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Two students walk and chat outside the University of Arizona Global Center. One student, wearing a plaid shirt and glasses, gestures while holding a phone, while the other, in a red sweatshirt and backpack, smiles. The modern building with the university's "A" logo is visible in the background.
U of A earns prestigious award for global learning initiatives

Feb. 11

Peter Behroozi and Jean-Luc Bredas
University of Arizona researchers ranked among most cited in the world

Feb. 11

A U.S. Navy service member in a camouflage uniform chats with two men seated at a front desk in a military student support center. The desk is decorated with American flags, brochures, and a sign reading "Veterans Education & Transition Services" from the University of Arizona. The setting is an inviting space with couches, decorations, and a whiteboard that says, "Please sign in here."
From service to school: How the U of A supports military-connected students

Feb. 10

This image shows an aerial view of a large agricultural field with rows of green crops stretching into the distance. A group of farmworkers is actively harvesting the produce, placing it onto a mobile conveyor system attached to a covered trailer. The landscape is flat, with mountains visible in the background, and several vehicles parked along a distant road under a clear blue sky.
Yuma agriculture generates $4.4B in state economic activity, U of A study finds

Feb. 10

a solar panel array standing above a plot of flowers
U of A to help develop national standards for sustainability in higher ed

Feb. 6

the facade of old main rising above a bed of blossoming flowers
Seed fund to help early-stage university startups enters investment phase

Feb. 6

A young girl with long brown hair and a pink mermaid shirt gazes at an interactive screen in a science exhibit. The screen displays a man speaking against a blue molecular-patterned background. The exhibit is illuminated with vibrant purple and blue lighting.
See yourself as a scientist at Flandrau's newest exhibit

Feb. 5

US News Best Grad 2024 Old Main
U of A faculty and staff nationally recognized with presidential honors

Feb. 3

A young male scientist with curly brown hair, wearing a white lab coat and purple gloves, works inside a biosafety cabinet in a laboratory. He is handling a clear plastic container while surrounded by lab equipment, including a microscope and various pipette tip boxes. A reflection of his face is visible on the cabinet's glass, and a few coat hangers are sketched on the whiteboard behind him.
Bryce Wilson wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Feb. 3

Woman talking to a man sitting on a bench
Do women talk more than men? It might depend on their age

Feb. 3

Takeshi Inomata
Regents Professor Takeshi Inomata Awarded Prestigious NEH Grant for Maya Civilization Research Project Set to Become a Book

Jan. 30

In this microscope image of a Bennu sample, needles of hydrated sodium carbonate — one of the salts left behind by evaporating brine — are highlighted in purple false color
Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life

Jan. 29

A U of A student uses Freeport-McMoRan’s haul truck simulator at a university event
University-led mining consortium vying for NSF grant up to $160M

Jan. 27

Artist’s impression of planet GJ 1214 b passing in front of its host star
Astronomers unlock the atmospheric secrets of a 'new class of planet'

Jan. 24

Image of teen using a combustible nicotine product
U of A sociologist received $2.8M grant to research nicotine product use among adolescents in the US and Mexico

Jan. 23

a group of graduates, mostly in purple caps and gowns, posing for a group photo at Tohono O'odham Community College
Partnership with Tohono O'odham Community College gives students path to public health degree

Jan. 21

US News Best Online Programs 2025
Arizona Online earns several strong placements in latest ranking from US News & World Report

Jan. 21

the sonoran desert at sunset
New research examines impact of Disney's 'The Living Desert'

Jan. 21

An image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1086 obtained by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)
U of A astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action

Jan. 17

Melanie McKay-Cody signing a modernized sign for the term "Indigenous"
U of A expert working to preserve Native American sign languages

Jan. 16

a picture of NGC 300 is a small galaxy located about 6 million light-years from Earth
Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expected

Jan. 16

An artist's concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet.
NASA's Pandora mission one step closer to probing alien atmospheres, with mission operations based at U of A

Jan. 16

Sculptor A, one of three newly discovered dwarf galaxies - and unrelated to the well-known Sculptor spiral galaxy - is visible here as a faint accumulation of stars beyond several bright stars in the foreground.
'Ghost towns' of the universe: Ultra-faint, rare dwarf galaxies offer clues to the early cosmos

Jan. 15

A group of four individuals stands in front of a large poster titled "What Drives Employment Success?" The poster includes charts and bullet points about education, income, and job stress. The group smiles at the camera, wearing business casual attire, with a green and gray wall in the background.
Bridging the divide: How U of A students are shaping Tucson's anti-poverty solutions

Jan. 7