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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

John N. Galgiani, MD

Dr. John Galgiani Wins Inaugural UArizona Director’s Award

Richard D. Lane, MD, PhD

Dr. Richard Lane Selected as Fulbright Scholar

Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, a UArizona psychologist and behavioral scientist on sleep health, is featured in a documentary, “The Quest for Sleep,” which can be seen Aug. 21 at The Loft Cinema in Tucson.

Put Down the Phone, Catch Better Zzzzs with Michael Grandner

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

College of Medicine – Tucson Welcomes Class of 2026

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, lived through an epidemic as a boy before becoming an internationally recognized immunologist and gerontologist.

Understanding Infectious Diseases to Improve Health

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

Kathy W. Smith, MD

Dr. Kathy Smith Receives APA Roeske Teaching Award

College of Medicine – Tucson student Leenda Osman checks a young patient’s ear at the Rocky Point Medical Centers in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Volunteers from the MexZona student group at the College of Medicine – Tucson and the Migrant Health Interest Group and Global Health Program at the College of Medicine – Phoenix provide free clinical services to underserved patients in marginalized communities.

Mexico Trips Give Chance for Experience, Empathy, Engagement

White Coat Ceremony Celebrates the Next Generation of Physicians

Amanda Galster Named to Society of Clinical Research Board

Syed Shujaat Ali Zaidi, PhD, (left) and Rudramani Pokhrel, PhD (right), are working with researchers to apply computational techniques to rapidly accelerate the pace of host-microbe research as part of Personalized Defense, a University of Arizona Health Sciences initiative.

Harnessing the Power of Bioinformatics to Advance Research