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A close-up, high-angle shot of a person in a lab setting, wearing blue latex gloves. The person is using a long, thin metal tool to transfer a substance to a clear plastic plate with multiple wells, some of which contain a pink liquid. In the background, a pipette and other lab equipment are visible on a stainless steel surface.

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

Interventions and therapies aimed at helping people with substance abuse disorders rarely consider family members who may also need support. Project FUTRE hopes to change that by training as many as 100 new behavioral health paraprofessionals.

Expanding Support for Families Impacted by Addiction

Dr. Elise Lopez Receives 2021 ‘40 Under 40’ Award

Nationwide, more than 320,000 people have joined the All of Us Research Program, and approximately 50,000 of those participants come from Arizona.

Gov. Ducey Proclaims March “Arizonans in Health Research Month” to Celebrate All of Us UArizona-Banner Milestone

Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of infection with the omicron variant by 31% in children ages 5-11 and by 59% in adolescents ages 12-15.

COVID-19 Vaccine Moderately Effective Against Variants in Children and Adolescents, New Report Shows

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Dr. Laura Stephens Receives 2021 ‘40 Under 40’ Award

Future Physicians to Begin Their Next Chapter at Match Day Ceremony

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

Closing in on a New Solution to Manage Type 1 Diabetes

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

Dr. Leslie Farland Receives 2021 ‘40 Under 40’ Award

UArizona Cancer Center Members Available to Speak About Cancer Moonshot Initiative

Robin Polt portrait

Dr. Robin Polt Named to National Academy of Inventors