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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

Combating Misinformation with ‘COVID Mythbusters’

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD (pictured), an associate professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Immunobiology, and Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, professor and head of the Department of Immunobiology, developed one of the most accurate antibodies available and used it to show that antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, persist for several months.

Top 10 UArizona Health Sciences News Stories of 2020

A showing of support for public health protocols from the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. From left: Michelle Ortiz, PhD, Rachelle Powell, Victoria Murrain, DO.

Health Sciences Leads and Inspires With “I Wear a Mask”

If you must fly, make sure to mask up in the airport and on the plane.

The Story Behind a Conversation Success

Cecilia Rosales, MD, MS

Dr. Cecilia Rosales Receives Higher Education Award

Connecting with Dean Hakim: Changing World of Public Health

2009 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health convocation. Five of the 15 “originals” from left: Chris Tisch, assistant dean of student and alumni affairs; Duane Sherrill, PhD, associate dean of research; Dean Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH; Jill de Zapien, program director in the Health Promotion Sciences Department; Douglas Taren, PhD, director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center.

Meet the Public Health ‘Originals’

Chris Tisch takes a tour of Roy P. Drachman Hall under construction in 2005. Tisch is one of a small number of staff who have been with the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health since its inception in 2000.

Public Health ‘Originals’ Reflect on the Past Two Decades

Faculty and staff take their first tour of Roy P. Drachman Hall in 2005, the future home of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

A Look at 20 Years of Public Health Milestones

Kicking Off A 20-Day Virtual Celebration of Public Health

Cynthia Thomson, PhD, co-led a group of experts who rewrote the American Cancer Society’s cancer prevention guidelines in 2020.

Lifestyle Changes Can Be Biggest Step in Cancer Prevention

Siblings from the White family show off one of their camp projects.

Building a ‘Healthy Kids’ Summer Camp During a Pandemic