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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

Third-year medical student Ashwini Kaveti is one of six students who are coordinating 70 students to provide household volunteer services for health care professionals.

Med Students Step Up to Help Health Care Professionals

Merryl Lopido, simulation operations specialist for ASTEC, and David Biffar, ASTEC’s assistant director of operations, use special-effects makeup to simulate traumatic injuries on volunteer Helen Ward’s leg. Many volunteers received simulated wounds with fake blood or embedded debris.

Airport Practices Emergency Response with Health Sciences Simulation Center – March 10, 2020

Personal protective equipment donated by Health Sciences’ basic science labs filled four cars.

Health Sciences Community Unites to Protect Workers on COVID-19 Front Lines

Integrative medicine doctors offer approaches to combat COVID-19.

Integrative Medicine Doctors Offer Approaches to Combat COVID-19

UArizona Researchers Team to 3D-Print Medical Masks for Banner

Integrative Medicine Approaches May Combat COVID-19

UArizona Researchers Team to 3D-Print Medical Masks for Banner

Integrative Medicine Approaches May Combat COVID-19

Share Your Work-From-Home Moments, and Other Ways to Stay Connected

Share Your Work-From-Home Moments, and Other Ways to Stay Connected

David Harris, PhD, MS, director of the University of Arizona Biorepository, and Michael Bawdowski, PhD, associate research scientist, prepare COVID-19 sample collection kits.

Health Sciences and BIO5 Teams Creating Thousands of COVID-19 Sample Collection Kits to Offset Statewide Shortage

Health Sciences Collaborations Help Prepare for Potential Increase in Opioid Abuse

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Biorepository has secured the materials to produce 7,000 coronavirus specimen collection kits this week. Pictured are (L-R): Ryan Finnel, Ayman Sami, Simran Sahnan, Jose Camarena and Michael Badowski, PhD, lab manager for the Harris Lab (Credit: University of Arizona/David Harris).

Amid Shortage of COVID-19 Collection Kits, UArizona Scientists Race to Make More