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U of A appoints Bodnar to lead mining, critical minerals institute

Robert J. Bodnar will shape the vision, structure and long-term direction of the university's research initiative in mining, critical minerals and subsurface science and innovation.

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A view of the control room at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC).

Innovative research team receives national recognition from NSF I-Corps program

Scott Saleska, director of the LEO Survey and lead of the BIC From Early Earth to Mars project, inspects the living crust atop one of the LEO hillslopes at Biosphere 2.

Biosphere 2 poised to become a launchpad for landscape terraformation science

"From Early Earth to Mars" explores how life can transform planets in an effort to make Mars habitable while keeping Earth livable. At Biosphere 2, the LEO Survey's massive hillslopes allow researchers to monitor how bare rock gradually evolves into biologically active terrain in real time and virtually via a digital twin model.

Entrance to the Mysteries of the Cosmos exhibit

Investigate the possibility of alien life at Flandrau's newest exhibit

"Mysteries of the Cosmos: Life in the Universe" celebrates the secrets of space exploration and the U of A research and scientists looking for intelligent life beyond Earth.

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Students hiking Tumamoc Hill

U of A ranked No. 1 in the Southwest and recognized as a top 25 public university by Times Higher Education

Oct. 9, 2025

A construction worker shields himself from the sun with his hand

A collective approach to help vulnerable people survive extreme heat

Oct. 9, 2025

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Oct. 9, 2025

Portrait of Shana Song

NIH grants Shang Song $2.32M for spinal cord bioimplant

Oct. 8, 2025

Jennifer Barton in a lab holding an ovarian cancer detection falloposcope

U of A biomedical engineer wins $3M for tiny microscope to detect endometriosis

Oct. 8, 2025

In this rendering, the lunar surface is represented by false colors. A blue circle indicates the low-lying South Pole-Aitken impact basin, surrounded by red and orange ejecta blankets to the south.

The moon's biggest impact crater made a radioactive splash

Oct. 8, 2025

Wearing dark, tinted eye protection goggles, Willomitzer and a postdoctoral researcher set up instrumentation on an optical lab bench.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Oct. 6, 2025

A man wearing safety glasses and a suit observes a green-lit optical experiment with lasers and mirrors in a laboratory setting.

Quantum uncertainty tamed at the University of Arizona

Oct. 6, 2025

tree-ring cross sectional samples stacked on top of one another

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

Oct. 1, 2025

A football player tackling another football player who is holding a ball

Anemia drug could have new life in treating nerve injuries

Sept. 26, 2025

Accumulation of white powder placed on a black background, with a man’s hand mirrored behind the powder

Researchers testing molecules that may reduce opioid overdose deaths

Sept. 25, 2025

ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of MRI machine

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

Sept. 23, 2025

Alt Text: A farm worker wearing a hat hoes rows of broccoli in Yuma, Arizona

Heat and toxic exposures could harm kidneys in agricultural workers

Sept. 23, 2025

Close up of laboratory technician hands wearing blue gloves holding a plastic tray in a research lab

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

Sept. 19, 2025

Close-up image of several people holding hands

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

Sept. 18, 2025

University of Arizona decorated graduation cap

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

Researcher Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz applies a swab to a petri dish

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

Overhead view of University of Arizona campus and Bear Down sign.

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

University of Arizona campus at sunset.

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

Sept. 3, 2025