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March 19, 2026

U of A, Kaohsiung at center of international semiconductor collaboration

Leaders from Arizona and Taiwan, including Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, are strengthening ties to support semiconductor innovation and workforce growth.

Dr. Rachna Shroff celebrates with Dr. Puneet Shroff in front of an audience

Cancer Center endowment honors clinical science delivered with empathy

A generous $1 million gift from John and Valli Duval will provide enduring support for cancer research and clinical innovation at the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Read more at University of Arizona News

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A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening

A new U of A study raise questions about how scientists use the Small Magellanic Cloud, our neighboring galaxy, as a reference point for understanding galaxies across the history of the universe.

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University of Arizona Core Facilities Highlights: Analytical & Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility

When scientists create a new compound or study an existing one, mass spectrometry helps them understand exactly what they’re working with.

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University of Arizona Core Facilities Highlights: Analytical & Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility

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U of A, Kaohsiung at center of international semiconductor collaboration

March 19

Dr. Rachna Shroff celebrates with Dr. Puneet Shroff in front of an audience

Cancer Center endowment honors clinical science delivered with empathy

March 18

Wearing white gloves, NASA scientist Scott Eckley positions a sample container in front of an X-ray machine, a round metal tube.

Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA. We finally know why

March 17

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How a brain parasite persists — and the scientist studying it

Monday

Graphic rendering of asteroid 16 Psyche

Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche

March 16

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A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening

March 16

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Holistic, human-centered approach to AI puts U of A in class of its own

March 13

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A teachable moment: An NIH award helps U of A graduate students seek answers to Alzheimer’s disease

March 13

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Gallery: U of A and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory strengthen research ties to tackle global challenges

March 12

Aerial view of the landscape near Wikieup, Arizona, site of Cofer Hot Springs.

Arizona launches $1M geothermal resource study

March 12

Two researchers wearing bunny suits are seen working on a lab bench with optical equipment

U of A to build instruments for new space telescope

March 3

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Undergraduate research informs local African American historical exhibits

Feb. 26

Linda Bixby addresses audience at Arizona Photonics Days

Optics, industry and discovery converge at Arizona Photonics Days

Feb. 24

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University of Arizona Core Facilities Highlights: Nano Fabrication Center

Feb. 23

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Shared RNA language drives ALS research at the University of Arizona

Feb. 20

Image of Biosphere 2’s Matthias Beach and Kai Staats discussing SAM’s dwarf pea experiment.

Biosphere 2’s SAM to become testing ground for next-generation space habitats

Feb. 20

Eight people stand in a line performing a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing's Nanofabrication Core Facility

U of A opens newly expanded semiconductor lab

Feb. 18

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Collaboration aims to accelerate personalized cancer therapy development

Feb. 18

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Southern Arizona Heat Summit highlights youth voices while helping Tucson prepare for extreme heat

Feb. 18

Onicio Leal-Neto (left) and Mark Smolinski review Global Flu View data. Behind them are heatmaps showing influenza-like illness reports across the United States.

How a U of A tool is helping the world track flu activity in real time

Feb. 18

A portrait of Casey Carrillo, Tsung-Hsun "Tony" Yang, Winnie Chang and Johnny Yang

Arizona trade mission to Taiwan delivers: New global semiconductor company in Pima County

Feb. 17

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Research that shapes the future: exploring Science City at the Tucson Festival of Books

Feb. 17

This artist's illustrations shows a spiral galaxy swirling around a bright ball of light at its center. Jets of gas and energy shoot out of the center in both directions perpendicular to the galaxy's disk.

Cosmic predators: How supermassive black holes slow star growth in nearby galaxies

Feb. 16