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Four U of A-Banner Health teams earn funding to advance patient care through Big Idea Challenge Joint Translational Research Accelerator

Four teams of researchers and clinicians across the University of Arizona and Banner Health have been selected to receive up to $250,000 each to advance promising health discoveries toward clinical use and improved patient care. 

Chromosomes

Loss of Y chromosome in men could be early warning sign of cancer

New research has found that Y chromosome loss occurs in healthy-seeming tissue before tumors begin to form, making the loss of a hormone an early indicator of cancer danger.

Read more at University of Arizona News

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U of A mourns passing of longtime Arizona Senator Jon Kyl

Former Sen. Jon Kyl, a University of Arizona alumnus who represented Arizona in Congress for more than 25 years as a leading voice on legal and national security issues, died last night in Phoenix. He was 84.

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U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest, top 20 among public US universities for international research collaboration

The U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest and No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference in a new ranking that measures how central each university is in the global research-collaboration network.

Read more at University of Arizona News

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A person flips through a collection of vinyl records in a record store, using both hands to browse the albums in a crate.

Why do we collect? U of A study shows it's about seeking structure

Aug. 20, 2025

The Mach-X research team posing for a photo in their lab with scientific machinery behind them

College of Engineering team wins $5M to speed defense manufacturing

Aug. 18, 2025

Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, works with laptop in a University of Arizona research laboratory

$3.8M NIH grant will fund research into potential early COPD biomarker

Aug. 14, 2025

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Head-to-head against AI, pharmacy students won

Aug. 13, 2025

Yukon red squirrel

Even antisocial squirrels swap microbes, revealing hidden connections at risk

Aug. 8, 2025

A person holding a detailed model of a molecule represented by spheres connected by curved bars

Rebuilding nature’s blueprint to target cancer

Aug. 7, 2025

Artist's concept of an giant gas planet in the foreground with a star, in this case Alpha Centauri A, in the distance.

Alpha Centauri, sun's closest stellar neighbor, likely harbors giant planet

Aug. 7, 2025

Six white robot arms working on blue circles on a semiconductor manufacturing line

Leveraging research, industry expertise to speed biomedical breakthroughs

Aug. 7, 2025

Valerie Trouet using a specialized tool to take a sample from a tree

Global network taps tree rings to study impact of tropical drought

Aug. 5, 2025

Looking down at the town of Bisbee, Arizona, showing main road, houses, hotel, store, with mountains in background.

Resource-poor neighborhood conditions may increase gestational diabetes risk

Aug. 4, 2025

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Tree ring study reveals Western Apache fire management practices buffered climate effects

Aug. 4, 2025

flooding

Early Warning: Climate Model Predicts Extreme Rain and Floods Weeks in Advance

July 30, 2025

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

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Can AI and a smartphone improve mental health treatment?

July 24, 2025

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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

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$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