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The university's Center for Innovation – a business incubator network that empowers science and technology startups to bring their ideas to market – had an economic output of $35.3 million in 2021, according to a new analysis.

Archaeologist Terry Hunt, a leading expert on the island natively known as Rapa Nui, arrived a day after islanders discovered a previously unknown statue. It's the latest chapter in the island's long story of sustainability against the odds.

Dozens of presentations from UArizona experts, a film festival and more are on tap at this year's Wonder House as the university returns to South by Southwest.

CatSat is a small satellite carrying a new communications concept – an inflatable antenna – into space. Led by UArizona students and supported by engineers from local aerospace companies, the project offers students a rare chance to get hands-on experience with spaceflight technology.

Future space missions likely will send robots to scout out underground habitats for astronauts. UArizona engineers have developed a system that would allow autonomous vehicles to explore caves, lava tubes and even oceans on other worlds.

A compound developed by researchers at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy moves one step closer to commercialization with new licensing agreement.

Extroverts may thrive in office settings with open seating arrangements, while introverts may do better in private offices, a new study co-authored by UArizona researchers finds.

More environmentally friendly agriculture practices are needed to keep the farming industry strong in Arizona, a report from the university's Southwest Center finds.

Amplifying Blackness in the Borderlands is a new program that will allow students to create projects that explore what it means to be Black in Tucson and the Southwest.

Male red-bellied lemurs see a fourfold increase in estradiol during the third trimester of their mates' pregnancies. Researchers suspect that the hormonal shift is part of nature's way of preparing the lemurs for fatherhood.