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

The 2026 National PFAS Conference, taking place June 8-10 on the U of A campus, is one of the few national conferences designed around the people living very closely with contamination.

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

A first-of-its-kind systematic, benchmark study reveals American Indians manage 81% of Arizona's farmland and drive significant "spillover" benefits for non-tribal communities.

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U of A startup ProxyBio raises $3.5M to scale AI-powered organoid platform for cancer drug response

Tech Launch Arizona facilitated the formation and launch of the company that aims to reshape cancer care.

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Reprogrammed glial cells might tell a different origin story for rare GI cancers

Examining the role of a cell signaling pathway called hedgehog could help improve neuroendocrine cancer treatment.

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U of A innovation drives $459.7M in annual economic impact for Arizona

April 23

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IRLabs donates high-tech microscope to U of A Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing

April 22

People standing at a fire station

Can an over-the-counter supplement help address cancer risk for firefighters?

April 22

Cryogenic and Compressed Gas core facility

University of Arizona Core Facilities Highlights: Cryogenics & Gas Facility

April 22

19 People sitting and standing pose on a balcony with mountains behind them.

Convergence Awards winners honored by U of A Office of Research and Partnerships

April 21

A group of researchers poses for a photo at a road cut exposing tan-colored sandstone sediments next to a highway in Chile.

Andes volcanoes – the missing link between algae blooms, whales and climate millions of years ago

April 17

Portrait of Kyle Peeples and Sydney Mintalar

Launching careers while working to protect vulnerable people from extreme heat

April 16

Isabel Barton, wearing safety goggles and gloves, leans over a lab bench using tweezers to examine a small mineral sample as part of a project to improve copper recovery from chalcopyrite.

Unlocking Arizona’s copper powerhouse for energy and industry

April 14

A woman in a blue dress with white stitching and long brown hair and dark yellow sunglasses stands with her arms crossed in front of a rusted wall.

U of A professors Elaine Romero, Erika Hamden named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows

April 14

A group of saguaro stand in the foreground among hills and other vegetation. In the background is a mountain with a large with "A" on it.

U of A research finds improved weather forecasts could reduce heat deaths as climate warms

April 13

A collage of portraits of students. From left to right, top to bottom: Mario Aleman, Adam Bedeir, Tae Cooper, Roselyn Dorrell, Malia Hirasa, Oliver Hoerth, Jishnu Nayak, Smilangi Sidhugari, and Sudeep Vattikuti.

For Flinn Scholars, college begins with research

April 7

Aerial photo of the University of Arizona campus

U of A earns several top marks in latest US News ranking for grad programs

April 7

A man wearing a dark blue, short-sleeved buttondown with medium length brown hair sits at a desk, while a woman wearing a light blue short-sleeve buttondown sits on the esdge of the desk behind him. On the desk is a 3D printer with a black, plastic ear on the printing tray. Behind the printer is a computer screen. The scene is set within a college dorm.

Turning up the volume on global health, U of A students take aim at $1M Hult Prize

April 6

Two baby planets, each surrounded by a disk of gas and dusk, are pictured in this artist's illustration. Both orbit a common host star, glowing as a small ball of light in the distance.

Mysterious red dot first spotted by U of A astronomers reveals itself as a baby planet orbiting a young star

March 31

Speaker at University of Arizona Health Sciences Innnovation Building

U of A events at AZ Tech Week spotlight ideas, partnerships shaping Arizona's tech future

March 31

Outdoor group portrait of CoDIRA research team

Health care powered by AI, guided by human and community insight

March 30

2025 AAAS Fellows

Three U of A faculty elected AAAS fellows

March 26

Horst Hahn presents at Arizona–Livermore Days, standing before a projected screen during a talk on fusion collaboration.

Powering the future: U of A accelerates fusion energy commercialization

March 25

man in lab looking at mass spectrometry sample

U of A Core Facilities Highlights: Analytical & Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility

March 24

six people seated at a table holding copies of an agreement that was signed

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

man in white lab coat in a lab

How a brain parasite persists — and the scientist studying it

March 16

Graphic rendering of asteroid 16 Psyche

Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche

March 16