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A close-up, high-angle shot of a person in a lab setting, wearing blue latex gloves. The person is using a long, thin metal tool to transfer a substance to a clear plastic plate with multiple wells, some of which contain a pink liquid. In the background, a pipette and other lab equipment are visible on a stainless steel surface.

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

The CTSA grant, the largest infrastructure and training award from the NIH, supports the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care.

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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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Chris Lim, PhD

Dr. Chris Lim Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Gift to Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Will Support Medical Training for Native Healers

Matt Peters uses a Safe Zone placard to signal an inclusive work environment and spread awareness of training opportunities.

Safe Zone Trainings Help Build an Inclusive Health Workforce

The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy is ranked No. 7 in the nation by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy based on grants and contracts awarded by the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2020.

UArizona College of Pharmacy Ranked No. 7 by American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Carrie Ann Langley, PhD, MPH, RN, and DNP student, College of Nursing (left), and Zhanette Coffee, MSN, FNP-C, APRN, BSN, RN, PHN, and second-year PhD student, College of Nursing.

Nursing Students Awarded Jonas Philanthropies Grant

At a young age, Joann Sweasy, PhD, had an affinity for DNA, but it was the tragic loss of two people close to her that led her to a career in cancer research.

Connecting with Director Sweasy: Cancer Research is Personal

Valley fever is much better understood worldwide thanks to the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence’s research, education and outreach efforts.

Valley Fever Center for Excellence Celebrates 25 Years

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Medicine program will gain human medical science knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in four areas of emphasis: medical technology; basic medical sciences; medicine and society; and integrative and practice-focused medicine.

New UArizona Health Sciences Undergraduate Degree to Prepare Students for Health Care Careers

Deveroux Ferguson, PhD

Dr. Deveroux Ferguson Recognized as Inspiring Black Scientist

Nahla Zaghloul, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, College of Medicine – Tucson (right) and her mentor Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, founding director of the University of Arizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science

Faculty Mentorship Leads to Advancements in Brain Science

Designing Creative Solutions to Health Care Challenges

Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD

Dr. Juanita Merchant Recognized as Inspiring Black Scientist