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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

Promoting health, inspiring ‘awe’ in aging adults

Led by Dr. Mohab Ibrahim, researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction are exploring potential benefits of using phototherapy to manage chronic pain.

Exploring phototherapy: a new option to manage chronic pain

Sommer Aldulaimi, MD (second from right), with University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students Jasmine Locke, Lacey Culpepper and Pantea Sazegar, collaborated with and provided training to assist in opening the hospital newborn unit at the Songambele Health Centre in Tanzania in May 2022.

Around the world with Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi

The Human Immune Monitoring Facility is a shared resource within the University of Arizona Cancer Center that provides comprehensive immune profiling, sample preparation and clinical trial support.

Monitoring the immune system to unlock new treatments

Match Day celebrations are a joyous turning point in pharmacy and medical students’ careers. They joy and anticipation marks the start of the next phase of their career with residency training.

Joy, anticipation part of Match Day memories

Rachna Shroff, MD, associate professor of medicine in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has dedicated her career to caring for cancer patients and researching pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancer treatments.

Oscars Red Carpet Welcomed UArizona Cancer Center Researcher

Training Genetic Counselors to Advance Precision Medicine

Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, JD, MPH, and Brian Erstad, PharmD, review the chapter Dr. Erstad wrote for a faculty survival guide that provides tips and what questions faculty should ask when being hired.

Early-Career Faculty Success Supported by Colleges

Answering the Call for More Primary Care Physicians

Daniel Cracchiolo’s philanthropic gifts to the Steele Children’s Research Center aligned with his strong belief in helping children. His daughter, Marianne Cracchiolo Mago, is carrying on that tradition as the next generation of Steele Foundation leaders.

A Lasting Legacy: ‘Take Care of the Children’

Training first responders and health care providers how to help people who have been exposed to hazardous materials around the state and around the world is the mission of the Advanced Hazmat Life Support team.

Advanced Hazmat Life Support Keeps Good Chemicals from Going Bad

Esteban Ramirez, a student from Pima County JTED, a technical education program for high school students, bumps fists with Nathan Cherrington, PhD (right), director of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, at a January tour of his lab in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy.

SWEHSC Delivers With Collaboration, Research Success