Image $1M gift to Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund will help fuel UArizona ventures Jan. 4, 2024 An anonymous donor's transformational contribution will support impactful innovation and startups that result from the work of university faculty, staff and students. Read more at UArizona News
Image New project helps UArizona boost access to hearing health care Jan. 4, 2024 A new partnership among the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and the three state universities provides free hearing health care for eligible people age 21 or older who do not have insurance. Read more at UArizona News
Image Sweating the small stuff: UArizona scientists have begun to study samples from asteroid Bennu Dec. 20, 2023 At the university's Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis, a suite of instruments allows researchers to study the particles collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission the down to the atomic scale. Read more at UArizona News
Image Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023 Dec. 18, 2023 From delivering a historic asteroid sample to setting a university record in Fulbright Scholars, the University of Arizona celebrated several newsmaking events in 2023. Read more at UArizona News
Image Recent volcanism on Mars reveals a planet more active than previously thought Dec. 18, 2023 The findings from the University of Arizona-led study have implications for research into whether Mars could have harbored life at some point in its history. Read more at UArizona News
Image Scientists might be using a flawed strategy to predict how species will fare under climate change Dec. 18, 2023 A new study involving University of Arizona researchers suggests change is happening faster than trees can adapt. The finding offers "a word of caution" for future researchers. Read more at UArizona News
Image Two UArizona faculty elected to the National Academy of Inventors Dec. 12, 2023 Douglas Loy and Wolfgang Fink, both in the College of Engineering, have made substantial contributions to academia and created inventions that have impacted many fields. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona community remembers inventor, leader and philanthropist James C. Wyant Dec. 8, 2023 The founding dean and namesake of the University of Arizona James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Wyant founded three successful optics companies, led multiple professional societies and gave more than $30 million to support graduate students and endowed faculty at the college. Read more at UArizona News
Image Why do some older adults show declines in their spatial memory? Dec. 6, 2023 A University of Arizona-led study investigated the possible scenarios that could lead to waning memory in some older people. The findings may help predict memory decline due to dementia. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona again ranks No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics, top 20 among public research universities Dec. 6, 2023 For the fifth consecutive year, the university is ranked among the nation's top 20 public research universities, according to the National Science Foundation. Read more at UArizona News