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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to students and community members in the Bear Down Gym

Wednesday

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman inspires U of A students to help shape the golden age of space exploration

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman brought the agency's Inspiration Tour to the University of Arizona, sparking excitement about where America is headed in space and the opportunities for a new generation to help shape it.

U of A recognized as a leader in climate action with new Carnegie Classification

Tuesday

Out of the 14-institution cohort to receive this classification, the U of A is the largest R1 research university.

Translating the language of life: Researchers explore a new path to high-efficiency farming

Tuesday

Big Idea Challenge project brings together computing, plant science, biology and the humanities to rethink one of agriculture’s most fundamental systems and maximize crop yields.

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

Sept. 18, 2026

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. 

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Featured Stories

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman inspires U of A students to help shape the golden age of space exploration

U of A recognized as a leader in climate action with new Carnegie Classification

Translating the language of life: Researchers explore a new path to high-efficiency farming

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

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President Garimella, university leaders to highlight strategic imperatives and financial stability at regents meeting

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Water Resources Research Center conference highlights cross-boundary collaboration

Herd Health: Veterinary medicine students tackle wild equine care

U of A ranks among top 0.5% of world universities, top 50 in the US in CWUR rankings

Six teams selected as awardees of the inaugural University of Arizona Big Idea Challenge

Wildcat Formula Racing shifts student success into high gear

Percolating clues: A new way to build planetary cores

Disclosing AI use can backfire, research shows

Introducing the University of Arizona Office of Research and Partnerships

NASA selects rocket for U of A-led Aspera mission

U of A researchers developing world's first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions

Pest managment research helps keep food and families safe from farm to homes

$5M Skoll Foundation gift will help protect communities from future pandemics

Architecture students design and build shelter to serve Tucson's unhoused

Longer-lasting wearables set to transform health monitoring

From trauma to triumph: U of A grad Elina Rivas defies the odds

Health care workers and firefighters have increased PFAS levels, study finds

Committed to helping others, this biomedical engineering graduate aims for global impact

Collaboration and vision drive Big Idea Challenge Pitch Day

A vast molecular cloud, long invisible, is discovered near solar system

After bumpy road, Chandler grad and single mom Neha Gupta is ready for her next chapter

New U of A partnership promotes student wellness through art

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