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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

Embracing the Journey in Running and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

New International Partnership to Tackle Public Health Challenges

2022-23 Primary Care Physician Scholarship Recipients

Overcoming Obstacles to Improve Maternal Health Care

Taben Hale, PhD, says her curiosity drove her to try a lot of things when she was a child, and that curiosity also led to her life’s work.

Building a Better Lab, One Cup of Joe at a Time

Kate Rhodes, PhD, is studying the interactions between the female reproductive tract microbiota and the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea.

Examining the Microbiota’s Role in Infection, Immune Response

Neuroscientist Brinton Named Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Attendees at the inaugural Feast for Your Brain event at the Health Sciences Innovation Building on Sept. 10 try on special eyeglasses that simulate macular degenerative disease.

Feast for Your Brain Fed Hunger for Healthy Brain Knowledge

Loneliness: 6 Things to Know that Might Save a Life

Xinxin Ding, PhD

Dr. Xinxin Ding Elected Secretary/Treasurer of ASPET Council

Nancy Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, has had a wide and varied career – from community pharmacist to call center director to pharmaceutical company executive to academia.

Dr. Nancy Alvarez Fears the Light No More

Fourth-year medical student Iliana Manjon is one of 27 new recipients of a Primary Care Physician scholarship that allows medical students to pursue careers in primary care practice areas without worrying about how they will repay medical school debt.

Scholarship Program Welcomes Latest Cohort of Future Physicians