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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

Teaching Ethical and Legal Frameworks to Support Healthy Aging

Joanna Schneider poses for a graduation photo with her flowers and pinwheels after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing during the College of Nursing 2022 spring convocation at Centennial Hall.

UArizona College of Nursing Celebrates 2022 Convocation

Graduation on the horizon forces students to think ahead and plan the next phase of their professional lives. University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty share some invaluable advice to new graduates.

Faculty Offer Invaluable Advice for New Graduates

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

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

(From left) Barry Wong, JD, director of the Governor’s Office of Equal Opportunity, presents the governor’s proclamation declaring March “Arizonans in Health Research Month” to Jennifer Craig-Muller, director of All of Us UArizona-Banner, and Eric Reiman, MD, chief executive director of Banner Research and principal investigator for All of Us UArizona-Banner.

Events Celebrate All of Us Program Success and Research

(From left) First year CRNA students Jennifer Heiden, Cameron Wylie and Sabrena Wells (back) observe as Phillip Witte practices performing a GlideScope intubation alongside Kristie Hoch, DNP, CRNA, MS, RRT, at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center. Dr. Hoch is the program administrator for the nurse anesthesia program at the College of Nursing.

Experience, Passion Inspire Nurse Anesthesia Leader

The Sensor Lab seed grants will allow researchers to generate data that could lead to additional future funding to develop new health technologies and applications.

Sensor Lab Seed Grants Advance Innovative Research

UArizona Health Sciences research funded by the American Cancer Society seeks to reduce cancer mortality by addressing cancer health disparities, especially among Hispanic people.

American Cancer Society Funds Research to Benefit Hispanic Cancer Survivors, Caregivers

The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $133 million in grants to University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers in 2020-2021.

UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Climb in Blue Ridge Rankings of NIH Funding

Insee Ekstrom checks to see if Hal, the young manikin, is breathing at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) booth, where they taught CPR and airway skills during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.

Health Sciences is a Hit with Kids at Family SciFest Event

Dean Gladys Sorensen officiates at the new UArizona College of Nursing building’s ribbon cutting ceremony in 1967.

College of Nursing Celebrates 65 Years of Wildcat Nursing