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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

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

A researcher wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves holds a petri dish up to her face, examining it closely in a laboratory setting.

AZBio Awards to honor two U of A faculty members, startup company

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A woman in firefighting gear with a firetruck in the background looks in the direction of a structure that is being sprayed with water during a training exercise.

Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters

A man in a dark suit coat and black shirt stands outside a building that has Sarver Heart Center signage.

Connecting with Sarver Heart Center’s Hesham Sadek

Portrait of Charlotte Smith sitting outside.

Surgery department’s Charlotte Smith receives service award

A woman grabs at the right side of her torso with both hands in a gesture of pain.

U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers

A couple with a baby in a carrier poses for a photo while hiking in the Sonoran Desert

Unlocking the immune system’s potential to fight skin cancer

A professor places a sash on the shoulders of a graduate. Both are wearing caps and gowns.

Zuckerman College of Public Health honors fall graduates

Graduates of the Tohono O’odham Community College Class of 2024 pose for a photo outside the college on a sunny day.

Partnership gives community college students path to BS in Public Health

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Top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2024

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Shak Rehman wins international teaching award

University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher Michael Johnson, dressed in a lab coat and wearing purple gloves, turns knobs on a piece of equipment.

$1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria

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

four people standing for a posed candid at the Sarver Heart Center

Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute