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In response to the omicron variant of COVID-19, the university has revised its face coverings policy and is continuing to urge testing and vaccination as the spring semester gets underway.

Most scientists researching California's extreme weather have focused their investigations on the last decade. But new UArizona research finds that an increasing trend in extreme weather began half a century ago.

The grant will be split equally between Health Sciences scholarships and the UArizona BIO5 Institute's KEYS Internship Program.

The University of Arizona's research and development expenditures rank in the top 4% of all U.S. universities and No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics, according to fiscal year 2020 data from the National Science Foundation.

University of Arizona astronomers will help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope peer deeper into the universe than any telescope in history. Webb successfully launched on Christmas Day.

Researchers have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding a planet outside of our solar system. Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield against energetic particles from the sun known as the solar wind. Magnetic fields could play similar roles on other planets.

The late John A. "Andy" Ware, who credited his pharmacy education for his success, bequeathed a significant gift to his alma mater.

The NIH RECOVER Initiative aims to identify risks contributing to long COVID, and approaches for treatment and prevention.

Marcia Rieke led the development of one of Webb's powerful infrared cameras. George leads the science team for another instrument on board. Both are Regents Professors at UArizona.

The University of Arizona has joined a collaboration with Space Trust – a nongovernmental organization based in the United Kingdom – and the University of Nairobi in Kenya to develop a series of Earth-orbiting spacecraft built by university students.

To paint a clearer picture of how global climate change affects Earth's ecosystems, conducted an unparalleled experiment: forcing the world's only enclosed rainforest – housed in Biosphere 2 – through a four-month-long controlled drought and recovery.