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Fortune 500 company to bring 400 jobs to Tucson By Rachel Gottfried DAILY WILDCAT
A new customer service facility in Tucson will be linked to the UA’s College of Pharmacy and create hundreds of jobs. OptumRx, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, plans to hire at least 400 people by the end of 2013 to staff a pharmacy services company. The announcement was made at a news conference on March 22 at the
company’s office, housed in the UA’s Science and Technology Park. Gov. Jan Brewer said she is “pleased” that the company recognizes Tucson’s high-quality workforce as well as Arizona’s “excellent” business climate. “The hundreds of jobs Optum will create here over the coming months show that Arizona is a premier destination for the growth of innovative businesses,” she said. “I look forward to a long and
successful partnership between Optum and Arizona.” OptumRx manages prescription drug benefits of commercial, Medicare and other governmental health plans. The company processes about 370 million drug prescriptions each year. The Tucson center will handle customer service, mailorder prescription processing, claims administration, clinical programs, rebate processing
and administration and website support. Tucson was selected because of its “diverse workforce and favorable regulatory climate,” according to the company’s representatives, as well as its proximity to the UA’s pharmacy school. The Arizona Commerce Authority has agreed to contribute $200,000 to help the company
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The Easter Bunny makes a surprise visit to 17-year-old Alexandra Schaefer on Saturday for the Diamond Children’s Hospital Easter Bunny visit. The Easter Bunny handed out baskets that were put together by volunteers from Tucson Electric Power, Bombardier Corp., Beautiful Savior Academy and UA nursing students.
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Student plays forensic matching game, identifies missing people By Samantha Munsey DAILY WILDCAT
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eing able to identify all the bones in the human body is simple for Harrison Redd. And, as a forensic anthropologist intern, he uses this knowledge to provide closure for families of missing people. Since 2004, the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner-Forensic Science Center has worked in conjunction with the UA’s Department of Anthropology to offer an internship for students interested in forensic anthropology, said Bruce Anderson, a forensic anthropologist for the Forensic Science Center. Redd, an anthropology junior, is one of three students selected to participate in the internship and help identify bodies found in Southern Arizona. “It’s something unique and not a lot of people get the chance to do,” Redd said. “I wanted this internship because I saw it as a great service to help match people to loved ones and show them people cared enough to try and find them.”
Forensic anthropology combines physical anthropology and osteology, the study of bones. Forensic anthropologists often work with pathologists and law enforcement to identify human remains. They are able to do so by examining skeletal samples of the deceased to determine sex, age, dental history, ethnicity, possible cause of death and any unique characteristics. “The medical examiners, or pathologists, realized that with all of the expertise they had they still don’t have the same knowledge a Ph.D. anthropologist will when it comes to the human skeleton,” Anderson said. “So in jurisdictions like Pima County where there are a lot of cases where bones need to be analyzed because the rest of the body is no longer present, that is where a forensic anthropologist really does most of their work.” The Walter H. Birkby Forensic Anthropology Library is a small laboratory located in the Science Center. There, Redd spends 10 hours a week collecting information on unidentified people. In a room
big enough for one metal table and a computer, Redd cuts bone samples from the skeleton, takes dental X-rays and examines skulls and femurs for trait characteristics. All samples are then sent to another lab for DNA analysis and to be put into a database. “We try to get as much information as we can to build a biological profile that we can put on a missing person report.” Redd said. “This way we can try to make that connection and find out who the person is.” Redd has not only worked with skeletons, but bodies that still contain tissue as well. Though he has never had a problem working on these cases, he said he gets mixed reactions from his family and friends after they hear what he does in the lab. “It was a little shocking the first couple of days, turning a corner and realizing people are performing autopsies,” Redd said. “But you get used to it and have to realize it is an experience and I have learned so much.”
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UA and Tucson combat violence ‘Take Back the Night’ fosters zero tolerance for sexual abuse By Savannah Martin DAILY WILDCAT
For the first time in eight years, the UA will combine forces with the Tucson community on Tuesday evening to take a stand against sexual violence at the annual “Take Back the Night” event. “We’re uniting our voices against sexual violence,” said Stephanie Arendt, senior prevention educator at the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault. “It sends a message that sexual assault is never OK and it is never the fault of the survivor.” The event will feature two solidarity marches, a resource fair, performances and presentations by clubs and local organizations, a “survivor speak-out” and a keynote address by Frank Galarte, a UA professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. Before converging at the plaza in Main Gate Square, both Tucson and the UA will host marches, one starting at Time Market and the other starting at the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center. Both marches will start at 5:30 p.m. The demonstrations will “visually come together,” emphasizing the communities’ mutual commitment to combating sexual violence and creating a peaceful, supportive atmosphere, according to Erin Strange, violence prevention specialist for the Oasis Program. Since its inception in 1975, Take Back the Night has focused on raising awareness about sexual violence worldwide. It is estimated that 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted during her lifetime, while 1 in 6 men will have unwanted or
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Anthropology junior Harrison Redd is an intern at the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office. His job involves identifying deceased corpses found near the border.
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