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May 22, 2026

Reprogrammed glial cells might tell a different origin story for rare GI cancers

Examining the role of a cell signaling pathway called hedgehog could help improve neuroendocrine cancer treatment.

New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor

May 21, 2026

Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry are studying the effects of being awake between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on decision-making.

Big Idea Challenge Showcase – The year two check-in

May 20, 2026

Six teams showcase their cross-disciplinary research collaborations for the University of Arizona Research and Partnerships Big Idea Challenge.

Turning surroundings into a 'virtual screen' could help machines to better see in 3D

May 20, 2026

A new approach to accurately imaging objects with complex shapes and varying degrees of "shininess" could enable high-precision applications in virtual and mixed reality settings, industrial inspection and medical imaging.

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Do women talk more than men? It might depend on their age

Feb. 3, 2025

Regents Professor Takeshi Inomata Awarded Prestigious NEH Grant for Maya Civilization Research Project Set to Become a Book

Jan. 30, 2025

In this microscope image of a Bennu sample, needles of hydrated sodium carbonate — one of the salts left behind by evaporating brine — are highlighted in purple false color

Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life

Jan. 29, 2025

A U of A student uses Freeport-McMoRan’s haul truck simulator at a university event

University-led mining consortium vying for NSF grant up to $160M

Jan. 27, 2025

Artist’s impression of planet GJ 1214 b passing in front of its host star

Astronomers unlock the atmospheric secrets of a 'new class of planet'

Jan. 24, 2025

Image of teen using a combustible nicotine product

U of A sociologist received $2.8M grant to research nicotine product use among adolescents in the US and Mexico

Jan. 23, 2025

New research examines impact of Disney's 'The Living Desert'

Jan. 21, 2025

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Partnership with Tohono O'odham Community College gives students path to public health degree

Jan. 21, 2025

Arizona Online earns several strong placements in latest ranking from US News & World Report

Jan. 21, 2025

An image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1086 obtained by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)

U of A astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action

Jan. 17, 2025

Melanie McKay-Cody signing a modernized sign for the term "Indigenous"

U of A expert working to preserve Native American sign languages

Jan. 16, 2025

a picture of NGC 300 is a small galaxy located about 6 million light-years from Earth

Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expected

Jan. 16, 2025

An artist's concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet.

NASA's Pandora mission one step closer to probing alien atmospheres, with mission operations based at U of A

Jan. 16, 2025

Sculptor A, one of three newly discovered dwarf galaxies - and unrelated to the well-known Sculptor spiral galaxy - is visible here as a faint accumulation of stars beyond several bright stars in the foreground.

'Ghost towns' of the universe: Ultra-faint, rare dwarf galaxies offer clues to the early cosmos

Jan. 15, 2025

A group of four individuals stands in front of a large poster titled "What Drives Employment Success?" The poster includes charts and bullet points about education, income, and job stress. The group smiles at the camera, wearing business casual attire, with a green and gray wall in the background.

Bridging the divide: How U of A students are shaping Tucson's anti-poverty solutions

Jan. 7, 2025

Graphic, provided by Nature Medicine, shows total count of flood events by cause between 2001-2018.

Floods Linked to Rise in U.S. Deaths from Several Major Causes

Jan. 6, 2025

The galaxy Abell 370 appears twice in this image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope: as a normal galaxy and a drawn-out smear of light due to gravitational lensing.

Beyond the 'Dragon Arc,' a treasure trove of unseen stars

Jan. 6, 2025

Newly discovered 'kiss and capture' mechanism explains the formation of Pluto and its largest moon

Jan. 6, 2025

Brain study challenges long-held views about Parkinson's movement disorders

Jan. 2, 2025

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Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute

Dec. 20, 2024

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New leadership, interstellar discoveries, dogs to the rescue: Top 10 U of A stories of 2024

Dec. 18, 2024

U of A projects research expenditures surpassed $1B for FY 2024, joining a select group of US research institutions

Dec. 17, 2024

image of a doctor screening a patient for domestic violence

U of A epidemiologist works to improve domestic violence screening for pregnant women

Dec. 17, 2024

At just 17 years old, U of A graduate hopes to get a jump-start on giving back

Dec. 16, 2024

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Featured Stories

Reprogrammed glial cells might tell a different origin story for rare GI cancers

New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor

Big Idea Challenge Showcase – The year two check-in

Turning surroundings into a 'virtual screen' could help machines to better see in 3D

All Stories

Do women talk more than men? It might depend on their age

Regents Professor Takeshi Inomata Awarded Prestigious NEH Grant for Maya Civilization Research Project Set to Become a Book

Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life

University-led mining consortium vying for NSF grant up to $160M

Astronomers unlock the atmospheric secrets of a 'new class of planet'

U of A sociologist received $2.8M grant to research nicotine product use among adolescents in the US and Mexico

New research examines impact of Disney's 'The Living Desert'

Partnership with Tohono O'odham Community College gives students path to public health degree

Arizona Online earns several strong placements in latest ranking from US News & World Report

U of A astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action

U of A expert working to preserve Native American sign languages

Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expected

NASA's Pandora mission one step closer to probing alien atmospheres, with mission operations based at U of A

'Ghost towns' of the universe: Ultra-faint, rare dwarf galaxies offer clues to the early cosmos

Bridging the divide: How U of A students are shaping Tucson's anti-poverty solutions

Floods Linked to Rise in U.S. Deaths from Several Major Causes

Beyond the 'Dragon Arc,' a treasure trove of unseen stars

Newly discovered 'kiss and capture' mechanism explains the formation of Pluto and its largest moon

Brain study challenges long-held views about Parkinson's movement disorders

Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute

New leadership, interstellar discoveries, dogs to the rescue: Top 10 U of A stories of 2024

U of A projects research expenditures surpassed $1B for FY 2024, joining a select group of US research institutions

U of A epidemiologist works to improve domestic violence screening for pregnant women

At just 17 years old, U of A graduate hopes to get a jump-start on giving back

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