, Branches from the Same Tree: The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education. The studyestablishes the value of integrating more STEMMcurricula and labs into the academic programs of students majoring in the humanities and arts, and the value of integrating curricula and experiences in the arts and humanities into college and university STEMMprograms. At the same time, the study expresses a growing concern that disciplinary specialization is poorly calibrated to the challenges and opportunities of the present time.

Meeting these challenges will require new ways of working together, something our two nearby universities are ideally located to support, said Todd Butler, associate dean in WSUs College of Arts and Sciences and director of WSUs new Center for Arts and Humanities. We will need to make connections across state lines and disciplines to provide students and faculty with the most integrative curriculum possible, setting them both up for success in the future.

The symposium will celebrate existing cross-disciplinary efforts at the two universities, identify obstacles to this work, and develop strategies for fostering future collaborations. Reflecting a commitment to cross-campus collaboration, the symposium will begin with an evening reception on Thursday, Sept.26, at 5p.m., in the WSU Lewis Alumni Center in Pullman. A full schedule of panel discussions and breakout sessions will then take place at the UI on Friday, Sept.27, in the Horizon and Aurora room of the Idaho Student Union Building in Moscow.

This symposium is a great opportunity for WSU and UIfaculty to discuss the challenges and opportunities of creating cross-campus partnerships to pursue genuine interdisciplinary work involving the arts and humanities, said Christopher Keane, vicepresident for research.

The symposium is sponsored by a collaboration between the WSU Center for Arts and Humanities, the WSU College of Arts and Sciences, the WSU Office of Research, UIs Office of Research, and UIs College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences.

Contactcas.adf@wsu.edu for information on attending the reception.Registrationis encouraged for the event on Friday. A detailed agenda is availableonline.

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The center is one of several new or renovation projects referenced by the university in a pair of capital improvement plans submitted to the Arizona Board of Regents ahead its two-day meeting Thursday and Friday in Flagstaff.

The new 34,000-square-foot Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine would be located northeast of the Highland Parking Garage at East Mabel Street and North Vine Avenue and provide a physical environment that supports the evidence-based philosophy of integrative medicine, according to regents documents.

Weil, a well-known health and wellness guru, is known for his methods, which complement traditional medicine with an emphasis on nutrition, lifestyle, natural therapies, spirituality and the mind-body connection.

Back in March, he pledged $15 million to put his name on the program, which he helped create more than two decades ago.

The money helped establish an endowed chair in integrative medicine, an endowed chair for research in integrative medicine and an endowed program fund for integrative medicine, all of which bear his name.

This gift marks the high point of my career, Weil said during an appearance with UA President Robert C. Robbins.

The $20 million for construction of the project would be funded through gifts, with the goal of having the bulk of the funding by the end of 2019. The current facility is at 655 N. Alvernon Way, where its been since May 2018.

Thats one of two projects included in the schools $62 million, fiscal-year 2021 capital improvement plan submitted to the regents.

The other is a $42 million renovation for the chemistry building nicknamed Old Chemistry to turn it into an integrative teaching hub, according to regents documents.

The Arizona Board of Regents approved the UAs capital improvement plan, which includes long-range ideas to improve Centennial Halls seating, audio and bathrooms.

The chemistry building was originally constructed in 1936 and has an estimated $15 million in deferred maintenance, among the highest of the schools 621 academic and support facilities, according to documents. The renovation would be funded with system revenue bonds and by using a portion of money allotted to the school by regents for deferred maintenance.

The renovation on the chemistry building is necessary because it cannot accommodate the size and scope of modern laboratory needs, said Thomas McDonald, the schools chief of staff to the office of the business affairs. He said the renovations would put the building more in line with the schools strategic plan, which was approved last year.

There are a number of buildings on campus that we have forecasted for years needing deferred maintenance, McDonald said. We have been looking to take those buildings and reintegrate them into a new use on campus.

