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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

Pristine Mei and Brandon Ngo, announced that they were couple-matched to University of California-Davis during the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.

It’s a Match! Celebrations at College of Medicine – Phoenix

Anna Ressel and Radu Moga, who are engaged to be married in April, both matched at Banner – University Medical Center South in family medicine during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.

It’s a Match! Celebrations at College of Medicine – Tucson

It’s a Match! Students Celebrate at Colleges of Medicine

Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Breaks Ground

Health Sciences Sensor Lab Open for Collaboration

First lady Jill Biden, EdD, spoke with members of the UArizona Cancer Center and the Tohono O’odham Nation during her visit to the San Xavier Health Center to promote the Cancer Moonshot initiative on March 8, 2022.

First Lady Touts UArizona Cancer Center’s Tribal Outreach

Even gravity can’t hold back the excitement David Ahmadian feels as he and his fellow class of 2024 College of Medicine – Tucson students emerge from their twice-postponed white coat ceremony in late February.

Third Time’s a Charm: COM-T Class of ’24 Get Their White Coats

Insee Ekstrom checks to see if Hal, the young manikin, is breathing at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) booth, where they taught CPR and airway skills during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.

Health Sciences is a Hit with Kids at Family SciFest Event

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD, (right) recently visited the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center to observe second year Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) students during their simulation. Instead of just observing, he was pressed into service as the surgeon during one simulation. CRNA students Alexa Deng, RN, (left) and Phillip Bullington, RN, assisted Dr. Robbins as he intubated a manikin.

President Robbins Participates in CRNA Simulation Intensive

Christiana Billedalley, who completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, is hooded during the College of Nursing convocation in December at Centennial Hall.

College of Nursing Honors Graduates During Fall Convocation

Kathleen C. Insel, PhD, RN, director of Innovations in Healthy Aging at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, presents a mobile app demonstration on “Smart and Adaptive Living for Emotional and Physical Health” at the event.

HealthTech Connect Focuses on Innovations in Healthy Aging

Jennie Joe, PhD, MPH, professor emerita, Family and Community Medicine, smiles after revealing the sign for the newly named Wassaja Carlos Montezuma Center for Native American Health in late October.

Renamed Center Honors Arizona’s First Native American Doctor