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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

Photo of a young woman with her hand on a lap top who is looking at Caleigh Curley as Curley gestures with her hands.

Guiding the next generation of students on Indigenous policy

Colorful microscope image of male neurons and orexin receptors

Bringing a precision medicine approach to pain management

John Woolf is a collaborator at work and in the music studio

A family stands together with the father, son and daughter all in dress military uniforms while the mom is in a red dress.

Nursing’s Reed goes from combat vet to classroom instructor

Two immunologists, one seated and one standing, pose in a University of Arizona Health Sciences research laboratory

Reimagining autoimmune treatments with 5MCAR T cells inspired by nature

Exploring a microbial solution to food insecurity

Photo of Brena Andrews in a gym holding a barbell over her head in split-jerk stance.

Brena Andrews helps grow Pharmacy program outside Arizona

A physical therapist provides instruction to a student observing how to work with clients in a clinic.

Bridging health care education and workforce needs

Yumi Shirai, PhD, sits at a table with a group of people who are painting at the University of Arizona’s ArtWorks program for adults with developmental disabilities. The table is covered with cups holding brushes and paints.

Yumi Shirai brings together art and health sciences

A colony of stem cells in culture

Scientist hopes to cure Type 1 diabetes by disguising stem cells

Lorre Laws, PhD, walks in the desert next to a young woman.

Lorre Laws teaches nursing students peace and resilience

Pediatric autoimmune diseases: Finding hope in research