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Mari Ricker, MD, stands in front of a roomful of people at a table with different ingredients set on it.

How to succeed with New Year’s resolutions

U of A health experts offer tips on sticking to your goals and making changes in 2026.

Two men hold a giant pair of scissors as they prepare to cut a ceremonial ribbon as a group of about 10 other people look on.

U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix and Onvida Health announce groundbreaking rural health partnership

Two men and a woman, all dressed in hard hats and reflective mining jackets, looks at a mining facility in the distance. Their backs are to the camera.

U of A and mining company launch community health impact assessment in Santa Cruz County

A closeup of a long scar on a woman's shoulder.

A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Erika Grasse (front left) keeps her distance as venomous reptile curator Dan Massey, PharmD, BCPS, shows her how to identify a Western Diamondback rattlesnake at the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center (AzPDIC) located in the College of Pharmacy.

Seeing Snakes, Spiders and Scorpions Up Close to Save Someone

Poison Center venomous reptile curator Dan Massey, PharmD, uses a clear acrylic tube to safely allow toxicologists an up-close examination of a Western Diamondback rattlesnake. Once the snake’s head is in the tube, it cannot turn around and bite anyone, but can be closely observed.

Sssssaving Arizonans, One Bite (or Sting) at a Time

Primary Care Scholarship Fuels Future Physician’s Dreams

Conference Explores How to Build a Teaching Health Center Program

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