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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

Barnes, Heeke To Speak at UArizona Arthritis Center ‘Bear Down Celebration’

Stephanie Carroll (Ahtna), DrPH, MPH, grew up in a household with a public health professional and an Indigenous physicist who showed her the importance of relationships with the non-human world – plants, animals, soils and the cosmos – for our well-being.

Honoring Health Sciences Experts for Women in Medicine Month

When mentors and mentees build trust and rapport, one can guide the other toward educational and professional success.

Lifting Up Future Health Professionals Through Mentorship

David Harris, PhD, MS

Dr. David Harris Honored for Role in COVID-19 Response

The Tucson-based BSN program was the first academic program offered by the College of Nursing. The BSN-Integrative Health program at the Gilbert campus launched in 2019.

College of Nursing Earns Top Marks in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Danielle Crooke and Sarah Bricker (dark hair) are reflected in a window outside of Crowder Hall after their Doctor of Nursing Practice white coat ceremony.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Students Receive Their White Coats

UArizona Awarded $60 Million to Lead Precision Aging Network

Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy Likely Not Fully Protected by COVID-19 Vaccine, Study Finds

The Center for Rural Health is expanding mitigation and prevention resources and services to reduce COVID-19 related disparities among underserved and high-risk populations.

Arizona Center for Rural Health Receives $8M COVID-19 Disparities Grant to Help Arizona’s High-Risk, Underserved Communities

The Tucson-based BSN program was the first academic program offered by the College of Nursing. The BSN-Integrative Health program at the Gilbert campus launched in 2019.

UArizona Nursing Soars in Inaugural U.S. News & World Report Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing Rankings

2021 Primary Care Physician Scholarship Recipients

Dr. Michael D.L. Johnson

Society Honors Dr. Michael Johnson for Diversity Promotion  