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Friday

A teachable moment: An NIH award helps U of A graduate students seek answers to Alzheimer’s disease

An NIH National Institute on Aging T32 training grant provides students with opportunities to develop clinical and translational research skills, with a goal of turning discoveries into treatments

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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.

Read more at University of Arizona News

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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.

AI Health Symposium; GCRB; Speakers; symposium; AI; Health

Holistic, human-centered approach to AI puts U of A in class of its own

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Tree-ring data sheds light on past and present summer climate extremes

Oct. 1, 2025

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Anemia drug could have new life in treating nerve injuries

Sept. 26, 2025

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Researchers testing molecules that may reduce opioid overdose deaths

Sept. 25, 2025

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U of A celebrates new AI-powered MRI and BIO5 Brain & Body Imaging Center

Sept. 23, 2025

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Heat and toxic exposures could harm kidneys in agricultural workers

Sept. 23, 2025

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U of A and UNM win joint $43.6M NIH award to help turn clinical research into practical medicine

Sept. 19, 2025

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$4.5M NIDA grant will fund research to improve methadone treatment quality

Sept. 18, 2025

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U of A earns top 5 ranking in bachelor's degrees conferred in military, legal, technology and languages categories

Sept. 17, 2025

Western corn rootworm

Study warns pest resistance threatens corn industry's newest biotech defense

Sept. 16, 2025

$1.7M DOD grant funds virtual cancer center to support research into military health

Sept. 16, 2025

At night, the open dome reveals the dish of the Arizona Radio Observatory's 12-meter Telescope on Kitt Peak

New images reveal clues about the feeding habits of black holes

Sept. 16, 2025

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AZBio Awards to honor two U of A faculty members, startup company

Sept. 10, 2025

Tejo Bheemasetti presents at the at the Arizona Transportation Institute Summit.

University engineers fast-track Arizona roadway improvements

Sept. 10, 2025

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U of A research: Top 25 among public institutions, No. 1 in Arizona in new Washington Monthly list

Sept. 9, 2025

A technician wearing protective clothing and safety glasses adjusts optical components next to a large, colorful laser lens inside a laboratory at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

University of Arizona joins STARFIRE Hub for inertial fusion energy

Sept. 9, 2025

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President Garimella's inaugural annual letter: U of A is 'vibrant, resilient and ready for a bright future'

Sept. 3, 2025

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U of A topped $257M in total funding for active research partnerships that included Native tribes in fiscal year 2025

Sept. 2, 2025

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Video: Exploring fusion energy at the University of Arizona

Aug. 28, 2025

$x-ray of broken arm with red circle overlay on the fracture site$

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Aug. 27, 2025

Image of a fossil Jianfengia specimen showing the animal's elongated body consisting of 27 identical segments with appendages.

An ancient signpost: Minute fossils tell big story about arthropod evolution

Aug. 26, 2025

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Arizona startup tackles food waste with solar drying technology

Aug. 26, 2025

Artist's illustration of protoplanet WISPIT 2b, surrounded by a swirling cloud of gas and dust, with its host star in the distance.

A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness

Aug. 26, 2025

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Building a research database to protect tribal trust

Aug. 25, 2025

A group of four, light brown prairie dogs a grouped together and peering out from a whole in a dirt-strewn field.

What can prairie dogs teach us about wildfire management?

Aug. 25, 2025