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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

Harriet Barratt, MD, poses in front of her painting Stance, an acrylic spray paint on wood, on the fifth floor of the Health Sciences Education Building in Phoenix.

Phoenix Surgery Resident Finds Solace in Art

Timian Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, addresses attendees at the 48th Arizona Rural Health Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her presentation focused on innovative strategies to attract and retain nurses for rural and tribal communities. (Photo courtesy of University of Arizona Center for Rural Health).

State Tribal, Rural Areas Focus Internally for Nursing Needs

The new center will host programs that ensure children and youth are exposed to health care professions from an early age and feel empowered to pursue professions that directly impact their own communities.

Tribal Area Health Education Center Will Address Tribal Health Care Needs, Train Workforce

Ryan Sitton, MPH, created this painting to represent the challenges of climate change as part of EHS 525 Global to Local: Environmental Change and Human Health, a course Mona Arora, PhD, MSPH, created to engage the complex emotions around climate change.

Public Health Students Use Art To Express Climate Change Challenges

Ryan Sitton, MPH, created this painting to represent the challenges of climate change as part of EHS 525 Global to Local: Environmental Change and Human Health, a course Mona Arora, PhD, MSPH, created to engage the complex emotions around climate change.

Public Health Students Use Art To Express Climate Change Challenges

Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, a UArizona psychologist and behavioral scientist on sleep health, is featured in a documentary, “The Quest for Sleep,” which can be seen Aug. 21 at The Loft Cinema in Tucson.

Put Down the Phone, Catch Better Zzzzs with Michael Grandner

College of Medicine – Tucson medical students received their white coats in a ceremony that celebrates their future profession.

Next Generation of Physicians Celebrated at White Coat Ceremony

College of Medicine – Tucson medical students received their white coats in a ceremony that celebrates their future profession.

Next Generation of Physicians Celebrated at White Coat Ceremony

College of Medicine – Tucson Welcomes Class of 2026

Lorraine Martin Plank, PhD, FNP-BC, NP-C, GNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP

Dr. Lorraine Martin Plank Receives FAANP Legacy Award

Velia Leybas Nuño, PhD, MSW, assistant professor of practice at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has dedicated her career to helping young people feel seen and heard. She is the director of the Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice program and a founding member of the recently revitalized Adelante, Nuestro Futuro conference for Latinx girls and their female guardians.

Dr. Velia Leybas Nuño: A Champion for the Next Generation

Paul R. Standley, PhD, associate dean of curricular affairs and program evaluation at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, presents Javon Maceo Freeman with his white coat.

COM-P White Coat Ceremony Introduces the Class of 2026