Both projects would be in the design phase for the majority of 2020, with construction expected to start at the beginning of 2021 and last into 2022, he said.

The UA also submitted a fiscal year 2022-2023 capital improvement plan to regents for approval. The two-year outlook includes projects under consideration but doesnt include cost estimates, funding methods or time frames for completion.

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Those projects include renovations to Centennial Hall, including seating, audio, bathroom and ticket office improvements; additional graduate student housing on campus; a hotel and conference center on campus; a new facility for Arizona Public Media, as well as the information, communication and journalism schools; upgrades and repairs at Arizona Stadium; and land acquisition.

The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine would be located northeast of the Highland Parking Garage.

Its a mixture of academic, research or student-support projects, McDonald said. Its not necessarily the only ones that could come up.

Speaking about Centennial Hall, McDonald said the UA is hoping to modernize the venue for those who attend events and for those who work and perform there. In terms of real estate, he said the university is hoping to account for limited space and rising real estate costs within the current planning boundaries.

McDonald cautioned that the capital improvement plans are fluid and are redone annually on a three-year scale. That outlook changes based on things like gifts to the university as well as shifts in the world, he said.

Every time we can, we take a moment and strategically look at an opportunity, he said. Its a constant forecast.

Old Main, the original building on the campus of the University of Arizona.

University of Arizona students on the steps of Old Main. 1896. HP-168

Hushed conversations and the rustling of papers were replaced by silence in the main reading room of the old University of Arizona Library at 1013 E. University Blvd. On Feb. 25, 1977, the building stood empty as its collections had been moved down the street to the new UA library. Construction on the original building was begun in 1924, and cost $475,000. Three subsequent additions to the building brought the square footage up to 97,000, but its library days were over. The Arizona State Museum moved into the space.

UA students, circa 1891 to 1900.

University of Arizona Old Main 1891. University of Arizona Library Special Collections. HP-165

University of Arizona students spilled out of their fraternities and dormitories for an impromptu snowball fight during the first snowfall in five years, in February 1956. From the book "Jack Sheaffer's Tucson 1945-1965."

The University of Arizona's second official infirmary was a low-slung red-brick building constructed in 1936 on the site of a former military barracks.

Soldiers training for World War I were among the first to use the University of Arizona's first official infirmary. Started in 1919, the infirmary occupied the former home of Reuben R. Schweitzer. Today, the site is occupied by the Koffler Building.

Robert F. Kennedy at the University of Arizona during his campaign tour. March 29, 1968.

Students in 1968 exit the UA's infirmary, which underwent a "face lift" the year before that included a new emergency room and accommodations for 50 beds. The building now houses the Sonett Space Sciences Building.

A 1927 view of the square outside the University of Arizona Main Gate. The drug store stands on the corner of University and Park Avenue.

The University of Arizona cavalry.

Members of the athletic staff at the University of Arizona pose on Jan. 11, 1966 at the Washington meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association with Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall and his brother, Rep. Morris Udall, D-Ariz. From left are: Dick Clausen, the University's athletic director; Secretary Udall; Rep. Udall; and Thomas Hall, faculty athletic representative at the Arizona University. The Udall brothers are from Tucson and graduates of the University of Arizona.

1914-57 Hank Leiber with James Fred "Pop" McKale in the 1930s, the University of Arizona's most-famous coach and first official athletic director. During that time he was twice the baseball coach, and served stints as basketball and football coach. He is a charter member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.

McKale Center from the air in 1976.

McKale Center under construction on June 9, 1971.

South Hall, University of Arizona, 1901.

Students prepare to whitewash the "A" on Sentinel Peak, also known as "A" Mountain, Sept. 19, 1954.

