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Tery’ance Horace sits at a table with textbooks in front of him talking to a woman in front of a VETS Military Connected Student Center sign.

Air Force veteran finds new home with MEPN program

Tery’ance Horace traded wings for scrubs and a fresh career at the U of A College of Nursing

A nursing instructor stands next to a manikin and points out parts of its body as she instructs five students. All the students and the instructor are wearing white lab coats.

Shaping tomorrow’s nurses: New DNP specialty trains the educators and leaders health care needs most

A pregnant woman, whose belly is showing, holds two plates of food in her outstretched hands. On one plate is a salad. On the other plate are a couple of large doughnuts.

NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices

Amy Barber squats next to Scout, a yellow Lab, with one hand on the dog’s back.

Making a difference one pet therapy visit at a time

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Richard H. Carmona MD, MPH, FACS

Dr. Richard Carmona Honored with Alumni Public Service Award

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, was honored for his research on aging and older adults, which seeks to understand why many chronic diseases associated with aging are made worse by chronic inflammation.

UArizona Health Sciences Immunologist Named Gerontologist of the Year

An attendee of the inaugural HealthTech Connect event tries his hand at 8chili Inc’s virtual reality trainer.

HealthTech Connect Advancing Health Technology Development in Arizona

UArizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD, (right) and Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Esteban Moctezuma Barragán (second from right) examine displays at the U.S. Mexico Binational Health Leadership Summit health fair on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

Phoenix Biomedical Campus Hosts U.S.-Mexico Health Summit

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD

Dr. Janko Nikolich Named AZ Bioscience Researcher of the Year

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Announces New Surgery Chair

Lisa Shubitz, DVM, led a research team that examined the effects of a potential canine Valley fever vaccine in dogs. The positive results represent a major step toward the development of not only a canine vaccine, but eventually a human vaccine for Valley fever.

Study Shows Vaccine Protects Dogs Against Valley Fever

Whether it’s building a house or building a new program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, Todd Vanderah, PhD, creates a strong framework.

Building for the Future in More Ways Than One

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Weaponizing Copper as Potential Antibiotic

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Weaponizing Copper as Potential Antibiotic

A new study suggests first responders are at higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 than other health professionals.

AZ HEROES Data Show First Responders at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection

A new program under development at UArizona Health Sciences will offer age, gender and culturally sensitive training to students to help patients initiate and discuss end-of-life care. The interdisciplinary initiative will provide guidance to doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals.

Interprofessional Program Builds End-of-Life Care Education

UArizona Sarver Heart Center Welcomes New Faculty