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U of A continues to rank among top 0.5% of world universities in CWUR rankings

The U of A ranked No. 50 among U.S. institutions and No. 27 among public colleges and universities in the 2026 edition of the Center for World University Rankings.

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U of A continues to rank among top 0.5% of world universities in CWUR rankings

Monday

Parent and child in the Campus Rec pool
U of A program bridges historical gap in swimming access, now for teens and adults

Today

Arizona desert landscape with sheep
Arizona tribal agriculture generates over $750 million in total economic output, new analysis finds

Thursday

Tucson
Researchers convene at U of A to tackle 'forever chemicals' at National PFAS Conference

May 27

two University of Arizona researchers wearing white coats posing in laboratory setting
U of A startup ProxyBio raises $3.5M to scale AI-powered organoid platform for cancer drug response

May 26

Two men shake hands in front of several engineering posters
Near-space certificate program boosts homeland security

May 22

Portait of Dr. Juanita Merchant
Reprogrammed glial cells might tell a different origin story for rare GI cancers

May 22

Research study sleep habits in a lab setting
New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor

May 21

A man in a white shirt and sport coat holds a microphone in one hand as he holds his hand up while speaking in front of a projected screen that has the University of Arizona logo and text that reads, “The University of Arizona, Research and Partnerships.”
Big Idea Challenge Showcase – The year two check-in

May 20

A person sitting at a desk looking at a computer screen.
U of A Core Facilities Highlights: Translational Bioimaging Resource

May 20

I green light laser scans several objects on a desk, including a watering can, a plant, a wooden box, two figurines shaped like a bird and a balloon dog, and a replica of an ancient Greek or Roman sculpture
Turning surroundings into a 'virtual screen' could help machines to better see in 3D

May 20

U of A faculty member Paul Wagner speaks in front of a blue digital display showing code and a Guy Fawkes mask.
From classroom to command: U of A leads in cyber operations education

May 19

A doctor assists a child patient with a breathing test
Antibiotic proves ineffective in treating wheezing in young children in the emergency room

May 18

Portrait of Dan Theodorescu
U of A Cancer Center director awarded prestigious Spence Medal

May 14

Medical form
Study validates accuracy of depression screening for people with chronic pain

May 13

Portrait of Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy
New study to help inform patient, physician choices for sleep apnea treatment

May 11

A gold-colored quantum computer dilution refrigerator
Google selects U of A for quantum research group focused on life sciences

May 11

This artist's concept shows a galaxy with spiral arms populated densely by stars, shown in blue. A bright, glowing ball in the center pushes energetic gas and dust (shown in pink) that ripples across the dust, slamming into the star-forming spiral arms.
Cosmic blowtorches: How quasars shut down star formation in the early universe

May 6

Alt Text: Roberto Furfaro poses in front of a screen depicting Earth surrounded by tracked orbital objects, with bright green paths illustrating their trajectories through space.
U of A professor joins international effort to ensure space safety and sustainability

May 4

Members of the CatSat launch team, some wearing black "CatSat Launch Team" shirts, stand on the University of Arizona Mall at night, looking up at the bright plume of a SpaceX rocket arcing across the dark sky above campus palm trees and buildings.
Inside CatSat: the U of A student-led satellite mission

May 4

Bob Bodnar
U of A appoints Bodnar to lead mining, critical minerals institute

April 30

Scott Saleska, director of the LEO Survey and lead of the BIC From Earth to Early Mars project, inspects the living crust atop one of the LEO hillslopes at Biosphere 2.
A launchpad for landscape terraformation science

April 29

A view of the control room at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC).
Innovative research team receives national recognition from NSF I-Corps program

April 29

One of two LEMS seismometers redesigned by U of A to detect moonquakes
Seismometers re-designed by U of A will measure moonquakes during a future Artemis mission

April 28

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