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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

A doctor applies sensors to the arm of a person sitting on a bed in a sleep lab while another person monitors the sensor output on a small digital device on the wall.

Putting sleep at the center of health care

An image if two liquid chemotherapy drugs in small bottles next to a needle laying on top of a plastic collection bag

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A female health worker chats with a seated male patient after administering a vaccine. Both are smiling.

$1.75M CDC grant funds study to boost vaccine acceptance in Arizona’s rural, border communities

group of people pose with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

U of A Health Sciences breaks ground on the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

Several dancers in neutral-colored flowing clothes lift their arms and bend their bodies during a dance.

Feast for Your Brain supports community and healthy aging

Photo of Brena Andrews in a gym holding a barbell over her head in split-jerk stance.

Brena Andrews helps grow Pharmacy program outside Arizona

Portrait of Beth Meyerson, PhD, MDiv., a professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Beth Meyerson receives humanitarian award for service

A physical therapist provides instruction to a student observing how to work with clients in a clinic.

Bridging health care education and workforce needs

Portrait of University of Arizona Cancer Center researcher Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD, sitting in front of a chalk board

Clinical study confirms tissue stiffening in breast cancer can drive metastasis

Dylan Miller and Dr. Clara Curiel, co-directors of the University of Arizona’s Skin Cancer Institute, stand in front of a Prevent Cancer Foundation Congressional Families Program backdrop.

Skin Cancer Institute receives national excellence award

A man views CT images of breasts looking for signs of cancer

Researchers using $3.3M NCI grant to develop more accurate, comfortable breast cancer screening technology

Yumi Shirai, PhD, sits at a table with a group of people who are painting at the University of Arizona’s ArtWorks program for adults with developmental disabilities. The table is covered with cups holding brushes and paints.

Yumi Shirai brings together art and health sciences

Portrait of Dr. Dedrick Jordan wearing a suit and tie

College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology

Paramedics move a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance into a hospital.

Do air pollution and extreme temperatures increase 911 emergency calls?