U.S. Navy occupied Bear Down Gym during WWII. University of Arizona Library Special Collections. HP-173

Jubilant University of Arizona players hold their NCAA College Baseball World Series trophy over their heads in victory at Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, June 19, 1976. Arizona defeated Eastern Michigan, 7-1, to take the 30th National NCAA crown. (AP Photo/Larry Stoddard)

The empty desert stretches out beyond the 40-acre University of Arizona campus in 1922. The buildings identified are (1) Engineering College, built in 1919; (2) Old Main, built in 1891; and (3) Cochise Hall, a dormitory built in 1922. Today the campus has expanded to 180 acres from Park Avenue area to Campbell Avenue. Speedway cuts diagonally across the pictures. The intersection of Speedway and Campbell is marked.

1943: Football was suspended in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II. The Desert yearbook published pages of snapshots of former Wildcats now serving in the military. The campus became home to U.S. Navy cadet pilots, who lived in Yavapai Hall, had classroom instruction campus and flight instruction Gilpin Airfield at Kino and I-10, which is now home to Costco and Walmart.

The Steward Observatory, July 1920. Courtesy University of Arizona library special collections department.

The Steward Observatory circa 1928. Courtesy University of Arizona special collections.

Sorority sisters pose for a picture during Rush Week at University of Arizona in Sept. 1968.

The Old University of Arizona Library.

A 1929 view of the square outside the University of Arizona Main Gate looking towards downtown Tucson. The photo was taken from the library's upper floor.

Nils V. "Swede" Nelson, left, shows Art Luppino the "good sportsmanship" award he will receive at dinner given by the Gridiron Club of Boston on Jan. 8, 1955. Luppino, University of Arizona tailback and one of the highest college scorers the nation has ever produced, was voted the award by sportswriters across the nation. It was the ninth award presented by Nelson, onetime Harvard football great. (AP Photo/Peter J. Carroll)

The beginning of construction of McKale Center dated January 1971, courtesy of the University of Arizona Special Collections.

Dr. Jack C. Copeland holds a Jarvik-7 artificial heart in the operating room of the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., on June 26, 1989. (AP Photo/Steve Mecker)

ARCHIVE PHOTO - Aerial view University of Arizona, Bear Down building. February 14, 1929 at 11:05 am.

ARCHIVE PHOTO - Aerial view University of Arizona, Bear Down building and field. Taken at 9:55 am. February 14, 1929.

UA coach Lute Olson hold the Divsion I NCAA Championship trophy with his team from left; Jason Lee, Miles Simon, Jason Terry, Lute, Justin Wessel, and Bennett Davison after they defeated Kentucky in the Final Four in Indianapolis.

Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson holds up the NCAA trophy in front of 30,000 fans inside Arizona stadium at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, April 1, 1997.

Comedian Jay Leno, right, gives University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson a can of "Lute Spray" for his snow-white hair during a taping of the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno," Wednesday, April 2, 1997, at NBC studios in Burbank, California. Olson and his team won the National Championship at the NCAA on Monday against Kentucky.

Nothing like a little deadline pressure in 1963: Gamma Phi Beta sorority members Carole Martin, left, Jackie Ellis and Sharon Boles prepare parts of their Homecoming float for the next day's parade.

Stewart Udall, secretary of the interior under Pres. Lyndon Johnson, speaks to students at the University of Arizona in October, 1968. Udall was a UA graduate. He was stumping for Sen. Hubert Humprhey, the Democratic nominee running for president against Republic Richard Nixon. Udall was one of history's best interior secretaries, working under presidents Kennedy and Johnson, from 1961-69. His brother Morris "Mo" Udall was the beloved U.S. congressman from Southern Arizona. He son Tom is a U.S. senator from New Mexico.

Kappa Sigma fraternity members won first place in the 1958 University of Arizona Homecoming Parade Proposition 200 category with a funeral procession in protest of the controversial ballot initiative to change the name of Arizona State College in Tempe to Arizona State University.

Civil rights leader Julian Bond ponders a questions while talking in the student union at the University of Arizona on Nov. 21, 1968. "The war in Vietnam takes black young men, in ever larger numbers, so crippled in life that they think it better than living in Harlem. With their white comrades, they burn down houses in a war 8,000 miles from home, but cannot live with whites at home."

