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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

Confocal cancer cells and fibroblasts in collagen.

$1.7M DOD grant funds virtual cancer center to support research into military health

Nursing student Misty L. Pagán, DNP, poses for a photo in an outdoor setting. She is wearing a white coat over a blue dress and has a stethoscope wrapped around her neck.

From grief to purpose: How a PhD student discovered her calling in nursing

A researcher wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves holds a petri dish up to her face, examining it closely in a laboratory setting.

AZBio Awards to honor two U of A faculty members, startup company

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

researchers are studying how electronic stimulation of the brain

Stimulating the brain to treat pain and substance use disorder

The reception area at the new University of Arizona Clinical and Translational Sciences Research Center is large, modern and filled with natural light — all improvements over the center’s old space.

CATS Center opens modernized, larger facility

Anna Williams prepares to load a flow cell into the PANDA Core for Genome and Microbiome Research’s NovaSeq 6000 genome sequencer. The flow cell is what DNA samples are pumped into and what they bind to as they’re processed into sequenced reads.

Health Sciences genome sequencers a leap forward for research

The arid climate of the Southwestern U.S. provides researchers at the University of Arizona with a real-world laboratory to study the effects of climate change on human health both locally and across the globe.

A look at the cost of climate change on human health

Members of the Health Sciences Research Administration’s Walkie Talkie teams walk regularly during lunch. There are four Walkie Talkie teams with a total of 26 members.

Move AZ improves health and community in Health Sciences

Promoting health, inspiring ‘awe’ in aging adults

Led by Dr. Mohab Ibrahim, researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction are exploring potential benefits of using phototherapy to manage chronic pain.

Exploring phototherapy: a new option to manage chronic pain

Sommer Aldulaimi, MD (second from right), with University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students Jasmine Locke, Lacey Culpepper and Pantea Sazegar, collaborated with and provided training to assist in opening the hospital newborn unit at the Songambele Health Centre in Tanzania in May 2022.

Around the world with Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi

The Human Immune Monitoring Facility is a shared resource within the University of Arizona Cancer Center that provides comprehensive immune profiling, sample preparation and clinical trial support.

Monitoring the immune system to unlock new treatments

Match Day celebrations are a joyous turning point in pharmacy and medical students’ careers. They joy and anticipation marks the start of the next phase of their career with residency training.

Joy, anticipation part of Match Day memories

Rachna Shroff, MD, associate professor of medicine in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has dedicated her career to caring for cancer patients and researching pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancer treatments.

Oscars Red Carpet Welcomed UArizona Cancer Center Researcher

Training Genetic Counselors to Advance Precision Medicine