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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 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

Photo of one woman holding a microphone, talking while two other women look at her.

College of Nursing’s INCATS program boosts Indigenous health care

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

UArizona, State of Arizona Expand Eligibility for COVID-19 Antibody Testing in Concert with $7.7M Study to Better Understand Immunity

In 2020, the pandemic forced the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to pivot to online summer programs. Here, Med-Start’s 42 participants are pictured with program organizers in a Zoom meeting.

COVID-19 Couldn’t Stop Med-Start

Lawrence Mandarino, PhD

Dr. Lawrence Mandarino Recognized with College of Medicine – Tucson Mentoring Award

Search committee members who are aware of and overcome their unconscious biases are better equipped to evaluate applicants fairly.

Four Steps Can Reduce Unconscious Bias in Hiring

Nationally Recognized Geriatric Psychiatrist Appointed UArizona Chair of Psychiatry

Students, Countries Worldwide to Benefit from Health Sciences Global Education

Bringing different perspectives to providing health care yields better outcomes. From left to right: Ravina Thuraisingam, MD, College of Medicine – Tucson class of 2020, Jennifer Bea, PhD, and Vinson Lee, MS, research coordinator, in a photo from 2019.

How Cultural Understanding Can Improve Health Care for All

With development of a handheld confocal microscopes, researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences want to make existing technology more affordable and accessible to a larger number of patients.

UArizona Portable Device May Bring Change to Standard of Care for Skin Cancer

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, and Dongkyun Kang, PhD, are collaborating to create a portable, less expensive version of a skin cancer diagnostic microscope.

“The Future is Now” in New Skin Cancer Diagnosis Technology

Phoenix pediatrician and assistant professor Gary Kirkilas, DO, predicts child drownings may increase this summer as a result of the pandemic.

Pediatrics in a Pandemic: Q&A with Dr. Gary Kirkilas

Mindy Fain, MD

Dr. Mindy Fain Recognized with College of Medicine – Tucson Mentoring Award

$2.58M in Federal Funds Allow UArizona Health Sciences to Study Poorly Understood Fungal Asthma