New national food safety alliance creates culturally respectful food safety training for native american food growers May 23, 2024 With a $135,000 grant from the USDA, UArizona and partners have formed the nation’s first Tribal Food Safety Alliance to address the unique needs of American Indian food producers and businesses through culturally appropriate food safety training. Read more Image
Professor uses CT network to 'open the doors of science and let everyone in' May 22, 2024 NoCTURN, an international group of researchers spearheaded by UArizona Health Sciences and others, aims to improve the handling of CT scan data across scientific disciplines. Read more at UArizona News Image
Mapping Racist Covenants: How a UArizona geographer's research informed a new Arizona law May 22, 2024 A project led by Jason Jurjevich informed a law that lets homeowners remove unlawful restrictions from their property records. Read more at UArizona News Image
Students compile data to yield insights into plant growth May 22, 2024 The University of Arizona Biosphere 2’s research and development team at the Landscape Evolution Observatory, including three student workers, are installing and will reap data from new imaging equipment. Read more Image
New federally funded center will rely on UArizona expertise to help communities manage extreme heat May 20, 2024 In the face of increasingly hotter temperatures across the U.S., University of Arizona heat research will help inform policy recommendations and other actions in communities nationwide. Read more at UArizona News Image
$1M gift to UArizona School Garden Workshop launches 'Sprouts House' project May 15, 2024 The Sprouts House project includes the renovation of two UArizona-owned historical houses. One will be turned into a community classroom and the other a commercial kitchen. Read more at UArizona News Image
Research shows altered regulation of genes linked to prostate cancer in firefighters May 13, 2024 Firefighters are diagnosed with prostate cancer at a rate 1.21 times higher than the general population, possibly because of chemical exposures, a new study finds. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona places among top 0.5% of world universities in CWUR rankings May 13, 2024 UArizona is ranked No. 93 in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings. The university is ranked 48th among U.S. institutions and 26th among public colleges and universities. Read more at UArizona News Image
Steward Observatory alumna Jane Rigby receives Presidential Medal of Freedom May 9, 2024 Jane Rigby, who received her doctoral degree from the UArizona Department of Astronomy in 2006, was recognized for her role in the success of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission and her longtime support of diversity and inclusion in science. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona's Marcia Rieke wins $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize May 9, 2024 The award recognizes Regents Professor Rieke's work in infrared astronomy. Rieke led the development of the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera. Read more at UArizona News Image