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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Two young girls look at a display that reads “Practice Being in Pharmacy” as three young women standing behind posterboards point things out to them.

Wonder for all: A day of hands-on health adventures

An image if two liquid chemotherapy drugs in small bottles next to a needle laying on top of a plastic collection bag

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

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Head-to-head against AI, pharmacy students won

Rebuilding nature’s blueprint to target cancer

Portrait of Alejandro Vazquez, PharmD, standing outside smiling.

Alejandro Vazquez lets his lived experience do the teaching

Professor Wei Wang stands between two women while holding a certificate.

Pharmacy’s Wei Wang inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows

About a dozen grade-school students stand around a table with a digital image of a body while a tour guide demonstrates how it works.

Health Sciences tours engage, delight kids and adults alike

Portrait of Rick G. Schnellmann, PhD, standing with his arms folded in front of him.

Rick G. Schnellmann honored by Southern Arizona VA

A student in a cap and gown shakes hands with a professor in a suit and top hat during a graduation ceremony.

Celebrating the Coit College of Pharmacy’s Class of 2025

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Pharmacy’s Brian Erstad recognized with lifetime achievement award

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Rick G. Schnellmann earns career achievement award

Three smiling young women create a heart shape with their arms. One of them is wearing a medical white coat.

College of Pharmacy holds class of ’26 white coat ceremony