Image Student Researchers Amplify Innovation at the New Frontiers of Sound Sept. 30, 2024 At the New Frontiers of Sound (NewFoS), students are working side-by-side with world-renowned researchers on cutting-edge studies in topological acoustics—a new field which exploits the complete range of acoustic wave properties. Read more
Image American Society of Landscape Architects Recognizes U of A Students’ Smart Watering Project Sept. 30, 2024 Students in the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) have been honored by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) with an Honor award in the Research Category for their project “Smart Tree Watering in Southern Arizona’s Urban Environment.” Read more
Image Jennifer McIntosh named inaugural Dr. Thomas Meixner Endowed Professor Sept. 27, 2024 The endowment honors the memory of Meixner, a renowned hydrologist and former head of the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. McIntosh is as a University Distinguished Scholar, professor and associate head of the department. Read more at UArizona News
Image Ice age clues point to more extreme weather patterns in our future Sept. 26, 2024 A new U of A-led study combines data from ancient shells with advanced climate modeling to shed light on how El Niño weather patterns might change in a warming world. Read more at UArizona News
Image Harvests, wildfires, epidemics: How the jet stream has shaped extreme weather in Europe for centuries Sept. 25, 2024 Tree-ring data reveal that periodic shifts in strong winds high above Earth's surface have driven opposite climates in different parts of Europe for at least the past 700 years. Read more at UArizona News
Image $1M gift will advance consciousness research at U of A Astrobiology Center Sept. 24, 2024 The Arizona Astrobiology Center received a $1 million gift from Eugene Jhong, a retired Google software developer, to support research on the origins of life and consciousness. Read more at UArizona News
Image $1M grant will support paid internships in community archives Sept. 24, 2024 The funding from the Mellon Foundation will provide library and information science graduate students hands-on experience as they help communities record their histories. Read more at UArizona News
Image OSIRIS-REx, 1 year later: Asteroid sample continues to provide clues about early solar system and origins of life on Earth Sept. 24, 2024 U of A Regents Professor Dante Lauretta says he is "amazed by the discoveries we've made" since the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered an asteroid sample to Earth last year. Read more at UArizona News
Image Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet Sept. 24, 2024 A group of researchers, including U of A astronomers, observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Read more at UArizona News
Image Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth's temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide Sept. 19, 2024 Earth has been and can be warmer than it is today, but humans and animals can't adapt fast enough to keep up with climate change, a new study finds. Read more at UArizona News