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U of A to build instruments for new space telescope

A team at Steward Observatory was awarded a contract to develop a coronagraph and a wide-field camera for the Lazuli Space Telescope part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System.

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U of A takes leading operations role in NASA mission

The University of Arizona is mission control for the Pandora mission, which will help scientists study exoplanets and their stars.

Image of Professor Katherine Morrissey and her History 102 class collaborating with the AAMSAZ.

Undergraduate research informs local African American historical exhibits

One U of A history course partnered with the African American Museum of Southern Arizona, allowing undergraduate research to directly shape museum exhibits focused on African American history, culture and community in the region.

Linda Bixby addresses audience at Arizona Photonics Days

Optics, industry and discovery converge at Arizona Photonics Days

More than 150 researchers, government representatives, community leaders and industry professionals working across the optics and photonics ecosystem traveled to Tucson from locations across the United States and around the world, including Germany, Taiwan, Quebec, Belgium and the United Kingdom for Arizona Photonics Days.

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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

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Tucson Humanities Festival will explore well-being

Oct. 1, 2024

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Young voters: Driven or disillusioned?

Oct. 1, 2024

Research team meeting at NewFoS

Student Researchers Amplify Innovation at the New Frontiers of Sound

Sept. 30, 2024

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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

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

Exoplanet illustrative image

Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

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

Graphic, provided by the Earth Commission, showing the transition towards a safe and just space

New research reveals prosperity for planet, people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared

Sept. 11, 2024

Yuliia Vyskrebenets

First-year student from Ukraine hopes to find purpose helping others

Sept. 11, 2024

A researcher wearing a white lab coat works at a lab bench, examining a sample near a microscope. Behind him is a sign that reads "Welcome to the Matzkin Lab." Various lab equipment, including a microscope and coiled tubing, are visible on the bench.

The molecular magic of mating

Sept. 11, 2024

Image of a mother holding a child in a baby carrier

A mother’s touch: can close physical contact with newborns reduce mother and baby’s dependence on drug treatment?

Sept. 6, 2024