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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

Two firefighters wearing protective gear and oxygen tanks spray water onto a blaze

Research shows altered regulation of genes linked to prostate cancer among firefighters

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix student James Bates teaches high school student Maalavika Menon how to do CPR.

Health Sciences colleges ready, willing to help community

Anna Alkozei smiles as she holds a watercolor brush and paints a picture. A paint palette is in front of her and a vase of tulips in the background.

Finding small ways to cope with stress builds resilience

Portrait of Kelly Palmer standing outside smiling with her arms crossed.

Kelly Palmer named BizTucson Next Generation Leader

Gloria Coronado stands outside with her arms crossed

Connecting with Gloria Coronado

A wildfire burns a vegetated area behind a row of houses; flames and smoke are visible.

$3.8M grant will fund study of firefighter risks, interventions in wildland-urban blazes

A nurse in blue scrubs wipes down a hospital bed with one hand while holding a spray bottle in the other.

NIH grant funds research on work-related asthma among nurses

Sheila Soto and health educator Andrea Contreras, speak to a man in the middle of a farm field in San Luis, Arizona.

Soto’s mission is improving well-being of migrant farmworkers

A golden retriever with a neck scarf that reads “Pet Partners” licks the face of a smiling young woman as she pets it.

Faculty and staff take a ‘paws’ to enjoy therapy dogs

infographic of National Institutes of Health funding and Blue Ridge Institute of Medical Research rankings for five colleges at UArizona Health Sciences

NIH funding increases lead to impressive performance in Blue Ridge rankings

Two medical students training on a mannikin in a medical simulation center at the College of Medicine – Phoenix

New primary care physicians contribute to healthier Arizona

A woman in a blue shirt speaks to a crowd of migrants of all ages seated in metal folding chairs in a plain room.

Health Sciences faculty step in when migrants need help