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U of A researchers' new approach boosts immune response against lung cancer

A chemotherapy drug and a gene-silencing molecule exploit an "eat me" signal on dying cancer cells to stop tumor growth.

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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

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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

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

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

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