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U of A and UNM win joint $43.6M NIH award to help turn clinical research into practical medicine

The CTSA grant, the largest infrastructure and training award from the NIH, supports the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care.

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$4.5M NIDA grant will fund research to improve methadone treatment quality

Confocal cancer cells and fibroblasts in collagen.

$1.7M DOD grant funds virtual cancer center to support research into military health

Nursing student Misty L. Pagán, DNP, poses for a photo in an outdoor setting. She is wearing a white coat over a blue dress and has a stethoscope wrapped around her neck.

From grief to purpose: How a PhD student discovered her calling in nursing

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Promoting health, inspiring ‘awe’ in aging adults

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Dr. Erik Blackwood receives Postdoctoral Scholar Award

College of Medicine – Tucson celebrates Match Day 2023

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College of Medicine – Phoenix celebrates Match Day 2023

A University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science study found that disrupted brain lipid metabolism leads to the onset of several well-established molecular and cellular hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.

New study links impaired lipid clearance in the brain to Alzheimer’s disease

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Celebrating a match made in medicine

Led by Dr. Mohab Ibrahim, researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction are exploring potential benefits of using phototherapy to manage chronic pain.

Exploring phototherapy: a new option to manage chronic pain

The Master of Science in Innovations in Aging is designed for students and professionals seeking to improve the lives of older adults through education, research and collaboration.

New master's degree designed to meet health care needs of aging populations

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Pharmacy faculty, staff recognized during State of the College

UArizona researchers launch the Great Arizona Tick Check

Sommer Aldulaimi, MD (second from right), with University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students Jasmine Locke, Lacey Culpepper and Pantea Sazegar, collaborated with and provided training to assist in opening the hospital newborn unit at the Songambele Health Centre in Tanzania in May 2022.

Around the world with Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi

Advances in pain research focus of symposium