Image Introducing the University of Arizona Office of Research and Partnerships May 22, 2025 This new name reflects a sharpened focus on how research delivers public value through intentional collaboration. The shift underscores the university’s role not only as a generator of knowledge but also as a convener of people, perspectives and resources committed to addressing urgent, global challenges. Read more
Image Percolating clues: A new way to build planetary cores May 22, 2025 Molten sulfide can migrate and coalesce within a solid planetary interior, according to a new experimental study published in Nature Communications. This process, which had not been directly confirmed in a laboratory setting, could help better understand the early evolution of rocky planets like Mars. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Disclosing AI use can backfire, research shows May 22, 2025 While AI use is becoming more widespread, being honest about using it might make people trust you less, say U of A researchers. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image NASA selects rocket for U of A-led Aspera mission May 20, 2025 NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. to launch the agency's Aspera mission early next year. Led and managed by the U of A, Aspera will study galaxy evolution through observation of ultraviolet light. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A researchers developing world's first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions May 19, 2025 A study involving U of A researchers highlights a technique that could lead to processing speeds over 1,000 times faster than modern computer chips. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Pest managment research helps keep food and families safe from farm to homes May 15, 2025 The overarching goals of Integrated Pest Management are to reduce risk to human health, the environment and the economy. It involves everything from keeping mice out of your home, food safe in schools and crops safe in fields. Full story here
Image $5M Skoll Foundation gift will help protect communities from future pandemics May 15, 2025 A gift from the Skoll Foundation will fund the Ending Pandemics Academy and the Jeff Skoll Endowed Chair in Ending Pandemics at the Zuckerman College of Public Health. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Longer-lasting wearables set to transform health monitoring May 14, 2025 U of A engineers designed an adhesive-free device, worn on the forearm, that continuously tracks and logs physiological data. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image From trauma to triumph: U of A grad Elina Rivas defies the odds May 14, 2025 Seven years ago, Rivas was lying in a hospital bed recovering from emergency surgery. After being forced to put her studies on hold, she is now set to earn a degree in animal sciences from the U of A. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Architecture students design and build shelter to serve Tucson's unhoused May 14, 2025 Students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture spent the year designing and building an 8-by-12-foot shelter that could lay the groundwork for a network of similar shelters in Tucson. Read more at University of Arizona News