Image The Growing Role of Community and Industry Partnership in Higher Education Feb. 24, 2025 Read more
Image As glaciers melt faster, freshwater sources dwindle and sea-level rise accelerates Feb. 19, 2025 Between 2000 and 2023, glaciers collectively lost 7,211 billion tons of ice, contributing almost three quarters of an inch to global sea-level rise, a new study finds. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image The fire paradox: Tree-ring data shows wildfire activity has declined, not increased Feb. 17, 2025 Contrary to what people might think, North American forests are burning less, not more, finds a new study co-authored by U of A fire ecologist Donald Falk. Researchers say the absence of fire can contribute to more severe wildfires in the future. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A professors develop astronomy materials to aid visually impaired students Feb. 14, 2025 Steve Kortenkamp and Sunggye Hong created 3D-printed spacecraft models and other tools to help teach astronomy to visually impaired middle and high school students. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A astronomer Erika Hamden named to Arizona Space Commission Feb. 14, 2025 Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Hamden, a renowned expert on ultraviolet telescopes, to the commission to help shape Arizona's role in aerospace and space sciences. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Yuma agriculture generates $4.4B in state economic activity, U of A study finds Feb. 10, 2025 Yuma's agriculture and agribusiness contributed $4.4 billion in economic activity to the state of Arizona and $3.9 billion to Yuma County in 2022. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Seed fund to help early-stage university startups enters investment phase Feb. 6, 2025 The Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund is ready to begin making its first investments to help launch startups from the innovations of faculty, staff, students and alumni. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A faculty and staff nationally recognized with presidential honors Feb. 3, 2025 Five U of A faculty and staff were recognized with Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Mentoring and Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Do women talk more than men? It might depend on their age Feb. 3, 2025 Researchers set out to answer the age-old question: Are women really much more talkative than men? They found that women between the ages of 25 and 64 – the life stages of early and middle adulthood – speak on average 3,000 more words per day than their male counterparts. Read more at University of Arizona News