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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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U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix and Onvida Health announce groundbreaking rural health partnership

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U of A and mining company launch community health impact assessment in Santa Cruz County

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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

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Athletes team up with the Valley Fever Center for Excellence

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

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Putting sleep at the center of health care

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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

Rebuilding nature’s blueprint to target cancer