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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

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A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

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College of Nursing’s INCATS program boosts Indigenous health care

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U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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

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Anemia drug could have new life in treating nerve injuries

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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

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

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AZBio Awards to honor two U of A faculty members, startup company

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

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Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

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A ‘gut sense’ connecting the large intestine to the brain could help regulate appetite

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$3.8M NIH grant will fund research into potential early COPD biomarker

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Head-to-head against AI, pharmacy students won

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Resource-poor neighborhood conditions may increase gestational diabetes risk