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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

Three U of A faculty members honored by American College of Medical Informatics

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Making cancer vaccines more personal

A woman wearing a white medical coat holds a stethoscope while looking towards a sunset over a rural desert landscape.

Halle Foundation unites U of A and Banner Health to expand primary care GME statewide

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A 13-year-old boy holds a medical tool against a model of a torso while a medical student in scrubs and two other middle schoolers watch.

Connect2STEM helps students explore health care fields

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Jennifer Barton, PhD, wearing a red blazer and glasses is working in a laboratory, holding a small object. A computer screen displaying a microscopic image is visible in the background, along with a microscope, other lab equipment and shelves.

Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

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Anemia drug could have new life in treating nerve injuries

Two young girls look at a display that reads “Practice Being in Pharmacy” as three young women standing behind posterboards point things out to them.

Wonder for all: A day of hands-on health adventures

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John Ehiri receives U of A Distinguished Outreach Award

University of Arizona celebrates new AI-powered MRI and BIO5 Brain & Body Imaging Center

Agnes Attakai, left, holds a wooden plaque and stands next to her daughter Nadira Mitchell.

Agnes Attakai receives inaugural Skoden UA award

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U of A and UNM win joint $43.6M NIH award to help turn clinical research into practical medicine

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$4.5M NIDA grant will fund research to improve methadone treatment quality

Confocal cancer cells and fibroblasts in collagen.

$1.7M DOD grant funds virtual cancer center to support research into military health

Nursing student Misty L. Pagán, DNP, poses for a photo in an outdoor setting. She is wearing a white coat over a blue dress and has a stethoscope wrapped around her neck.

From grief to purpose: How a PhD student discovered her calling in nursing