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A close-up, high-angle shot of a person in a lab setting, wearing blue latex gloves. The person is using a long, thin metal tool to transfer a substance to a clear plastic plate with multiple wells, some of which contain a pink liquid. In the background, a pipette and other lab equipment are visible on a stainless steel surface.

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

Global Peer Support Celebration Day is an opportunity for recovery support specialists to celebrate the role they play in helping peers living with mental health, substance use disorder or trauma-related challenges move along the continuum of recovery and inclusion into their communities.

8th Annual Global Peer Support Celebration Day Event Planned

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists students watch the monitors in the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center after administering medication to a manikin during a simulation.

Memories of Change for Nursing Faculty Who Once Were Students

Meet a Pre-Med Student Giving Back to His Community

The grand opening will feature new exhibits, a new space for the museum's one-of-a-kind collection and the unveiling of a life-size bronze statue of donor R. Ken Coit.

Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Plans Grand Opening

New Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences director Alexis Peregoy stands in the newly renovated museum space.

Connecting With Alexis Peregoy

(From left) Aspiring physicians Iliana Cosio and Isabellyana Dominguez met as undergraduate students in FACES Conversantes, and their friendship continues in medical school.

Students, Community Benefit from Medical Interpreter Course

Margaret “Margie” Balfour, MD, PhD

Dr. Margie Balfour Receives Criminal Justice Award from NAMI

(From left) Volunteers Sawyer Thein, MD, Esteban Valle, MD, and Kevin Brandecker, MD, all first-year emergency medicine residents at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, paint the eaves and trim on a Habitat for Humanity Tucson house during the EM Day of Service in late September.

Emergency Medicine Gives Day of Service to Tucson Community

Carbajal Named All of Us Arizona Health Champion

David O. Garcia, PhD, FACSM

Dr. David O. Garcia Receives Early Career Investigator Award

The Arizona AHEC Program and Regional Centers are key to eliminating health disparities for Arizona residents in rural and medically underserved areas that experience challenges in accessing health care.

$7.2M in Funding Will Boost Health Care Workforce in Rural, Underserved Communities

Honoring Five Inspiring Health Sciences Educators