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A young boy kneels on a raised surface and reaches out to hug his mother

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

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Tommy K. Begay, PhD, MPH, says environments of toxic stress impact neurophysiology of children, and can lead to unhealthy outcomes as they become adults.

Integrating Indigenous Wisdom and Western Medicine

The Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative was established to find answers to critical PASC-related issues including why some people recover while others do not, PASC risk factors, and strategies for preventing and treating PASC.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Study Long COVID as Part of National Collaborative

UArizona Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin 'Computer on the Bone'

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Aligning Research with Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Klearchos Papas, PhD, director of the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Institute for Cellular Transplantation, holds a synthetic nanoporous pouch used in an implantable cell therapy device to provide insulin for Type 1 diabetes patients.

Health Sciences Researchers Close In on Diabetes Solution

Maya Sarihan, MD, then a College of Medicine – Tucson 4th year medical student, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to an agricultural laborer at the Consulate of Mexico in Douglas, Arizona, as part of a MOVE UP clinic hosted by UArizona Health Sciences.

MOVE UP Outreach Dispenses 36,000 COVID-19 Vaccines

Jennie Joe, PhD, MPH, professor emerita, Family and Community Medicine, smiles after revealing the sign for the newly named Wassaja Carlos Montezuma Center for Native American Health in late October.

Renamed Center Honors Arizona’s First Native American Doctor

Grants Create New Center to Address Native American Disability Challenges

Pima County Health Director Named UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Alumni of Year

Honoring Health Sciences Veterans

Theresa Cullen, MD, MS (Photo: Pima County Communications)

Dr. Theresa Cullen Named 2021 Alumni of the Year

A study by UArizona Health Sciences researchers found American Indian and Alaska Native women with early-stage breast cancer had a higher percentage of mastectomy and a lower percentage of lumpectomy than white women.

UArizona Health Sciences Study Identifies Breast Cancer Treatment Disparities Among Native American, Indigenous Women