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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 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

Photo of one woman holding a microphone, talking while two other women look at her.

College of Nursing’s INCATS program boosts Indigenous health care

A mole on a person's skin is surrounding by a handwritten circle and numbers in purple ink.

U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer

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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

A mole on a person's skin is surrounding by a handwritten circle and numbers in purple ink.

U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer

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

A view of toxic mine tailings that are exposed to the elements near the town of Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai County, Arizona.

U of A Superfund Research Center secures $14.8M NIEHS grant to combat hazardous dust effects in Southwest

A nighttime photo shows a firefighter standing on a firetruck and shooting water toward burning buildings during the January 2025 Palisades Fire in California.

Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns

Two women, both wearing while lab coats, pose for a photo in a laboratory amid shelves filled with bottles and boxes of various colors and sizes.

U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging

Three U of A faculty members honored by American College of Medical Informatics

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U of A endocrinologist earns honors for turmeric research

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Jennifer Barton, PhD, wearing a red blazer and glasses is working in a laboratory, holding a small object. A computer screen displaying a microscopic image is visible in the background, along with a microscope, other lab equipment and shelves.

Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps