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Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

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Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

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Public Health launches first AI summer program

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New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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Ara Feinstein inducted into Academy of Master Surgeon Educators

Arizona AHEC Scholar Diyana Ahmad smiles and holds the door open for people to enter community health clinic in Apache Junction, Arizona

AHEC Scholars bring health, dental resources to Apache Junction community

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Innovating to advance primary care, rural health in Arizona

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Unlocking the immune system’s potential to fight skin cancer

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Top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2024

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Shak Rehman wins international teaching award

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$3.9M grant seeks to expand primary care and rural tracks for medical student training in Arizona

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Study links vaginal microbiome differences to higher cervical cancer rates in Native American women

CAMI Inaugural Executive Director Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson; University of Arizona Health Sciences Senior Vice President Michael D. Dake, MD; Arizona Board of Regents Chair Cecelia Mata; University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella, PhD; City of Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego; and SmithGroup Design Director Mark Kranz, FAIA, stand side by side, holding shovels in dirt.

Cannabis terpenes, CAMI and long COVID: U of A Health Sciences’ top news releases of 2024

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Health Sciences faculty adapt holiday traditions to desert

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When her dreams speak, Kenna Stephenson listens

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U of A medical colleges receive national diversity awards