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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 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

Photo of one woman holding a microphone, talking while two other women look at her.

College of Nursing’s INCATS program boosts Indigenous health care

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy’s first class graduated with bachelor’s degrees in pharmacy in 1950. The college celebrates its 75th anniversary this fall.

Coit College of Pharmacy Celebrates Diamond Anniversary

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists students watch the monitors in the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center after administering medication to a manikin during a simulation.

Memories of Change for Nursing Faculty Who Once Were Students

New Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences director Alexis Peregoy stands in the newly renovated museum space.

Connecting With Alexis Peregoy

(From left) Aspiring physicians Iliana Cosio and Isabellyana Dominguez met as undergraduate students in FACES Conversantes, and their friendship continues in medical school.

Students, Community Benefit from Medical Interpreter Course

Honoring Five Inspiring Health Sciences Educators

Overcoming Obstacles to Improve Maternal Health Care

Taben Hale, PhD, says her curiosity drove her to try a lot of things when she was a child, and that curiosity also led to her life’s work.

Building a Better Lab, One Cup of Joe at a Time

Kate Rhodes, PhD, is studying the interactions between the female reproductive tract microbiota and the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea.

Examining the Microbiota’s Role in Infection, Immune Response

Nancy Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, has had a wide and varied career – from community pharmacist to call center director to pharmaceutical company executive to academia.

Dr. Nancy Alvarez Fears the Light No More

Students from different disciplines are encouraged to participate in Vertically Integrated Projects for multiple semesters, during which they learn how to apply design thinking to solve health care challenges.

Students Learn Design Thinking in Unique Research Project

A native German, Peter Ott, MD, is an electrophysiologist – who also plays guitar. He loves all things Western, including country music. He’s played at College of Medicine – Tucson and Sarver Heart Center events, as well as on stage at area folk festivals.

Electrophysiologist Dr. Peter Ott Follows His Heart

One in 4 people in the U.S. who experience chronic pain have trouble sleeping, according to a National Sleep Foundation survey. Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are exploring the link between pain and sleep in the hopes it will lead to new therapies for pain.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Chronic Pain, Sleep Disruption