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New global hub advances Arizona’s semiconductor industry

The SPARK Center builds on growing Arizona-Taiwan ties, bringing university research and industry together to accelerate semiconductor commercialization and workforce development.

Representatives from the organizations forming the Silicon Photonics at Arizona-Kaohsiung Center announce the partnership's launch.

New global hub advances Arizona's semiconductor industry

The SPARK Center builds on growing Arizona-Taiwan ties, bringing university research and industry together to accelerate semiconductor commercialization and workforce development.

Read more at University of Arizona News

Canopy walkway

A walkway among the world's hottest treetops

Biosphere 2 completed construction of three canopy walkways strung throughout its rain forest biome, giving students and researchers safe access to the upper canopy to study rain forest resilience.

Woman in room with sensors, cameras, and green screen capabilities standing in front of a projection on a wall.

University of Arizona Core Facilities Highlights: The Digital Health Technology and Sensors

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Alejandro Vazquez

Alejandro Vazquez lets his lived experience do the teaching

July 29, 2025

Tech Launch Arizona inventors

U of A again breaks record for impactful inventions

July 29, 2025

Hannah Vu and Eung-Joo Lee speaking at a conference room table and gesturing toward a screen

Can AI and a smartphone improve mental health treatment?

July 24, 2025

an aerial view of the entrance of the sarver heart center

Czarina and Humberto Lopez gift will fund Sarver Heart Center research endowment

July 24, 2025

Zelieann Craig looking at a computer monitor in a lab while wearing a lab coat

NIH awards $2.8M to study environmental, chemical effects on women's fertility

July 23, 2025

A large building sits between two trees under a clear, blue sky.

University of Arizona contributes to national report on the future of team science

July 23, 2025

A pile of red, white, and blue "VOTE" buttons featuring stars and stripes, designed to resemble the American flag.

Symbolic support: Study shows campaign merchandise can lead to 'political slacktivism'

July 22, 2025

In this illustration of the living Mollisonia animal, its segmented abdomen is attached to a thorax and head with a pair of eyes and jointed legs.

Tiny fossil suggests spiders and their relatives originated in the sea

July 22, 2025

a girl with her eyes closed with her chin resting in her hands

$10M PCORI funding award will fuel study of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome

July 17, 2025

The Large Binocular Telescope stands tall above the treetops.

NSF funds University of Arizona effort to sharpen view of the cosmos

July 16, 2025

an aerial view of a meteor crater under cloudy blue skies on a vast desert landscape

Did a meteor impact trigger a landslide in the Grand Canyon?

July 15, 2025

Colorful spread of healthy whole foods including a raw salmon fillet, avocado, blueberries, apple, banana, kale, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, red onion, lemon, chia seeds, quinoa, beans, assorted nuts and seeds, olive oil, and various leafy greens arranged on a rustic wooden surface. A glass jar spills over with pinto beans in the background, adding texture and warmth to the nutrient-rich display.

Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study

July 15, 2025

A technician in full cleanroom attire, including a face shield and hood, stands near a long, conical instrument used to position fuel targets inside the National Ignition Facility. The background shows the interior of the target chamber, with glowing blue lighting and metal structures creating a high-tech atmosphere.

Powering the Future: Five things you should know about fusion energy at the University of Arizona

July 9, 2025

Illustration of laser-driven fusion energy.

Five things you should know about fusion energy at the University of Arizona

July 9, 2025

An arrow points to a dot of light among a field of background stars

An emissary from interstellar space

July 9, 2025

A smiling young woman with long black hair and red-tinted cat-eye sunglasses holds a colorful skateboard over her shoulders. She’s wearing a bright yellow sweatshirt and standing in an urban skate park with graffiti-covered walls. The skateboard has a vivid, artistic design with bold colors and orange wheels.

What makes someone cool? A U of A researcher has the answers

July 9, 2025

A group of people in coveralls standing in front of siloes on a farm

$1M gift fuels future of veterinary medicine with commitment for scholarships and human-animal interaction research at U of A

July 9, 2025

weather sensors standing on towers in a small field

How the U of A's Arizona Meteorological Network feeds data to the National Weather Service

July 8, 2025

a group gathered near the san xavier mining laboratory with a large mining machine nearby

Alumni couple's $1.5M gift strengthens U of A mining education when it matters most

June 30, 2025

Matthew Briggs talks with Ruth Salazar while holding an adaptive foot pedal in a lab with 3D printers in the background

Professor's teaching philosophy builds confidence with technology, sparks student creativity

June 27, 2025

Onicio Leal Neto speaking with students seated around a table

College of Public Health launches first AI summer program

June 27, 2025

A large storm cloud hovers over a Southwestern metropolitan area. In the distance, rain falls as a bolt of lightning flashes.

Fantasy forecasts turn monsoon madness into a community guessing game

June 25, 2025

With a highly reflective, silvery surface, the Rubin Observatory's main mirror acts both as its primary and tertiary light-collecting surface.

U of A astronomers celebrate first look at the universe from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

June 24, 2025

A group of four African Bush Elephants stand next to a small body of water.

Creature culture: What animal behavior can teach us about saving nature

June 24, 2025