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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

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever altered aspects of health care and health care education, from online classes to the expansion of telemedicine.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Forever Changed Health Sciences

UArizona Arthritis Center Lecture Series Presents ‘Panel on Pain’

Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya was part of a team that developed an antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19. He says that the delta variant has become the dominant strain of the virus worldwide now.

What We Know About the Delta Variant and Vaccine Protection

Dr. Alice Min Simpkins Honored for Innovation in Teaching

The longitudinal Arizona Healthcare, Emergency Response, and Other Essential Workers Surveillance (AZ HEROES) research studyexamined the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine before after the emergence of the delta variant.

UArizona Health Sciences Study Suggests Greater Vaccination Push Needed to Combat Delta Variant

Alyssa Joe (left) and Angel Leslie, students from Diné College in northern Arizona, took part in the Undergraduate Readying for Burgeoning Research for American Indian Neuroscientists (URBRAIN) program, which places Native students at the center of neuroscience research.

Empowering Native Students in Neuroscience Discovery

Dr. Taylor Riall in the operating room. She is also affiliated with the University of Arizona Cancer Center in addition to being the chief of the Division of General Surgery/Surgical Oncology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. (Photo: ZIEMBA Photographic Arts)

Guest Column: From Cancer Surgeon to Cancer Patient

As faculty and staff return to campus, they will see masked and unmasked students and faculty. Finding the right level of comfort with being back in crowds may take some time.

Welcome Back to the New “New Normal” On Campus

Native American Cancer Research Internship Opens New Doors

A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study will explore the use of cannabis and other substances among registered nurses and the potential effect on patient care. Forty-seven states have some form of legalized medical cannabis, and it’s estimated that nearly 3 million Americans use it for relief from illness.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers To Study Impact of Nurse Cannabis and Substance Use on Patient Care

Jennifer Hartmark-Hill, MD

Dr. Jennifer Hartmark-Hill Honored for Excellence in Education

COM-P Class of 2024’s Long-Awaited White Coat Ceremony