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 Astronomers Detect Signature of Magnetic Field on an Exoplanet Dec. 20, 2021 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. Read more
Image UArizona Alumnus Established $2.3M Endowment for the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Dec. 17, 2021 The late John A. "Andy" Ware, who credited his pharmacy education for his success, bequeathed a significant gift to his alma mater. Read more
Image UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Study Long COVID as Part of National Collaborative Dec. 16, 2021 The NIH RECOVER Initiative aims to identify risks contributing to long COVID, and approaches for treatment and prevention. Read more
Image Meet the Husband-and-Wife Team that Helped Get Infrared Astronomy off the Ground Dec. 16, 2021 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. Read more
Image Student-Led Initiative Will Launch Satellites as 'Ambassadors for World Peace' Dec. 16, 2021 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. Read more
Image Diverse Plant Water-Use Strategies Make Forests More Resilient to Extreme Drought Dec. 16, 2021 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. Read more
Image UArizona Continues COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts, Offers Support on Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2021 Read more