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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

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

Future Physicians to Begin Their Next Chapter at Match Day Ceremony

Even gravity can’t hold back the excitement David Ahmadian feels as he and his fellow class of 2024 College of Medicine – Tucson students emerge from their twice-postponed white coat ceremony in late February.

Third Time’s a Charm: COM-T Class of ’24 Get Their White Coats

Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen: The Sky Was Not the Limit

Medical students graduating.

White Coat Ceremony Recognizes Students who Started Medical School During the Pandemic

Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, associate professor at the College of Nursing, is passionate about keeping girls and young women interested in science, capturing their interest with pipe cleaner crafts at the Tucson Festival of Books.

Female Faculty Seek to Spark Girls’ Interest in Science

Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, associate professor at the College of Nursing, is passionate about keeping girls and young women interested in science, capturing their interest with pipe cleaner crafts at the Tucson Festival of Books.

Female Faculty Seek to Spark Girls’ Interest in Science

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD, (right) recently visited the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center to observe second year Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) students during their simulation. Instead of just observing, he was pressed into service as the surgeon during one simulation. CRNA students Alexa Deng, RN, (left) and Phillip Bullington, RN, assisted Dr. Robbins as he intubated a manikin.

President Robbins Participates in CRNA Simulation Intensive

Janiel Cragun, MD

Dr. Janiel Cragun Honored by March of Dimes Arizona

Aaron Leetch, MD, associate professor in emergency medicine and in pediatrics in the College of Medicine — Tucson, started a podcast in 2013 to combat residents approaching him with information that was not found in proper science. The podcast has evolved and recently aired its 100th episode.

Emergency Medicine Podcast Bolsters Scientific Integrity

Aaron Leetch, MD, associate professor in emergency medicine and in pediatrics in the College of Medicine — Tucson, started a podcast in 2013 to combat residents approaching him with information that was not found in proper science. The podcast has evolved and recently aired its 100th episode.

Emergency Medicine Podcast Bolsters Scientific Integrity

Lisa H. Kiser, DNP, CNM, WHNP

Dr. Lisa Kiser Receives March of Dimes Women’s Health Award

University of Arizona Zuckerman College of Public Health students, alumni and faculty are using podcasts and blogs to engage new audiences and make science-based public health insights more easily accessible.

Student and Alumni Podcasts Promote Public Health