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Tery’ance Horace sits at a table with textbooks in front of him talking to a woman in front of a VETS Military Connected Student Center sign.

Air Force veteran finds new home with MEPN program

Tery’ance Horace traded wings for scrubs and a fresh career at the U of A College of Nursing

Two men hold a giant pair of scissors as they prepare to cut a ceremonial ribbon as a group of about 10 other people look on.

U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix and Onvida Health announce groundbreaking rural health partnership

Two men and a woman, all dressed in hard hats and reflective mining jackets, looks at a mining facility in the distance. Their backs are to the camera.

U of A and mining company launch community health impact assessment in Santa Cruz County

A closeup of a long scar on a woman's shoulder.

A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Amanda Wilson, PhD, MS

Dr. Amanda Wilson Honored with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Chris Herring, DNP, CRNA, demonstrates lumbar puncture techniques to Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) students at ASTEC. The ACAGNP clinicians use this technique to collect samples of cerebral spinal fluid to assist in the diagnosis of diseases of the neurological system.

In-person DNP Clinical Skills Intensives Resume at ASTEC

Billions of dollars a year are lost to scammers.

How Can I Slow Down and Recognize a Scam?

Drs. Ruslan Rafikov and Olga Rafikova study the genetic and metabolomic biomarkers of pulmonary hypertension.

A Simple Blood Test to Speed Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis

Many rural communities in Arizona are isolated from human services and health care providers, which are concentrated in the urban areas around Phoenix and Tucson.

UArizona Center for Rural Health Receives $4.4M Federal Grant to Continue Health Services to Rural Arizona

Among 3,975 study participants, SARS-CoV-2 infections were identified in five participants who were fully vaccinated and 11 who were partially vaccinated, as well as in 156 unvaccinated participants. Approximately half of the participants were from Arizona study sites.

COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Severity, Length, Viral Load for Those Who Still Get Infected

Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD, hopes the findings of a recently concluded study will lead to a way to predict which breast cancer patients are at high risk for bone metastasis.

Study Finds Breast Cancer’s Response to Tumor Stiffness May Predict Bone Metastasis

The Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice will prepare students for a variety of careers such as as community health workers, health educators or health coaches.

New Undergraduate Degree Will Focus on Wellness and Health Promotion

David Tzou, MD

Dr. David Tzou Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Accelerated Medical Degree Program Welcomes First Students

From left: Makenna Ley, Ivan Carrillo, Kyra Singh and Yi-Jen Yang are among the first high school graduates who will participate in the Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education program.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education Welcomes First Class

A College of Pharmacy task force created a tool kit for students that not only helped prepare them for the NAPLEX licensure exam, it also boosted the first-time pass rate to record levels.

College of Pharmacy Achieves Record Licensing Exam Success