The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating, a UArizona-led study shows Sept. 18, 2023 Studying a lizard species in 18 mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona, researchers found 70 years' worth of climate-related extinction occurred in only seven years. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona Research, MIS shine in latest US News & World Report ranking Sept. 18, 2023 The university's undergraduate program in Management Information Systems rose to No. 3 overall and No. 2 among public universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 rankings. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona Cancer Center researchers discover iron-targeting approaches to halt proliferation of cancer cells Sept. 14, 2023 The new molecules exploit the iron dependency of malignant cells and could lead to the development of new anticancer drugs. Read more at UArizona News Image
Take a stroll through the solar system – on the UArizona campus Sept. 12, 2023 Eleven plaques have been installed across campus to show the relative sizes and distances of solar system objects. Zarah Brown, a doctoral student at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, led the project to make space science accessible to people of all ages. Read more at UArizona News Image
Large amounts of sedentary time linked to higher risk of dementia in older adults Sept. 12, 2023 Using machine learning, researchers found that the risk of dementia significantly increases among adults who spend over 10 hours a day engaging in sedentary behaviors like sitting. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona scientists investigate new frontiers of sound with $30M center Sept. 7, 2023 The New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center will focus on topological acoustics, an emerging field in which researchers exploit the properties of sound in ways that could vastly improve computing, telecommunications and sensing. Read more at UArizona News Image
OSIRIS-REx team completes final test before asteroid sample delivery Sept. 1, 2023 Members of NASA's UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission completed one last dress rehersal before the spacecraft delivers a sample from asteroid Bennu to the Utah desert on Sept. 24. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona experts suggest solutions to encourage food, water and economic security in a changing climate Aug. 30, 2023 University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins created a commission to identify solutions to the challenges facing Arizona agriculture in a rapidly changing climate. The recommendations are outlined in a new report. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona project will expand AZ HSI Consortium, support Hispanic students in STEM Aug. 30, 2023 UArizona Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives has launched Project LISTO to introduce Hispanic students to STEM majors and opportunities and provide a framework for other Hispanic-Serving Institutions to do the same. Read more at UArizona News Image
Asteroid sample delivery to launch decades of science Aug. 22, 2023 When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivers a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, it will launch decades of scientific investigation. Mission principal investigator Dante Lauretta is most excited to shed light on the origins of life on Earth. Read more at UArizona News Image