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Earth fills most of the image, a moody blue globe mostly covered with tiny blueish white clouds like carpet pile or sheep’s wool. In the foreground, the instrument panel is dark enough to be nearly in silhouette, like a city skyline. A tall thin rectangle juts up from the left side of the panel, like a tall building, which is part of the SamCam. In the center, a shorter, squatter polygon shape is the OLA instrument. A slightly lighter colored Y shape lays on its side in front of the OLA.

OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft takes selfie with Earth during flyby

The spacecraft of the U of A-led OSIRIS-APEX mission performed a "slingshot" maneuver around Earth as part of its journey to catch up with its mission target, asteroid Apophis.

Read more at University of Arizona News

Boojum trees grow in a desert landscape, with the blue waters of the Gulf of California in the background.

Ecological winners: Why some species dominate the planet

Analyzing plant dispersion data from across the globe, researchers at the University of Arizona found that the most abundant species have adapted to tolerate a wide range of climates. Their findings could inform future conservation efforts.

Read more at University of Arizona News

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Harper lecture puts sixth extinction in historical context

The second Distinguished Research Lecture of the fall featured Kyle Harper on his interdisciplinary approach to understanding the biodiversity crisis.

A man in a dress shirt and jacket stands in a small room with cone-shaped acoustic tiles on all the walls.

Lecture by Nobel laureate Schmidt expands understanding of universe

The fall Distinguished Research Lecture Series kicked off Oct. 23 with a free presentation by Brian Schmidt on the nature of the universe.

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University of Arizona campus

Times Higher Ed, Research.com rank U of A among top 25 US public universities

Oct. 11, 2024

Wilbur Wildcat celebrates with members of the Pride of Arizona marching band during Homecoming 2022

Desert Bound: Wildcats to return to U of A for Homecoming

Oct. 8, 2024

This artist’s impression of a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star shows a swirling "pancake" of hot gas and dust from which planets form. Perpendicular to the disk and powered by magnetic fields, conical streams of gas blow out into space.

Winds of change: James Webb Space Telescope reveals elusive details in young star systems

Oct. 4, 2024

Collage of the seven featured master's students.

Meet Seven Exceptional Master’s Students Shaping the Future: Fall 2024 Cohort

Oct. 3, 2024

Attendees admire the Thermal Vacuum Chamber after its unveiling in the Applied Research Building.

Largest Thermal Vacuum Chamber at any University in the World Now Operational at University of Arizona

Oct. 3, 2024

Arizona sophomore forward Teila Saarinen darts past three opponents from Grand Canyon University to grab the puck during the Wildcats first game of the season.

Women's hockey is back at the U of A

Oct. 2, 2024

young woman looking up from her ballot

Young voters: Driven or disillusioned?

Oct. 1, 2024

a graphic that says "well-being," written in sand, with "tucson humanities festival" in the upper-right corner

Tucson Humanities Festival will explore well-being

Oct. 1, 2024

Research team meeting at NewFoS

Student Researchers Amplify Innovation at the New Frontiers of Sound

Sept. 30, 2024

Visual

American Society of Landscape Architects Recognizes U of A Students’ Smart Watering Project

Sept. 30, 2024

Old Main building on the UArizona campus

Jennifer McIntosh named inaugural Dr. Thomas Meixner Endowed Professor

Sept. 27, 2024

Waves

Ice age clues point to more extreme weather patterns in our future

Sept. 26, 2024

A Bosnian pine overlooking the hills of Pollino National Park in Italy.

Harvests, wildfires, epidemics: How the jet stream has shaped extreme weather in Europe for centuries

Sept. 25, 2024

Dante Lauretta gives a presentation in front of a space backdrop

$1M gift will advance consciousness research at U of A Astrobiology Center

Sept. 24, 2024

a photograph of a person with a label that says "arizona queer archives: building our histories together" on it sitting on top of an archive of items

$1M grant will support paid internships in community archives

Sept. 24, 2024

Exoplanet illustrative image

Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

Sept. 24, 2024

Sample return

OSIRIS-REx, 1 year later: Asteroid sample continues to provide clues about early solar system and origins of life on Earth

Sept. 24, 2024

Sunset over a landscape dominated by glaciers, small ice bergs and mountains

Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth's temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide

Sept. 19, 2024

semi trucks and people wearing hazmat suits can be seen outside the main entrance to the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China

Samples from Huanan Seafood Market provide further evidence of COVID-19 animal origins

Sept. 19, 2024

four people gathered on two sides of a table covered in slips of paper

U of A project addresses loneliness in older adults living in border and rural communities

Sept. 18, 2024

aerial view of Tucson

U of A center awarded $7.4M for its work on climate adaptation solutions

Sept. 18, 2024

Fall season

Equinoxes explained: Everything you need to know about the upcoming fall equinox

Sept. 17, 2024

A woman wearing a white lab coat with long, dark hair smiles while posing for a photo inside of a research laboratory. Behind her is a counter with various computers and lab equipment.

Researchers take power and efficiency of biological sensing to record level

Sept. 16, 2024

Plants rendered in a virtual reality environment with two white joysticks representing hands floating above the plants.

U of A partners on project combining AI, virtual reality and agriculture

Sept. 13, 2024