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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.

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

Scientists Study Sweat, the Small Stuff

High school students learning about career options in health care visit the nursing booth.

Pathway to Success Aims to Entice High Schoolers to Health Care Careers - Feb. 12, 2020

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Four UArizona Researchers Named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Helping Your Doctor Overcome Medical Bias of Minority Patients

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Study Health Risk of a Group of Chemicals in Firefighter Foam and Protective Gear

Brian S. McKay, PhD, and his mentee, 2018 UArizona graduate Anna G. Figueroa, investigate better treatments for AMD, the most common cause of blindness in those over age 55.

Parkinson’s Drug May Treat Macular Degeneration

Valerie Jackson, MD, president of the RSNA (left), presents the Outstanding Researcher of 2019 Award to Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD.

Dr. Krupinski Honored as 2019 Outstanding Researcher

Dr. Slepian was inducted Jan. 13 as a Regents’ Professor. Pictured at the event with sociology professor Albert J. Bergesen, PhD (left), and University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD (right).

Dr. Slepian Inducted as Regents’ Professor

Alesia Jung, a doctoral student in epidemiology at the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is project coordinator for the Fire Fighter Multicenter Cancer Cohort Study and works directly with firefighters in Tucson and beyond.

Health Sciences Researchers Find Firefighters Battle More Than Just Flames

From left: Allan Hamilton, MD, executive director of ASTEC, Kevin Moynahan, MD, College of Medicine – Tucson deputy dean for education, and Deana Ann Smith, BS, BSN, RN, healthcare simulation educator, work on a life-size virtual dissection table.

Step Inside the Simulation Center Inspired by a Hollywood Set

UArizona Health Sciences Scholarship Recipients Commit to Practice Primary Care in Underserved Areas

From left: Allan Hamilton, MD, executive director of ASTEC, Kevin Moynahan, MD, College of Medicine – Tucson deputy dean for education, and Deana Ann Smith, BS, BSN, RN, healthcare simulation educator, work on a life-size virtual dissection table.

Step Inside the Simulation Center Inspired by a Hollywood Set