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Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

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Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

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New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are exploring green light therapy as a potential treatment option for people with fibromyalgia, a puzzling disease that affects approximately 10 million people — mostly women — in the U.S.

Casting a green light on fibromyalgia, the invisible disease

Artist Jim Campbell’s new work on display at UArizona Health Sciences

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Chatterjee awarded inaugural 30 in Their 30s award

Three University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty members and their families have established generous student scholarships to support the training of future professionals in their fields.

Faculty-led philanthropy supports student training

Through the Arizona Farmworker Enumeration Profiles Study, researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will produce current and credible counts of farmworkers and their household members in the state.

New study will count Arizona farmworkers to help reduce health disparities

Chidiebere “Peter” Echieh, MD, FWACS, is enhancing his research capabilities with skills acquired in the Data Science Fellows program while also learning how to turn discoveries in the lab into practical solutions in the Clinical Translational Sciences program.

Dynamic training prepares physician for career in research

AZ REACH is working to overcome health disparities in Arizona’s rural communities that were highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AZ REACH program passes 3,000 patient transfers mark

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Colleges of medicine host traditional blessing ceremonies

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Public Health’s Krupp awarded Fulbright Global Scholar Award

(From left) Qusai Almustafa, a SensorLab intern, and Gustavo Almeida, PhD, SensorLab manager and former UArizona Health Sciences Data Science Fellow, demonstrate how wearable sensors enable Wes Gullett, director of operations for the WearTech Center in Phoenix, operate a robotic arm in the UArizona Health Sciences SensorLab during a tour sponsored by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

Collaboration, creativity is key to SensorLab’s success

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Hungry and thirsty Wildcats flock to Café Bolo grand opening

From her days as a graduate student to today as an assistant professor of practice at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, Nicole Henry, PharmD, has stepped up when her community needed her. Whether it was launching a student chapter of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists or working to ensure her students had awareness of polypharmacy, in which patients are prescribed multiple medications to treat a single condition, Henry finds a way to make an impact.

Nicole Henry empowering health care from two directions