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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

A doctor applies sensors to the arm of a person sitting on a bed in a sleep lab while another person monitors the sensor output on a small digital device on the wall.

Putting sleep at the center of health care

An image if two liquid chemotherapy drugs in small bottles next to a needle laying on top of a plastic collection bag

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Portrait of Michael Katz, PharmD, standing outside of the Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson.

Michael Katz receives award from University of Kentucky

Close-up photo of the book “The Phantom Tollbooth” being help up and read by a person who is blurred into the background

Hearing the Invisible: the inspiration behind the installation

A woman in firefighting gear with a firetruck in the background looks in the direction of a structure that is being sprayed with water during a training exercise.

Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters

A man in a dark suit coat and black shirt stands outside a building that has Sarver Heart Center signage.

Connecting with Sarver Heart Center’s Hesham Sadek

Portrait of Charlotte Smith sitting outside.

Surgery department’s Charlotte Smith receives service award

A woman grabs at the right side of her torso with both hands in a gesture of pain.

U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers

A couple with a baby in a carrier poses for a photo while hiking in the Sonoran Desert

Unlocking the immune system’s potential to fight skin cancer

A professor places a sash on the shoulders of a graduate. Both are wearing caps and gowns.

Zuckerman College of Public Health honors fall graduates

Graduates of the Tohono O’odham Community College Class of 2024 pose for a photo outside the college on a sunny day.

Partnership gives community college students path to BS in Public Health

Two researchers in white coats stand in a lab.

Top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2024

South Asian man with grey beard stands wearing a black suit, white shirt and red tie. His arms are folded and he is smiling.

Shak Rehman wins international teaching award

University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher Michael Johnson, dressed in a lab coat and wearing purple gloves, turns knobs on a piece of equipment.

$1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria