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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

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

What You Need to Know as You Return to Campus

What it Takes to Create a Vaccine

In this 2017 photo, Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA, right, director of the Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine, works with Matthew Barrett, a senior research specialist.

Developing Rapid Diagnostics for Soldiers and Astronauts

Carol Gregorio, PhD, is assistant vice provost for Global Health Sciences, head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and co-director of the Sarver Heart Center.

Innovation, Connections Inspire Health Sciences’ International Director

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Data Science Fellows Program places data scientists in research labs to bring projects to life.

Unraveling the Secrets of Human Health with Data Science

Setback Leads to Success for Blood-Brain Barrier Researcher

Chris Foley, PhD, right, is a postdoctoral researcher in the Hulme Lab, which is devoted to finding ways to nip Alzheimer’s disease in the bud by targeting an enzyme crucial to its development. Chris Hulme, PhD, is pictured in the background.

Narrowing in on Novel Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Staying at home is important to reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, but many people miss enjoying the outdoors.

Seeking Serenity: A Smartphone App for the COVID-19 Era

The first cohort of students in the University of Arizona College of Nursing’s Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Certificate Nurse Practitioner Program. From left: Allison Crawford, Cleo Park, Mary Beth Piraino, Cynthia Garcia.

First Autism Diagnosis Certificate Students Set to Graduate

First-year medical student Julia Liatti’s summer research project entailed riding her bike “Rachmaninov” through four states to hear perspectives on health care policy. The trip was arranged by Paul Gordon, MD, MPH, professor of family and community medicine, for research.

Bike Listening Tour Shapes Med Student’s Primary Care Goals

Students practice neonatal intensive care in the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

Nursing Student Seeks Mentorship, Brings COVID-19 Experience

In 2020, the pandemic forced the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to pivot to online summer programs. Here, Med-Start’s 42 participants are pictured with program organizers in a Zoom meeting.

COVID-19 Couldn’t Stop Med-Start