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Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

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New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

UArizona Campus Health registered pharmacist Elizabeth Preble (left) and fourth-year College of Pharmacy student Annie Hiller prepare to mix the Pfizer vaccine with saline.

PharmD Students Sharpen Skills on the Pandemic’s Front Lines

The UArizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center has spent decades researching the origins of adult respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, which often begin in the wheezing and lower respiratory infections of youth.

Attacking Asthma: 50 Years of Life-changing Discovery

A unique National Institutes of Health-funded training program helps prepare UArizona Health Sciences students for careers that have a significant impact on understanding the biology of infection and inflammation as drivers of aging.

Students Tackle Aging Issues in Innovative Training Program

During your annual spring cleaning, include going through the medicine cabinet to protect your family’s health and safety.

Now’s a Good Time to Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet

Educational, Research Opportunities Expand Internationally

Dakota Reinartz, a doctoral student in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is using the Integrated Cancer Scholars program as a springboard to a career in cancer research.

Taking Aim at Inflammation’s Role in Head and Neck Cancer

UArizona Health Sciences takes a multipronged approach to building a culturally competent and diverse workforce across health professions.

How Education and Research Can Help Fix Health Care Inequity

From left: Justin Billy, microbiology undergraduate student at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Dr. David Baltrus, associate professor at the School of Plant Sciences; and Dr. Michael Johnson, assistant professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson

A Virtual Bridge to Grad School Built During the Pandemic

Aging is often viewed through a negative lens, but ignoring its richness may blind us to the value it provides for society.

Demystifying Aging with Arizona’s Gerontologist of the Year

Dr. Amelia Gallitano is hard at work developing a diagnostic test for schizophrenia that can be administered by a non-specialist.

Streamlining Schizophrenia Diagnosis with a Simple Test

BSN-IH Level 2 students assist in COVID-19 vaccination efforts in February 2021 at a Banner POD in Maricopa County.

Nursing Boosts Health Sciences Efforts to Get Shots into Arms

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and society from infection with the novel coronavirus. Photo by Heather Hazzan, used under creative commons license from Self Magazine.

Confronting Vaccine Hesitancy with Facts and Empathy