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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.

Medical students Jerry Ruvalcaba and Katie Simic stand side by side outdoors, smiling in their white lab coats embroidered with titles from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Couple commits to caring for Phoenix together

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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

The scholarships benefit students who are dedicated to expanding health care delivery and positively impacting global health and well-being.

Five UArizona Health Sciences Students Awarded Quidel Global Health Scholarships

The summit will provide a platform to exchange of ideas and showcase promising avenues to discovering new drugs for treating cancer, COVID-19 and other diseases.

Annual Summit Showcasing Medical Advances in Drug Discovery Returns to Phoenix

Students benefit from NIH funding through the unique opportunity of learning and training in the labs of faculty who are conducting innovative research.

R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Named Top 5 by AACP

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy ranked the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy fifth in the nation by National Institutes of Health funding based on grants awarded to principal investigators in U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy.

UArizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Ranked No. 5 by American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

College of Medicine – Tucson student Leenda Osman checks a young patient’s ear at the Rocky Point Medical Centers in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Volunteers from the MexZona student group at the College of Medicine – Tucson and the Migrant Health Interest Group and Global Health Program at the College of Medicine – Phoenix provide free clinical services to underserved patients in marginalized communities.

Mexico Trips Give Chance for Experience, Empathy, Engagement

Christopher Edwards, PharmD, BCPS

Dr. Christopher Edwards Named ASHP Fellow

James “Jim” Galligan, PhD

Dr. James Galligan Receives Young Investigator Award

Rick Schnellmann, PhD

Pharmacy’s Dean Rick Schnellmann Earns Award for Excellence

Impact of Title IX Passage Resonates Across Health Sciences

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

Julie Ledford, PhD, co-director of the Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Program, is an associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Ledford Named Co-director of UArizona Health Sciences Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Program