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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

A young woman with dark hair wearing a white lab coat stands in a laboratory smiling.

Dr. Nicole Jimenez honored with ExCEL Scholar Award

MD/PhD student receives F30 grant from the NIH to further her skin cancer research

“‘That others may live’ is a creed I lived for for eight years. As a doctor, I will continue to give my all to help those in my care,” said U.S. Air Force veteran and reservist Alex Hilser, a second-year medical student at the College of Medicine – Tucson who was recently named a Tillman Scholar.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Student Selected as Tillman Scholar

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Dr. Bridget Murphy recognized with Career Development Award

Disability organizations partner to host ‘Backpacks & Boosters’ vaccine and wellness fair

Frank von Hippel, PhD, an ecotoxicologist who studies pollution and contaminants, and how they impact people, wildlife and the environment.

Warming Alaska: On the frontline of climate change

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Dr. Tobias Jakobi recognized with Career Development Award

On the left, cells isolated from breast cancer cells were treated with RANKL, a growth factor that stimulates bone resorption, to produce osteoclasts (pink). When morphine was added to the cell culture (right), the number of osteoclasts increased, suggesting that morphine stimulated osteoclast production.

Study shows how morphine may contribute to bone loss and cancer-induced bone pain

Asian man with dark brown hair and wearing a black t-shirt stands outside.

Dr. Hongxu Ding recognized with Career Development Award

Christine Bime, MD, is committed to making an impact globally, particularly in resource-challenged areas of the world, by building collaborations starting in Tucson.

Mission doctor’s devotion motivates Dr. Christian Bime

Portrait of a young Asian man wearing a button-up shirt standing outside.

Dr. Kellen Chen recognized with Career Development Award

SWEHSC research led by Karletta Chief, PhD, involves assessing short-term exposures and risk perceptions on the Navajo Nation following the catastrophic Gold King Mine spill in 2015.

Center receives $7.8M NIH grant to address environmental health challenges