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Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The new round of funding will enable the Western Region Public Health Training Center team, including (from left) online designer Erich Healy, director Kelly Reynolds, PhD, and associate director Abby Stoica, MPH, to continue to provide training to expand the workforce, build skills and services, and enable public health professionals to meet community needs and emerging threats at local, state and national levels.

Zuckerman College of Public Health Awarded $4M to Provide Training for Regional Professionals

What Older Adults Do While Sitting Affects Dementia Risk, Study Finds

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy ranked the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy fifth in the nation by National Institutes of Health funding based on grants awarded to principal investigators in U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy.

UArizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Ranked No. 5 by American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

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

An architectural rendering shows the lobby of the new Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, where researchers will study sleep and circadian rhythms while controlling a multitude of factors including temperature, noise levels, and the intensity, duration and color of light.

Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences Construction Underway

The NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the highest standards for patient care and research, with patients receiving the best care possible and experiencing better outcomes.

UArizona Cancer Center Receives Highest NCI Designation as Comprehensive Cancer Center

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

Following Nature's Rules, Researchers Develop New Methods for Treating Degenerative Neurological Disease

Ruiz Named All of Us Arizona Health Champion for Work With Hispanic/Latino Youth

White Coat Ceremony Celebrates the Next Generation of Physicians

Many studies, including several by the University of Arizona Health Sciences in collaboration with the Tucson Fire Department, contributed evidence that led the International Agency for Research on Cancer to determine occupational exposure as a firefighter causes cancer.

Research Collaboration Informs International Classification of Firefighting as Carcinogenic

The study’s third year will assess COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in preventing infection or symptoms, as well as the impact of sociodemographic, health characteristics or prior infection on vaccine effectiveness.

AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $22M to Continue Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness