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Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students in the Commitment to Underserved People Program held a drive to help the Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students Lynn Pham, Guadalupe Davila, Nicole Bejany and Thomasina Blackwater hold up face masks they sent to the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Community Embraces Support, Testing to Quell Pandemic

Tiffani Begay and Ida Begay receive donations on the Navajo Nation in early June from the University of Arizona Cancer Center food and supply drive.

Health Sciences Supports Navajo Nation in Battling COVID-19

C. Kent Kwoh, MD

Dr. C. Kent Kwoh Recognized with College of Medicine – Tucson Mentoring Award

Health Sciences webinars and virtual meetings have engaged the public during the pandemic, with a focus on empowering people to understand and improve their health.

Health Sciences Virtual Events Promote Health Literacy

Researchers Investigate How COVID-19 Impacts the Brain

Trading Pipets for Keyboards, UArizona’s KEYS Students Go Virtual for Summer Internship

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UArizona Testing App to Alert Students, Employees Exposed to COVID-19

Sam Campos, PhD, researches human papillomaviruses and, most recently, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Scientist Strives to Make Research Accessible to Undergrads

Emely Mancia-Chavez, clinical research coordinator for the All of Us research program, performed a blood draw for a COVID-19 antibody test during the pilot phase of the program in Pima County.

Fast Work: Creating an Antibody Testing Program from Scratch

Christopher J. Edwards, PharmD, BCPS, Richard R. Vaillancourt, PhD

Drs. Edwards and Vaillancourt Honored as College of Pharmacy Educators of the Year

The Classic ‘Chicken-or-Egg’ Question Comes to Cancer

University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD, hopes to learn how the bacteria that live in the vagina help or harm gynecologic health.

Unlocking the Secrets of the Vaginal Microbiome