Stories

Six faculty and Doctor of Nursing Practice residents stand together outside holding cases of food and supplies to donate.

Nursing DNP faculty and resident veterans help homeless vets

Nov. 6, 2023

Nurse Anesthesiology faculty and residents - many of whom are veterans – help Tucson-area unhoused veterans through Veteran Village project.

Older man with glasses and white hair stands smiling in a lab wearing a white coat.

Paging Dr. Robot: Marvin Slepian on AI in health care

Nov. 2, 2023

In a study led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers, about half of the participants said they would rather have a human – not artificial intelligence – oversee their diagnosis and treatment.

The Untangled Shadows art installation as seen from above.

Art engages more than just minds in Health Sciences

Oct. 23, 2023

A walking tour of the Health Sciences Tucson and Phoenix campuses provides spaces for reflection, bridging the senses and opening the mind.

A powerful voice for her students

Oct. 16, 2023

Pritchard uses skills honed on the opera stage to help her psychiatry students find the style that works for them.

Edgar A. Villavicencio does a FibroScan test on a Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud (Committed to Your Health) study participant.

Unsung heroes make Health Sciences labs work

Sept. 28, 2023

Keeping research labs staffed, stocked and on target means these managers, technicians and coordinators create a path for scientific innovation.

(Left) Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, an associate professor of health promotion in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, meets with two of her mentees, (center) Kiranmayee Muralidhar, MMBS, MPH, and Namoonga Mantina, both doctoral students, to discuss progress on their research manuscripts. Madhivanan is currently mentoring about 35 people.

Reluctant doctor finds her passion helping women, children

Sept. 21, 2023

Madhivanan’s mother made her study medicine, but her drive to help the underserved led to a career in public health research, teaching and clinical support.

New HSIB art installation challenges viewers’ perceptions

Sept. 14, 2023

Jim Campbell’s Untangled Shadows is the latest addition to the El Mirador Project, a visionary merging of art, health care education and creativity.

Three University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty members and their families have established generous student scholarships to support the training of future professionals in their fields.

Faculty-led philanthropy supports student training

Sept. 5, 2023

Three faculty-initiated scholarships create opportunities for pharmacy, public health and medical students.

(From left) Qusai Almustafa, a SensorLab intern, and Gustavo Almeida, PhD, SensorLab manager and former UArizona Health Sciences Data Science Fellow, demonstrate how wearable sensors enable Wes Gullett, director of operations for the WearTech Center in Phoenix, operate a robotic arm in the UArizona Health Sciences SensorLab during a tour sponsored by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

Collaboration, creativity is key to SensorLab’s success

Aug. 28, 2023

Since opening in spring 2022, the UArizona Health Sciences SensorLab has supported research projects with over 250 unique sensors.

From her days as a graduate student to today as an assistant professor of practice at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, Nicole Henry, PharmD, has stepped up when her community needed her. Whether it was launching a student chapter of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists or working to ensure her students had awareness of polypharmacy, in which patients are prescribed multiple medications to treat a single condition, Henry finds a way to make an impact.

Nicole Henry empowering health care from two directions

Aug. 24, 2023

A friend’s tragic experience with medication interaction led Phoenix educator to pursue career helping others through pharmacology.