Lyndon B. Johnson, at the University of Arizona, shepherded social issues through Congress as president, but the GOP took over after he left office.

Anne Waaser of Syracuse, NY. checks here snow skis, hoping for a good winter on Mt. Lemmon. Coeds Bonnie Rahod from Oak Park, Ill., Mary Ellen Frost of Munster, Ind., Anne Waaser of Syracuse, NY., and Ann Page of Las Vegas, NV., shared a dorm room at Sonora Hall at the University of Arizona in 1973.

"Flush Marquette" float in the 1957 UA Homecoming parade in downtown Tucson.

Davis Monthan Air Force Base firefighters spray the area around the engine of an A-7D Corsair II jet fighter after it crashed near the University of Arizona on October 26, 1978 as it was approaching D-M. It crashed on to North Highland Avenue near East Sixth Street missing Mansfeld Junior High School, background, and the UA. A car carrying two sisters was engulfed in flames killing both women. The pilot safely ejected.

Arizona baseball coach Jerry Kindall, left, celebrates with Chip Hale after Arizona beat Florida State 10-2 on June 9, 1986 to win the NCAA College World Series in Omaha.

Arizona players dog pile on each other following their 4-1 victory over South Carolina in Game 2 to win the NCAA College World Series championship in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 25, 2012.

University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson with starting guard Steve Kerr in during a campus celebration of the team's 1988 NCAA Final Four appearance.

Savannah Guthrie in 1992 as a University of Arizona journalism student. The photo was taken for a guest column in the Tucson Citizen.

A snowball fight on the University of Arizona Mall on March 3, 1976.

Anderson Chevron gas station at 745 N. Park Ave. was located near the University of Arizona main gate at Third Street on June 25, 1971.

University of Arizona students listen to a commencement speaker during ceremonies at Arizona Stadium on June 1, 1966.

Arizona Stadium starts to take shape as 10,000 new seats are added to the west side along Vine Street as part of the University of Arizona's $1.4 million addition to structure on April 16, 1965. The completion date for the addition to the stadium was extended a month to October 2, 1965. The Wildcats were scheduled to play New Mexico after opening the season with three away games against Utah, Kansas and Wyoming.

Nearly 1,000 University of Arizona students rioted on May 6, 1965, after male students demanded "panties" at women's dorms. Rocks and bottles were thrown. Sixteen students were arrested.

Pitcher Taryne Mowatt is lifted by teamates after Arizona beat Tennessee during game 3 of their championship series at the 2007 College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Donald Trump with girlfriend Marla Maples at a University of Arizona basketball game at McKale Center in Tucson on Dec. 27, 1990.

Bruce Crow, an engineering student from Yuma, breaks down a graph on a analog machine at the University of Arizona on March 7, 1957. Crow can turn the coordinates of the graph into numbers which can be put on a punch card and analyzed.

University of Arizona students walk around campus mixing occasionally with traffic in front of the Social Sciences building in 1959. Tucson Citizen file.

University of Arizona graduates seek out friends and family in Arizona Stadium during commencement ceremony on May 31, 1969.

University of Arizona quarterback George Malauulu scores against Baylor during the John Hancock Bowl in El Paso, Texas on Dec 31, 1992. Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen

Alabama Gov George Wallace addresses an audience at the University of Arizona on January 9, 1964. Months before he had already announced his intention to be the presidential nominee for the 1964 Democratic Party. A year before, Wallace famously declared during his oath of office as governor,"...segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." Photo by Jon Kamman / Tucson Citizen

UA cheerleaders ride in the back of a 1955 Chevy Bel Air during the 1966 UA Homecoming football game against BYU at Arizona Stadium. It started in 1914, ebbed and flowed through the years due to wars, apathy or societal forces, but it remains strong today: The University of Arizona Homecoming week. See 100 images from 100 years of UA Homecoming at tucson.com/retrotucson

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