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A graduate student, pointing to a small digital monitor, explains a research poster to a faculty mentor

Can AI and a smartphone improve mental health treatment?

Healthy foods on a table: salmon, kale, spinach, avocado, almonds, blueberries, onion, chia seeds, cucumber, tomato, apple, pistachios, garlic, carafe of olive oil, lemon, broccoli

Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

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Toxic metals linked to impaired growth in infants in Guatemala

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The Arizona Monsoon, Lightning and Your Health

Summer Oncology Internship Strives to Diversify Workforce

A new program jointly run by the College of Nursing and College of Medicine – Tucson will train psychiatric nurse practitioner doctoral students together with psychology doctoral interns to prepare them to provide integrated health care in rural and medically underserved areas.

$1.9M Grant to Boost Behavioral Health Care Providers in Rural, Medically Underserved Communities

Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) campers practice a procedure on Hal, the pediatric patient simulator, as explained to them by ASTEC’s Rochelle Marshall. The girls, all part of the Applied Career Exploration in Science (ACES) camp were, from left, Jeanette Mendoza, Ayleen Cruz and Victoria Vigbedorh.

SARSEF Girls’ Campers Wowed by HSIB Field Trip Experience

Nancy Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC

Dr. Nancy A. Alvarez Honored for Service to Student Pharmacists

Banner Health Requires Employees to Be Vaccinated

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed problems in the nursing home system including funding inequities, low pay for staff and lack of engagement opportunities for residents.

Better Care for Seniors with Telemedicine, Integrated Care

Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli produce sulforaphane, a plant chemical researchers have linked to detoxifying carcingoens found in tobacco smoke.

Targeting Carcinogens with Broccoli to Prevent Cancer

Karen Lutrick, PhD, and Shawn Bietel visited the laboratory where production of the AZ HEROES kits that are mailed to study participants each week takes place. The study was recently funded for a second year through a $15 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $15M to Continue, Expand Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness

Dr. Purnima Madhivanan Recognized with Outstanding Mentorship Award

Pandemic-influenced art created and presented by residents during the Resident Scholarly Project Program (RSPP) Scholarly Day.

Residents Create Art to Reflect on Experiences of 2020

College of Medicine – Tucson Medical Students to Receive White Coats