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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.

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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

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, affects an estimated 10-15% of the U.S population. Research has shown COVID-19 can cause acute gastrointestinal issues, which researchers think might increase the risk of developing IBS.

New study will examine irritable bowel syndrome as long COVID symptom

Edgar A. Villavicencio does a FibroScan test on a Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud (Committed to Your Health) study participant.

Unsung heroes make Health Sciences labs work

Brielle Edwards (right), a student at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, was one of five UArizona Health Sciences Quidel Ortho Global Scholarships recipients. Derrick Nwobodo (left), also a Coit College of Pharmacy student, received a QuidelOrtho Global Scholarship last year.

QuidelOrtho Global Health Scholarships awarded to UArizona Health Sciences students

(Left) Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, an associate professor of health promotion in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, meets with two of her mentees, (center) Kiranmayee Muralidhar, MMBS, MPH, and Namoonga Mantina, both doctoral students, to discuss progress on their research manuscripts. Madhivanan is currently mentoring about 35 people.

Reluctant doctor finds her passion helping women, children

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Community Foundation honors Rice for helping children

Three University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty members and their families have established generous student scholarships to support the training of future professionals in their fields.

Faculty-led philanthropy supports student training

Through the Arizona Farmworker Enumeration Profiles Study, researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will produce current and credible counts of farmworkers and their household members in the state.

New study will count Arizona farmworkers to help reduce health disparities

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Public Health’s Krupp awarded Fulbright Global Scholar Award

University of Arizona student interns in the Health Connectors program presented science and health information to elementary school children as part of a UArizona Health Sciences initiative to increase health literacy.

An innovative approach to increase health literacy

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Faculty from both colleges of medicine win ArMA awards

Researchers from the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will use a $750,000 grant to train graduate students whose career paths support the mission of the Industrial Hygiene Program.

Occupational safety and health training program grant renewed

(From left) Jennifer Bea, PhD, and Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RD, lead “Student Transformative Experiences to Progress Undergraduate and Graduate Professionals,” or “STEP-UP,” a 10-week, full-time summer program aimed at motivating students to pursue a career in cancer prevention science.

Grant provides cancer research training experience to expand workforce for cancer prevention and control