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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

Ahlam Althobaiti, PharmD, is hooded by John Regan, PhD, for earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree during the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy 2022 spring convocation at Centennial Hall.

R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Celebrates 198 Graduates

Dr. David Labiner Receives Distinguished Service Award

Luke Wohlford, MD, was selected as the 2022 College of Medicine – Phoenix commencement speaker.

Health Sciences Graduates Celebrated With In-Person Events

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 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

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

(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

Shienna Braga and Eric Taylor, who plan to marry in 2024, received their pharmacy residency matches along with 47 other R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy students. (Photo courtesy Eric Taylor and Shienna Braga)

A Match Made on an Orientation Bus

Robin Polt portrait

Dr. Robin Polt Named to National Academy of Inventors

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

Marissa McLelland (right) an engagement coordinator with All of Us UArizona – Banner, talks with people interested in the program while she hands out information and branded hand sanitizer.

All of Us Reaches Participant Milestone

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