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Photo of Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, standing at a podium in front of a table full of people. A projector screen at the front of the room reads “Welcome. What a first month this has been.”

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Lisa Chamberlain takes helm of pediatric unit at College of Medicine – Tucson

A man and a woman pose for a photo while holding a framed document between them.

Inside a decade of collaboration between Banner Health and University of Arizona

Four members of a surgical team stand side by side in an operating room.

U of A, Banner Health perform Tucson's first robotic kidney donation surgery

A bald young woman holding a poster that says “Way to Go Jackie” stands in between two women in scrubs.

Arizona Tech Week conference puts patients’ experiences in the spotlight

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Sleep Deprivation Increases Serotonin 2A Receptor Response in Brain

Cholesterol Buildup in Brain Presents New Target to Reduce Dementia Risk from Stroke

The College of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing – Entry to the Profession (MEPN) program is moving to the University Building in Gilbert in the fall. The MEPN program retrains students with university degrees in other fields to become nurses while simultaneously earning a master’s degree.

Nursing Expansion Brings MEPN Program to Gilbert Campus

Tomorrow is Here.

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD

Dr. Janko Nikolich Honored as Gerontologist of the Year

Christiana Billedalley, who completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, is hooded during the College of Nursing convocation in December at Centennial Hall.

College of Nursing Honors Graduates During Fall Convocation

The University of Arizona Facilities Management team and key university stakeholders have worked diligently since spring 2020 to mitigate COVID-19 exposure for all students, staff and faculty. Pictured here, Facilities Management HVAC mechanics Sandra Acuna and Edward Leon install a new MERV 13 filter in the Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB).

Facilities Battles COVID-19 in the Air and on the Ground

John Purdy, PhD, (right) assistant professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, was a Career Development Award recipient in 2016 and was mentored by Felicia Goodrum, PhD, professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Career Development Award Gives Junior Faculty a Boost

Major Health Diagnostics Provider Quidel Makes $2M Investment in UArizona

Margaret “Margie” Balfour, MD, PhD

Dr. Margie Balfour Receives Top Professional Award

Madison Brandt, RN, is the first University of Arizona Health Sciences graduate student to pursue a dual Pharmacy-Nursing degree at the university. Her story is one of the top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2021.

The Top 10 Health Sciences Connect Stories of 2021

Nearly 250 vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 took part in the AZ HEROES study, which examined the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Adolescents in Real-World Study