'Nature's historians': What clues from coral reefs' past tell us about the future Nov. 3, 2023 University of Arizona geoscientist Diane Thompson explains the significance of studying Earth's water cycle and how rising and falling temperatures have altered it. Read more at UArizona News Image
$35.5M awarded to UArizona College of Engineering for tech center expansion Nov. 3, 2023 The funding from the Arizona Commerce Authority includes workforce development to boost the ability to produce more computer chips domestically. Read more at UArizona News Image
Indigenous Resilience Center receives $2 million grant from Waverley Street Foundation Nov. 3, 2023 The funding will expand existing programs and support Indigenous experts, scholars and outreach specialists in developing local solutions to climate issues tribal communities are facing. Read more at UArizona News Image
Anonymous $4M gift establishes postdoctoral research prize to address climate and resilience challenges Nov. 3, 2023 The inaugural postdoctoral research associate, Magda Garbowski, began her position this semester after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wyoming. Read more at UArizona News Image
Researchers examine the relationship between loneliness and being alone Oct. 31, 2023 A new study by University of Arizona psychologists finds that solitary time does not closely correlate with feelings of loneliness – unless a person spends 75% of their time alone. Read more at UArizona News Image
OSIRIS-REx flies on as OSIRIS-APEX to explore a second asteroid Oct. 31, 2023 NASA extended the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, which has since been renamed OSIRIS-APEX. The spacecraft will study another potentially hazardous, near-Earth asteroid named Apophis. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona earns seventh top 10 global ranking in water resources Oct. 31, 2023 The University of Arizona is ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 8 in the world in water resources, according to the 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona named a Fulbright HSI Leader for a third year in a row Oct. 30, 2023 The award recognizes the university's commitment as a Hispanic-Serving Institution to the federal government's flagship international educational exchange program. Read more at UArizona News Image
Digital terrain models zero in on Martian surface Oct. 25, 2023 A team of scientists at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory brings alien landscapes to life by creating realistic, to-scale digital terrain models from scientific data. Read more at UArizona News Image
Tracking the Bennu sample capsule's separation from OSIRIS-REx Oct. 25, 2023 Data collected ahead of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule's plunge into Earth's atmosphere will help test algorithms used to pinpoint asteroids that could impact Earth. Read more at UArizona News Image