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University of Arizona Yuma senior named a Future Leader in Agriculture by USDA

He is one of only 20 students nationwide to receive the recognition and be invited to the USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum.

March 29, 2024
Alan Cruz, an ag systems management major at UArizona Yuma, stands in a field of leafy greens.

University of Arizona inaugurates U.S. Space Command webinar series

The invitation highlights the university’s leadership role in space and national security.

March 29, 2024
Jekan Thanga, associate professor of AME, speaks to a class of students.

UArizona investment in quantum innovation will stimulate economic prosperity across state

A new external report forecasts that quantum initiatives at the University of Arizona will create new jobs and generate $220M+ in economic activity in the next decade.

March 21, 2024
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Tips from Training Grant PIs

March 21, 2024
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Training grant principal investigators share the unique significance and challenges of training grants

March 19, 2024
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Campuswide campaign recognizing accomplished women at University of Arizona expands with support from Commission on the Status of Women

The Office of Research, Innovation & Impact fosters empowerment, connection and mentorship through the Women of Impact and Young Women of Impact initiatives

March 18, 2024
2022 Women of Impact awards pose for a photo with the inaugural Young Women of Impact cohort.

Gallery: Yuma’s role in Research, Innovation & Impact

Members of the Office of Research, Innovation & Impact leadership team enjoyed an educational tour of University of Arizona key assets and partnerships in Yuma.

March 18, 2024
Members of the RII senior leadership team learn as field workers start their day in Yuma.

UArizona Freedom Center & Arizona Center for Judaic Studies host Holocaust survivor Hanna Zack Miley

As an educator, author and speaker, Miley has spent five decades traveling the world to share her inspiring story of rescue, loss, freedom, and forgiveness.

March 13, 2024
Holocaust survivor Hannah Zack Miley poses for a photo.

Gallery: U.S. Fleet Forces Command Tours University of Arizona

Inside the new Applied Research Building, UArizona faculty and staff demonstrated the university’s innovative advancements in national security, hypersonics, semiconductors, data, space domain awareness and quantum.

March 4, 2024
Admiral Caudle presents Elliott Cheu with a plaque

APLU extends UArizona's 'Innovation and Economic Prosperity University' designation

Feb. 14, 2024
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Collaborative Project with UArizona Advances Indigenous Geoscience Education in the Grand Canyon

With an NSF grant of nearly $150,000, UArizona and partner universities are developing relationships with Native American tribes to advance geoscience education in the Grand Canyon.

Feb. 13, 2024

UArizona Researcher Reflects on Life of Improving Food Quality

Eliot Herman has been a researcher at UArizona’s BIO5 institute for the past ten years, during which he has improved the protein content in soybeans and engineered allergen-free crops. 

Feb. 13, 2024

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