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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.

Medical students Jerry Ruvalcaba and Katie Simic stand side by side outdoors, smiling in their white lab coats embroidered with titles from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Couple commits to caring for Phoenix together

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The scholarships benefit students who are dedicated to expanding health care delivery and positively impacting global health and well-being.

Five UArizona Health Sciences Students Awarded Quidel Global Health Scholarships

Mohan Tanniru, PhD

Dr. Mohan Tanniru Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Jeff Burgess, MD, MPH

Dr. Jeff Burgess Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Helping People SIFT Through Misinformation

The free community event features presentations by aging experts as well as entertainment and learning opportunities.

‘Feast for Your Brain’ Community Event Focuses on Healthy Aging

Judith Hunt, MD, has found her home practicing rural medicine in Payson, Arizona.

Dr. Judith Hunt: Rural Medicine’s Change Agent

The new round of funding will enable the Western Region Public Health Training Center team, including (from left) online designer Erich Healy, director Kelly Reynolds, PhD, and associate director Abby Stoica, MPH, to continue to provide training to expand the workforce, build skills and services, and enable public health professionals to meet community needs and emerging threats at local, state and national levels.

Zuckerman College of Public Health Awarded $4M to Provide Training for Regional Professionals

What Older Adults Do While Sitting Affects Dementia Risk, Study Finds

Timian Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, addresses attendees at the 48th Arizona Rural Health Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her presentation focused on innovative strategies to attract and retain nurses for rural and tribal communities. (Photo courtesy of University of Arizona Center for Rural Health).

State Tribal, Rural Areas Focus Internally for Nursing Needs

The new center will host programs that ensure children and youth are exposed to health care professions from an early age and feel empowered to pursue professions that directly impact their own communities.

Tribal Area Health Education Center Will Address Tribal Health Care Needs, Train Workforce

Ryan Sitton, MPH, created this painting to represent the challenges of climate change as part of EHS 525 Global to Local: Environmental Change and Human Health, a course Mona Arora, PhD, MSPH, created to engage the complex emotions around climate change.

Public Health Students Use Art To Express Climate Change Challenges

Mona Arora, PhD, MSPH

Dr. Mona Arora Named to National Public Health Workgroup