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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

Tucson Researchers, Physicians to Participate in National Study to Standardize Pediatric Seizure Care

Arizona Palooza is an opportunity for families to relax in a fun environment and learn about mental health and substance use disorders.

‘Arizona Palooza’ Returns with Mental Health Education and Family Entertainment

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy class of 2023 cheers as they prepare to have their class photo taken after their white coat ceremony at Centennial Hall.

College of Pharmacy Students Receive Their White Coats

Dr. Carol Gregorio Named AAAS Fellow

The Great Resignation of 2021 is creating a labor crunch in health care that studies indicate will get worse before it gets better, with one in five workers quitting their job since February 2020 due to burnout and more looking to leave. (Photo Illustration by Paul Fini. Sources: HealthEvolution.com, Mayo Clinic Proceedings and 2022 APhA/NASPA National State-Based Pharmacy Workplace Survey – Initial Findings)

Colleges Provide Tools to Help Students Avoid Career Burnout

Campus Health Receives UArizona Team Award for Excellence

New degree programs for physical therapy, physician assistant and nurse-midwifery aim to address health care workforce shortages.

Health Professions Degree Programs to Expand Workforce in Critical Areas

Elise Lopez, DrPH, MPH, (right), assistant professor in the College of Public Health, and her team strategize on the fall rollout of several new programs being piloted this spring to strengthen efforts to reduce gender-based and sexual violence on campus.

Inclusivity, Scouting and Healthy Adulting with Dr. Elise Lopez

Uncovering a Connection Between Cannabinoids and Migraine

Gabriel (Gabe) Martinez

President Biden Names Gabe Martinez to National Committee

ABOR Votes to Confirm 5 New UArizona Regents Professors

The Valley Fever Collaborative is undertaking new research to understand the environmental source of the fungus that causes Valley fever, as well as its characteristics, propagation in soil, and mechanisms of transmission through air, all of which will enable rapid progress toward containing the pathogen where it originates.

Valley Fever Collaborative Awarded $3.3M in Research Funds