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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

Dr. Monica Kraft to Lead All of Us Research Program at UArizona and Banner Health

UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health Receives Prestigious 7-Year Reaccreditation; also Celebrating 20th Anniversary

Introducing the Second Cohort of PCP Scholarship Recipients

Training Award for UArizona Health Sciences Addiction Medicine Fellowship to Help Combat Opioid Crises, Assist Underserved Communities

Cynthia Thomson, PhD, co-led a group of experts who rewrote the American Cancer Society’s cancer prevention guidelines in 2020.

Lifestyle Changes Can Be Biggest Step in Cancer Prevention

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Prepare First Potential Drug Therapy for Vascular Dementia for Clinical Trials

If more people receive the flu shot this year, the burden on testing and hospital systems will be lighter. Photo by Heather Hazzan, used under creative commons license from Self Magazine.

You Should Definitely Get a Flu Shot This Year – Here’s Why

Luca Caucci, PhD

Dr. Luca Caucci Elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors

Internationally Recognized Radiologist Named UArizona Chair of Medical Imaging

UArizona Cancer Center Honored with 2020 Innovator Award

Enzyme May Be Key to Unlocking Treatment for Cancer, Diabetes, UArizona Health Sciences Researcher Says

New Guided Imagery App from UArizona Nursing Researcher to Help Reduce Stress and Anxiety of Social Isolation in Pandemic