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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

Liliana Rounds worked full time while studying for a doctoral degree at the University of Arizona.

Cancer Center Doctoral Student Fulfilling Lifelong Dream

Analissa Cox is one of many members of the Class of 2021 who are celebrating their graduations in-person this year. (Photo: @mollymcphoto)

Health Sciences Graduates Celebrate at In-person Ceremonies

Living Healthy With Arthritis Conference To Focus On Mental Health and Resiliency

A crisp image of a microscopic wasp is composited (using an image processing technique called extended depth of field) from a series of photos taken through a light microscope by Douglas Cromey, MS, associate scientific investigator in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Show Us Your Science

Rebecca Fisher, PhD

Dr. Rebecca Fisher Named Fellow of the American Association for Anatomy

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Dean Michael M.I. Abecassis, MD, MBA, presided virtually during the 2020 College of Medicine – Tucson convocation ceremony.

2021 Medical Student Convocation Live and In-person Again

Ken Batai, PhD, a Cancer Prevention and Control Program research member at the UArizona Cancer Center, examined the increased risks of kidney cancer, specifically among Arizona’s Hispanic and Native American populations.

Increased Risk of Mortality Found for Arizona’s Hispanic, Native American Kidney Cancer Patients

Students who complete the Innovation in Aging graduate certificate will have the skills and experience to become a certified gerontological coordinator through the National Association of Professional Gerontologists.

New Graduate Certificate Program Prepares Local and Global Health Care Professionals to Meet Needs of Aging Population

3 Tips About Mobile Apps That Check for Skin Cancer

Naomi Bishop, MLIS, AHIP

Naomi Bishop Receives National Recognition from Library Association

College of Medicine – Tucson senior medical student Maya Sarihan gives a COVID-19 vaccination to an agricultural laborer April 23 during a MOVE UP clinic at the Mexican Consulate in Douglas, Arizona.

UArizona Health Sciences Partnership to Vaccinate Hard-to-reach Communities Expands in Southern Arizona

UArizona Campus Health registered pharmacist Elizabeth Preble (left) and fourth-year College of Pharmacy student Annie Hiller prepare to mix the Pfizer vaccine with saline.

PharmD Students Sharpen Skills on the Pandemic’s Front Lines