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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

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Helping People SIFT Through Misinformation

Students and health professionals who undergo training at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center may someday benefit from augmented reality thanks to a partnership facilitated by Health Tech Connect.

Making Connections for a Healthier Future

Judith Hunt, MD, has found her home practicing rural medicine in Payson, Arizona.

Dr. Judith Hunt: Rural Medicine’s Change Agent

The Enduring Impact of a Global Research Internship

Assistant Clinical Professor Lorre Laws, PhD, and her daughter Katie DiBene, who graduated from the College of Nursing’s Master of Science for Entry into the Profession of Nursing program.

Dr. Lorre Laws Proudly Hoods Daughter at Nursing Convocation

Lisa O’Neill, DBH, MPH, and Mindy Fain, MD, will launch a a six-month pilot for an interprofessional end-of-life care training program for University of Arizona Health Sciences students through the Center on Aging. (Getty Image)

Aging Well with Dr. Lisa O’Neill

Researchers at the Center for Innovation in Brain Science are flipping the traditional research model by first considering known factors underlying diseases and then seeking treatments using technologies to scan data for patterns that suggest certain compounds may impact those biological pathways.

Datasets and ‘Flipped’ Research Drive Alzheimer's Advances

Students benefit from NIH funding through the unique opportunity of learning and training in the labs of faculty who are conducting innovative research.

R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Named Top 5 by AACP

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

“People have studied sex hormones – primarily estrogen and testosterone – and pain for decades, but nobody's really understood how it works,” said Frank Porreca, PhD, whose research has identified prolactin as a potential therapeutic target for female-prevalent pain.

Identifying a Link Between Prolactin and Female Pain

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