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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

Honoring Health Sciences Veterans

The COVID-19 pandemic turned an annual interprofessional exercise into an opportunity for students to listen and ask questions as panelists shared personal stories from the pandemic.

Pandemic Provides Backdrop for Real-World Student Education

Theresa Cullen, MD, MS (Photo: Pima County Communications)

Dr. Theresa Cullen Named 2021 Alumni of the Year

A study by UArizona Health Sciences researchers found American Indian and Alaska Native women with early-stage breast cancer had a higher percentage of mastectomy and a lower percentage of lumpectomy than white women.

UArizona Health Sciences Study Identifies Breast Cancer Treatment Disparities Among Native American, Indigenous Women

R. Ken Coit, a 1967 College of Pharmacy graduate, announces a gift of $50 million to the college during a ceremony that also renamed the college after Coit.

Pharmacy Alumnus R. Ken Coit Donates $50 Million to College

Arizona Board of Regents' Ron Shoopman, College of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Rick G. Schnellmann, R. Ken Coit, Donna Coit, Lauryn Coit Ackley, UArizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins and UArizona Foundation President and CEO JP Roczniak stand in front of the just-unveiled R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy signage after the announcement of a $50 million gift from the Coit Family Foundation.

College of Pharmacy Gets New Name with Gift from R. Ken Coit

UArizona Alumnus R. Ken Coit Commits $50M to Advance College of Pharmacy

New Treatment Helps Patient Prevail in Her Cancer Battle

Vascular Surgeon Leads NIH-funded Study of Brain Blood Flow and Alzheimer’s Disease

Improving Life for an Aging Population

Richard H. Carmona MD, MPH, FACS

Dr. Richard Carmona Honored with Alumni Public Service Award

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, was honored for his research on aging and older adults, which seeks to understand why many chronic diseases associated with aging are made worse by chronic inflammation.

UArizona Health Sciences Immunologist Named Gerontologist of the Year