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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.

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Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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Pharmacy’s Cherrington earns national mentoring award

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Turning the historical into a modern piece of art

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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Ready or not, AI is in your classroom

Rick G. Schnellmann, PhD, stands outside smiling as he leans on a sign that reads, “R. Ken Coint College of Pharmacy.”

Pharmacy’s Dean Rick G. Schnellmann selected as ASPET fellow

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Regents approve U of A bachelor’s program in Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology

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Michael Katz receives award from University of Kentucky

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Top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2024

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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Brena Andrews helps grow Pharmacy program outside Arizona

Eight members of the University of Arizona Cancer Center stand side-by-side smiling in front of a Cancer Center backdrop.

U of A Cancer Center honors members at annual awards event

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Frank G. Walter receives career achievement award from AACT