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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

A doctor applies sensors to the arm of a person sitting on a bed in a sleep lab while another person monitors the sensor output on a small digital device on the wall.

Putting sleep at the center of health care

An image if two liquid chemotherapy drugs in small bottles next to a needle laying on top of a plastic collection bag

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A man views CT images of breasts looking for signs of cancer

Researchers using $3.3M NCI grant to develop more accurate, comfortable breast cancer screening technology

Yumi Shirai, PhD, sits at a table with a group of people who are painting at the University of Arizona’s ArtWorks program for adults with developmental disabilities. The table is covered with cups holding brushes and paints.

Yumi Shirai brings together art and health sciences

Portrait of Dr. Dedrick Jordan wearing a suit and tie

College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology

Eight members of the University of Arizona Cancer Center stand side-by-side smiling in front of a Cancer Center backdrop.

U of A Cancer Center honors members at annual awards event

A colony of stem cells in culture

Scientist hopes to cure Type 1 diabetes by disguising stem cells

Pediatric autoimmune diseases: Finding hope in research

Dan Combs, MD, assistant professor in pediatrics and sleep medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Medicine, holds his hand up to a young Down syndrome patient for a high five in an office.

Dan Combs helps young Down syndrome patients get good ZZZs

Portrait of Frank G. Walter, MD, standing outside

Frank G. Walter receives career achievement award from AACT

A surprised young boy lifts a bag of sugar behind soda bottles on a table while two women watch him.

Wellness and Wonder event excites Tucson community

Outdoor portrait of Justin Starren, MD, PhD, on the grounds of the University of Arizona Health Sciences

Making a commitment to connect people through technology

Zong-Ming Li sitting at his office desk holding an anatomical model of the inside of a hand.

Zong-Ming Li named medical biological engineering fellow

Stephen Dahmer, MD, stands outside wearing a blue suit coat, with his arms crossed

Connecting with Stephen Dahmer, MD