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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

$7.3M Grant Advances UArizona Health Sciences Researcher’s Pursuit of Treatments for Arsenic-Induced Lung Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes

Pavani Chalasani, MD, MPH

Dr. Pavani Chalasani Recognized by National Cancer Institute with Leadership Award

Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD

Dr. Amelia Gallitano Named Among ‘Outstanding Women in Business’ in Phoenix Area

Lung Ultrasound Training Program to Help Rural Emergency Medicine Providers Diagnose COVID-19 Patients

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Scientists Expand PET Imaging Options Through Simpler Chemistry

UArizona Health Sciences to Lead Statewide Outreach to Reduce Disparities in COVID-19 Research, Clinical Studies

Building a Comprehensive Approach to Treating Pain and Addiction

Brian Erstad, PharmD

Dr. Brian Erstad Receives Quality Care Award from Board of Pharmacy Specialties

2009 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health convocation. Five of the 15 “originals” from left: Chris Tisch, assistant dean of student and alumni affairs; Duane Sherrill, PhD, associate dean of research; Dean Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH; Jill de Zapien, program director in the Health Promotion Sciences Department; Douglas Taren, PhD, director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center.

Meet the Public Health ‘Originals’

Chris Tisch takes a tour of Roy P. Drachman Hall under construction in 2005. Tisch is one of a small number of staff who have been with the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health since its inception in 2000.

Public Health ‘Originals’ Reflect on the Past Two Decades

The Pediatric Pulmonary Center at Steele Children’s Research Center treats children with complex pulmonary diagnoses.

Pediatric Pulmonary Center Succeeds with Comprehensive Care

Children’s Cleft Lip and Palate Specialist Joins UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine