Centers and Institutes

Interdisciplinary, and transformative, leadership in astrobiology through research, training of future leaders, and collaborative dialogue on the origin and existence of life in the universe.

AIR encompasses 15 centers and programs that integrate research, education, and community engagement to develop strategies for solutions to environmental change.

Leverages the expertise of the university’s large space science community, advancing areas including space exploration, astrobiology, space situational awareness, and planetary defense. 

Tackles complex problems, using the collaborative power of five core research areas: agriculture, engineering, medicine, science, and pharmacy. 

A living laboratory for controlled scientific studies of Earth systems, an arena for scientific discovery and discussion, and a provider of public education. 

Committed to economic development, supporting national security, and growing Arizona jobs by empowering U of A's faculty, staff and students to advance the semiconductor industry.

Promoting understanding of freedom and responsibility by providing research, teaching, and programming grounded in individual freedom and the right to constructively disagree. 

The Confluencenter is a research incubator for the arts, humanities, and social sciences, dedicated to fostering collaboration across disciplines.

Promotes the next generation of data-driven research by connecting and aligning expertise, resources, and infrastructure. 

A research collaboration with the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) focused on the environment, space science, data science and global climate change.  

Enables U of A faculty, staff, and students across all disciplines to unlock new research solutions and accelerate breakthrough discoveries using the power of information technologies.  

A bipartisan group of leaders working to promote healthy and civil political debate. By inspiring and organizing Americans, NICD encourages elected leaders to put country ahead of partisanship. 

A group of researchers with trusted and demonstrated expertise in space surveillance, planetary defense, astrodynamics, machine learning, data science, business, and law. 

Working to advance quality education programs in science, technology, engineering and math for the benefit of Arizona youth, educators, and employers. 

Bringing people and ideas together to conduct LGBTQ+ research, design LGBTQ+ relevant curricula, and develop public LGBTQ+ focused programming. 

Connecting scholarship with public policy related to the environment and indigenous nations.