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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

Glen Fogerty, PhD, MBA (third from left), College of Medicine – Phoenix admissions and recruitment associate dean, with his admissions team (L-R): Alex Hughes, Mark Priolo, Dr. Fogerty, Enjoli Pescheta, Julie Chiu, Chip Young, Shari Carbajal and Sam Blair.

Workforce Development at Heart of PCP Scholarship Success

Felicia Goodrum, PhD, co-leads Pandemic Control, Prediction and Preparedness, one of three research areas of focus for the Aegis Consortium.

Researchers Determined to Prevent Viruses From Winning

(From left) Tucson Fire Capt. John Gulotta, professor Jeff Burgess, MD, MS, MPH, and Chief Paul Moore have worked closely for 30 years to help reduce risks to firefighter health in Tucson and around the globe.

Improving Firefighter Health Through Research

Lydia Kennedy (center), senior director of the UArizona Health Sciences Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, speaks to about 75 attendees at the annual Dia de Los Muertos blessing ceremony in the Health Sciences Library. The altar behind her is filled with photos and remembrences from Health Sciences faculty, staff and students.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Reflection of Health Sciences

The Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center is piloting a series of games and clinical exercises that challenge small interdisciplinary groups of University of Arizona Health Sciences students to accomplish tasks as a team.

Applying A Team Approach to Health Care Education

Graduates from the UArizona Health Sciences and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University dual-degree master’s program wore UArizona stoles and pins during a special convocation ceremony in India.

International Dual-Degree Program Making an Impact

Genetic counseling graduate students complete clinical rotations at various locations including MotherToBaby Arizona, a hotline that provides information about the safety of medications and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Expanding Precision Medicine Through Genetic Counseling

Michael Daines, MD, and Cori Daines, MD, outside the Steele Children’s Research Center, where the husband and wife have made their careers as pediatric physician-scientists since 2007.

Pediatrics Research Team Makes Good Match for Steele Center

Bre'anca Sanders, a first-year student in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, strives to become part of the solution to deliver better health care for underserved and underrepresented patients in urban areas.

Personal Journey Inspires Future Physician to Help Others

Carlos Gonzales, MD, a native Tucsonan of Yaqui and Hispanic heritage, has brought the soft power of spirituality to his roles as director of the Commitment to Underserved Peoples and Rural Health Professions programs at the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Carlos Gonzales, MD: A Healer in Spirit

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson celebrates its 55th anniversary this month.

Multigenerational Faculty Members Take Long View

Advocacy Liaisons Sergio Lopez and Giovanni Alvarado, who staff the VETS Center at the UArizona Health Sciences library, are also veterans ready to help others like them.

VETS Center at UArizona Health Sciences Is Veterans Sanctuary