Cholesterol buildup in brain presents new target to reduce dementia risk from stroke Jan. 19, 2022 University of Arizona researchers suggest the risk of developing dementia after a stroke might be reduced by a drug that could help immune cells process the cholesterol-rich debris generated by a stroke. Read more Image
Researchers pilot 'itty bitty' device for earlier ovarian cancer detection Jan. 18, 2022 Jennifer Barton has spent nearly a decade developing a falloposcope to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. Dr. John Heusinkveld has now successfully used the device to capture images of study participants' fallopian tubes. Read more Image
Rivers speeding up Arctic ice melt at alarming rate, experts say Jan. 13, 2022 Irina Panyushkina grew up in Siberia, hearing stories of explorers trudging through seas of ice to reach the North Pole. She is now a climate scientist trying to understand how a warming world is transforming the place she called home. Read more Image
$10M elevates UArizona hypersonics facilities to national prominence Jan. 13, 2022 The funding will allow for upgrades to the College of Engineering's wind tunnels, strengthening the University of Arizona's position as an academic leader in hypersonics research. Read more Image
New treasure trove of globular clusters holds clues about galaxy evolution Jan. 11, 2022 Using observations of the nearby elliptical galaxy Centaurus A, a team of astronomers found an unprecedented number of possible globular clusters – old, dense groups of thousands of stars that all formed at the same time. Read more Image
UArizona returns in person, requires surgical-grade masks or higher Jan. 10, 2022 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. Read more Image
California's 'climate whiplash' has been worsening for 50 years and will continue Jan. 10, 2022 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. Read more Image
Major Health Diagnostics Provider Quidel Makes $2M Investment in UArizona Jan. 5, 2022 The grant will be split equally between Health Sciences scholarships and the UArizona BIO5 Institute's KEYS Internship Program. Read more Image
UArizona research again ranks among nation's top public universities Dec. 28, 2021 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. Read more Image
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Begins its Journey to Space Dec. 25, 2021 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. Read more Image