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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

Dr. Heddwen Brooks Elected to APS Leadership Council

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Names New Orthopaedic Surgery Chair

Impact of Title IX Passage Resonates Across Health Sciences

Kevin Moynahan, MD, FACP

Dr. Kevin Moynahan Receives AMSA National Golden Apple Award

Amaris Tapia, a class of 2023 College of Medicine – Phoenix student, recently completed the Rural Health Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship in Payson.

Phoenix Student Makes Longitudinal Impact in Rural Community

Ricardo Correa, MD

Dr. Ricardo Correa Receives Minority Health in Medicine Award

Minimizing Scar Formation to Promote Healthy Wound Healing

Researchers used the mutations that lead to random and compelling patterns of eye color in Drosophila to study heterochromatin, a form of DNA that plays a vital role in maintaining the stability of chromosomes by silencing transposable elements.

Dynamic Nature of Genome-Protecting DNA May Offer Clues to Fight Cancer

I am Health Sciences: Kristi Davis

Infectious Disease, Immunology Are Focus of New UArizona Health Sciences Graduate Certificate

Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN, is the interim dean of the UArizona College of Nursing and co-principal investigator on the grant.

Researchers to Test Technology Aimed at Improving Medication Adherence

Lynn T. Gerald, PhD, MSPH

Dr. Lynn Gerald Awarded Asthma Foundation Lectureship