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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

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$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

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Feast for Your Brain supports community and healthy aging

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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

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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

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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?