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Glowing in soft pink, an iridescent dust cloud, lined by a faint blue line around it, is seen against a backdrop of stars.

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Stories from star dust: U of A-led mission will study light from distant stars

The mission, dubbed PUFFINS, will use an ultraviolet space telescope to seek answers about dust between stars.

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U of A researchers, startup recognized at 2026 AZBio Awards

The University of Arizona will be well represented at this year’s AZBio awards, with BIO5 Interim Director Vignesh Subbian taking home the Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year award and startup Precision Epigenomics winning a Fast Lane recognition.

A facilitator talks with smiling participants seated at tables with laptops during a patient navigator training session.

U of A Cancer Center, Indian Health Service partner to strengthen cancer navigation in tribal communities

The University of Arizona Cancer Center partnered with the Indian Health Service and other organizations to launch cancer navigation training designed to connect health industry workers with stronger professional connections, practical tools, and Cancer Center resources to help support Indigenous patients and families.

A presenter gestures toward a slide titled "The Big Idea/Innovation = ENDOguard," which contrasts invasive current testing with a proposed non-invasive, painless sample-based test, as audience members look on.

Cancer Center researchers win funding to advance cancer detection, patient care

Three projects involving University of Arizona Cancer Center members won funding through the Big Idea Challenge: U of A and Banner Health Joint Translational Research Accelerator.

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$14.2M gift to fund U of A College of Medicine – Tucson scholarships

March 21, 2025

large photographs of trees on white paper standing in a room, mimicking a forest

Student's time as wildland firefighter shapes U of A art exhibition

March 20, 2025

two people smiling and working inside a lab at UACI

U of A Center for Innovation generates $664.8M in economic output

March 20, 2025

A woman with long dark hair and glasses stands in a digital preservation lab, holding open a scrapbook filled with old family photos. She wears a patterned dress with an orange cardigan and smiles at the camera. Behind her, a colorful banner reading 'Memory Lab' hangs on the wall, with a workstation featuring a computer, VHS tapes, and archival equipment visible.

Digitize your old home movies, photos at the Wildcats Memory Lab

March 19, 2025

Snow4Flow

From glacial preservation to local conservation: U of A experts discuss research ahead of World Water Day

March 19, 2025

Evolutionary stages of a hypothetical planetary system over time

Combination of cosmic processes shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes

March 18, 2025

Tech Launch Arizona

U of A climbs to No. 31 worldwide and No. 23 nationally in patent rankings

March 13, 2025

a closeup of the torso on an older adult who is lightly touching their own neck with both hands

Vocal changes in birds may predict age-related disorders in people, study finds

March 12, 2025

Artist's illustration of the SPHEREx wide-field telescope orbiting the Earth in space

NASA's SPHEREx mission will use software from the Arizona Cosmology Lab to answer questions about the first moments after the Big Bang

March 12, 2025

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History Professor Challenges Stigmatization of Women’s ‘Immoral’ Labor

March 10, 2025

Christos Gagatsos, Oskar Novak, and Narayanan Rengaswamy

With $2M in grants, U of A engineers push toward a quantum computing future

March 10, 2025

JADES galaxy

James Webb Space Telescope reveals unexpected complex chemistry in primordial galaxy

March 10, 2025

Dean Papajohn, Lily Trenkamp, Lauren Johnson, Reuel Florendo, Kenadee Carruthers and Macie Balkan celebrate a win on an expo stage

Raytheon's $2M gift commitment fuels student leadership in engineering

March 6, 2025

Karner blue butterfly

The yucca and the moth: How extreme weather impacts the timing of biological events

March 4, 2025

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Santa Cruz River moves closer to national designation with guidance from U of A experts

March 4, 2025

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U of A ranks among world's best in physical sciences

March 3, 2025

Interior view of the Giant Magellan Telescope at night.

How next-gen telescopes could discover extraterrestrial oxygen

Feb. 27, 2025

An artist’s impression of the PDS 70 system with protoplanets, each surrounded by dust rings illuminated by starlight.

Sharper image: U of A-built instrument reveals pictures of 'baby planets'

Feb. 26, 2025

An artist's impression of a planet-forming disk, with its gas and dust illuminated in yellow and orange, swirling around a low-mass star.

James Webb Telescope reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thought

Feb. 26, 2025

A promotional graphic for the 2025 College of Science Lecture Series titled 'Can We Talk? The Science of Communication.' The text is in bold, blue and white lettering against a black background, surrounded by various blue speech bubbles, animals, satellites, microphones, and other symbols representing communication.

College of Science Lecture Series to explore the science of communication

Feb. 25, 2025

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Gallery: Fusion lecture provides energizing start to new series

Feb. 19, 2025

A satellite image of glaciers in Alaska shows white flows of ice surrounded by dark green mountain ridges

As glaciers melt faster, freshwater sources dwindle and sea-level rise accelerates

Feb. 19, 2025

wildfires burning in a desert mountain range

The fire paradox: Tree-ring data shows wildfire activity has declined, not increased

Feb. 17, 2025

Steve Kortenkamp in front of a desk with lunar models of various colors

U of A professors develop astronomy materials to aid visually impaired students

Feb. 14, 2025