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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

Medical students Jerry Ruvalcaba and Katie Simic stand side by side outdoors, smiling in their white lab coats embroidered with titles from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Couple commits to caring for Phoenix together

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Steven R. Brown, MD

Dr. Steven R. Brown Appointed President of Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors

Nahla Zaghloul, MD

Dr. Nahla Zaghloul Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Salma Patel, MD, MPH

Dr. Salma Patel Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Lindsay Kohler, PhD, MPH

Dr. Lindsay Kohler Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Darren Cusanovich, PhD

Dr. Darren Cusanovich Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Lopez-Galvez’s work will help protect farm workers’ kidney health in the U.S.-Mexico border region.

Nicolas Lopez-Galvez Receives Recognition for Work on Migration and Health

Jacy Farkas was honored for her commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive community at the College of Medicine –Tucson.

Jacy Farkas Awarded Prestigious Peter Likins Inclusive Excellence Award for Staff

Nancy A. Alvarez, PharmD, has been recognized as an outstanding role model and mentor to other pharmacists.

Dr. Alvarez Receives Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award

College of Medicine – Tucson students Layne Genco, David Haddad and Meleighe Sloss won the CUP scholarship award this year.

Genco, Haddad, Sloss Awarded CUP Scholarships

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS

Dr. Breathett Receives Recognition, Support from Women in Cardiology Organization

Valerie Jackson, MD, president of the RSNA (left), presents the Outstanding Researcher of 2019 Award to Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD.

Dr. Krupinski Honored as 2019 Outstanding Researcher

Dr. Slepian was inducted Jan. 13 as a Regents’ Professor. Pictured at the event with sociology professor Albert J. Bergesen, PhD (left), and University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD (right).

Dr. Slepian Inducted as Regents’ Professor