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Image of Biosphere 2’s Matthias Beach and Kai Staats discussing SAM’s dwarf pea experiment.

Feb. 20, 2026

Biosphere 2’s SAM to become testing ground for next-generation space habitats

From carbon-scrubbing crops to advanced life-support technology and an indoor Mars yard, Biosphere 2's SAM habitat is emerging as a proving site for future off-world missions.

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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.

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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University of Arizona Core Facilities Highlights: Nano Fabrication Center

The new state-of-the-art cleanroom facility supports students, faculty researchers and entrepreneurs.

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Evolutionary Biology Q&A with Undergraduate Researcher Paige Wagstaff

July 18, 2024

A wooden spoon rests on a wooden table next to a pile of uncooked oats.

How your morning oats could help you manage your weight

July 18, 2024

A woman in a blue and redcompetitive swimwear at the top of a diving platform. Above her are the words "Arizona Swimming & Diving"

Going for gold: U of A's Delaney Schnell among several Wildcats heading to Paris Olympics

July 17, 2024

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Research shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer

July 17, 2024

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Ultrasound technology can be used to boost mindfulness, study finds

July 11, 2024

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Jonathon Reinhardt Provides Insight into the Roles Avatars Have in Language Learning

July 10, 2024

Nicolette Gomez presenting a certificate to Suzie Francisco

By teaching tech skills, Pascua Yaqui entrepreneur hopes to create opportunities for others

July 9, 2024

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AI with Human Language Technology: Q&A with Gus Hahn-Powell

July 3, 2024

Sheilah Nicholas standing and gesturing during a lecture in front of an audience circled around her in a classroom

New center to help lead national Indigenous language revitalization efforts

July 3, 2024

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Department of Defense SkillBridge program helps active-duty service members prepare for civilian life

July 3, 2024

Dr. Greg Barron-Gafford speaks to a sold-out conference crowd about the physiological benefits of growing crops in agrivoltaic systems

Researchers Share Findings at 2024 Agrivoltaics World Conference

July 2, 2024

an industrial pickup truck sitting in a parking lot beneath a cloudy sky

Weather trucks search for answers about extreme heat in Tucson's 'data deserts'

July 2, 2024

Artist's rendering of CatSat in Earth orbit, with its inflatable, beachball-like antenna deployed.

UArizona's first satellite built by students is ready for launch

June 29, 2024

people kayaking on a flooded street

Flood monitoring from space: A Q&A with flood expert Beth Tellman

June 27, 2024

Visitors from Davis-Monthan observe a dog completing a trial at the Arizona Canine Cognition Center

University of Arizona and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base innovate for human and canine health

June 26, 2024

HSI seed grants 2024

Awardees announced for 2024 HSI Faculty Seed Grant Program

June 26, 2024

Mirror Lab

Space sciences, water resources, geosciences excel in latest US News global ranking

June 26, 2024

artist's rendering of CAMI's west entrance

Phoenix City Council approves $20M for CAMI

June 26, 2024

A piece of the asteroid Bennu

Bennu holds the solar system's 'original ingredients,' might have been part of a wet world

June 26, 2024

A photo after the Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship luncheon

Graduate student researchers find support through nonprofit fellowships

June 24, 2024

University of Arizona campus

Princeton Review names UArizona a 'Best Value College'

June 21, 2024

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Study challenges popular idea that Easter Islanders committed 'ecocide'

June 21, 2024

Two women discuss data below a set of monitors

Solving Alzheimer’s precision medicine questions with data

June 20, 2024

The Amazon rainforest

When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change

June 19, 2024