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Tery’ance Horace sits at a table with textbooks in front of him talking to a woman in front of a VETS Military Connected Student Center sign.

Air Force veteran finds new home with MEPN program

Tery’ance Horace traded wings for scrubs and a fresh career at the U of A College of Nursing

Two men hold a giant pair of scissors as they prepare to cut a ceremonial ribbon as a group of about 10 other people look on.

U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix and Onvida Health announce groundbreaking rural health partnership

Two men and a woman, all dressed in hard hats and reflective mining jackets, looks at a mining facility in the distance. Their backs are to the camera.

U of A and mining company launch community health impact assessment in Santa Cruz County

A closeup of a long scar on a woman's shoulder.

A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

UArizona Cancer Center Members Available to Speak About Cancer Moonshot Initiative

The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $133 million in grants to University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers in 2020-2021.

UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Climb in Blue Ridge Rankings of NIH Funding

Marissa McLelland (right) an engagement coordinator with All of Us UArizona – Banner, talks with people interested in the program while she hands out information and branded hand sanitizer.

All of Us Reaches Participant Milestone

Kelly Palmer, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

‘Chipping Away’ at the Iceberg of Health Disparities

Joe Gerald, MD, PhD

Dr. Joe Gerald Receives Public Health Research Award

Public Health Researchers Join Statewide Initiative to Prepare for Climate Impacts

A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers to determine if changes in knee structure during aging can predict pain, functional limitations and the need for future knee replacements.

New UArizona Health Sciences Study to Focus on Link Between Knee Aging and Osteoarthritis

University of Arizona Zuckerman College of Public Health students, alumni and faculty are using podcasts and blogs to engage new audiences and make science-based public health insights more easily accessible.

Student and Alumni Podcasts Promote Public Health

Laura Mercer, MD, MPH, MBA, got to know the inside of the Arizona State Capital very well during her Master of Public Health internship. She worked with lawmakers to pass a bill that will make it easier for women to obtain prescription birth control in the state.

Public Health Internship Yields Arizona Law to Support Women’s Health

Madison Brandt, RN, is the first University of Arizona Health Sciences graduate student to pursue a dual Pharmacy-Nursing degree at the university. Her story is one of the top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2021.

The Top 10 Health Sciences Connect Stories of 2021

Nearly 250 vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 took part in the AZ HEROES study, which examined the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Adolescents in Real-World Study

"Run to Be Visible," a documentary released last month by Patagonia, follows UArizona postdoc Lydia Jennings as she completes a 50-mile run honoring Indigenous scientists of the past, present and future. (Photo by Devin Whetstone)

Postdoc's 50-Mile Run for Indigenous Scientists Featured in Film