Image Geochemist Jay Quade elected to National Academy of Sciences May 1, 2024 Quade, a professor in the Department of Geosciences, was recognized for his work to provide a deeper understanding of Earth's past environments. Read more at UArizona News
Image Brace for a very active hurricane season this year, warn UArizona forecasters April 29, 2024 UArizona forecasters predict five major hurricanes and 21 named storms over the North Atlantic this hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. The university's hurricane forecasting model is one of the most accurate in the country. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona crew of professional artists completes simulated moon mission March 27, 2024 The goal of the six-day simulation, called Imagination 1, was to explore the value of art in space exploration and produce creative works inspired by the limitations and possibilities of life and culture beyond Earth. Read more at UArizona News
Image Astronomers capture magnetic fields twirling around black hole March 27, 2024 A new view of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration revealing its magnetic field structure suggests that the processes by which black holes feed and eject jets into their surroundings may be universal among black holes despite vast differences in size and mass. Read more at UArizona News
Image Webb telescope takes its first images of forming planetary systems March 27, 2024 The observations will help astronomers refine their theories about the processes involved in planet formation and shed light on what our sun did when it was very young. Read more at UArizona News
Image Teams behind OSIRIS-REx win prestigious aviation award March 26, 2024 The team behind the University of Arizona-led NASA mission to sample the asteroid Bennu joins the ranks of the Apollo 11 crew and Orville Wright to earn the Robert J. Collier Trophy. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins March 21, 2024 The discovery, led by Haijiang Cai, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was observed in mice, but the findings could lead to human drug treatments. Read more at UArizona News
Image World Water Day brings work of UArizona researcher into focus March 20, 2024 Ahead of World Water Day on Friday, environmental science professor Raina Maier discusses the use of microbial surfactants or soaps for water remediation. Read more at UArizona News
Image Innovative chemical strategy targets mosquito larvae gut to combat spread of deadly diseases March 15, 2024 University of Arizona researchers have modified the gut proteins of mosquito larvae, marking a significant advance in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases. Read more at UArizona News