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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The University of Arizona College of Nursing’s Tarnia Newton, DNP, FNP-C, said she believes all nurses have a calling to advocate for their patients through justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

These are the JEDI nurses Dr. Tarnia Newton is looking for…

UArizona Nursing hosts fifth graders from Anna Lawrence Intermediate School for interprofessional community engagement event

Robbins to Regents: UArizona Health Sciences 'will advance the frontiers of health and wellness in Arizona and beyond'

Environmental portrait of Dr. Kiser, a middle-aged, light-skinned woman with light brown hear, smiling in front of portraits on a wall.

Dr. Lisa Kiser receives AANP State Award for Excellence

The reception area at the new University of Arizona Clinical and Translational Sciences Research Center is large, modern and filled with natural light — all improvements over the center’s old space.

CATS Center opens modernized, larger facility

Ahn named dean of the University of Arizona College of Nursing

Members of the Health Sciences Research Administration’s Walkie Talkie teams walk regularly during lunch. There are four Walkie Talkie teams with a total of 26 members.

Move AZ improves health and community in Health Sciences

Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, JD, MPH, and Brian Erstad, PharmD, review the chapter Dr. Erstad wrote for a faculty survival guide that provides tips and what questions faculty should ask when being hired.

Early-Career Faculty Success Supported by Colleges

Training first responders and health care providers how to help people who have been exposed to hazardous materials around the state and around the world is the mission of the Advanced Hazmat Life Support team.

Advanced Hazmat Life Support Keeps Good Chemicals from Going Bad

Female professor with dark curly hair wearing sunglasses holds three heart-shaped posters.

Tips From the Heart, for the Heart

The College of Nursing will use the funding, which was designed to address the state’s nursing shortage, to create 158 scholarships to cover the cost of tuition and fees incurred by students while completing the college’s graduate-level Master of Science in Nursing – Entry to the Profession of Nursing (MS-MEPN) program.

ADHS Awards $9.2M to Accelerate Nursing Degrees for UArizona College of Nursing Master’s Students

Among UArizona Health Sciences’ first Black faculty in their college, department, division or role are (from left) Nafis Shamsid-Deen, MD, FCCP; Victoria Murrain, DO; Jocelyn Nelms, MS, NEd, RN; Sheila Hill Parker, DrPH, MPH, MS; James C. Dunn, Sr., MD; and Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, PhD, MPH, MBA.

Health Sciences Black Faculty on Diversity, Inspiring Change