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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

Dr. Taylor Riall in the operating room. She is also affiliated with the University of Arizona Cancer Center in addition to being the chief of the Division of General Surgery/Surgical Oncology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. (Photo: ZIEMBA Photographic Arts)

Guest Column: From Cancer Surgeon to Cancer Patient

Native American Cancer Research Internship Opens New Doors

COM-P Class of 2024’s Long-Awaited White Coat Ceremony

Students from the tribal Diné College immersed themselves in a 10-week program geared toward building research capabilities, trust and discovery in the neurosciences.

Program Empowers Native Students in Neuroscience Discovery

College of Medicine – Tucson White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2025

The Global Health Equity Scholars will conduct a year-long research training program in countries including Jamaica, Nigeria, Ethiopia, India and Peru.

Public Health Faculty and Students Pursue Global Research

The Global Health Equity Scholars will conduct a year-long research training program in countries including Jamaica, Nigeria, Ethiopia, India and Peru.

Public Health Faculty and Students Pursue Global Research

Evolving Health Care Landscape Spurs New Training Approaches

Researchers at the Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will investigate therapies for headaches that persist longer than three months after a concussion.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Test Treatments for Headaches Resulting from Concussions

With nearly half of Health Sciences graduate and professional students preferring learning online to learning in person the expansion of virtual options makes educational opportunities available to a larger group of students.

Health Sciences International Education Expands This Fall

Despite living a healthy lifestyle – exercising, eating right, not smoking or drinking – Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD, FACS, interim chair, Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine – Tucson, was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Guest Column: One Breath at a Time

With nearly half of Health Sciences graduate and professional students preferring learning online to learning in person the expansion of virtual options makes educational opportunities available to a larger group of students.

Health Sciences International Education Expands This Fall