July 16, 2026 A U of A food safety expert explains the cyclosporiasis outbreak Associate Professor Gerardo "Jerry" Lopez spoke about why cyclospora is so hard to trace, how people can protect themselves, and what most people get wrong about it.
July 8, 2026 U of A materials scientist wins $1.88M to mimic red blood cells A team of University of Arizona engineers led by Minkyu Kim will hide lifesaving drugs in synthetic cell-like carriers to reduce side effects.
July 3, 2026 Can a fatal nerve disease be slowed? A U of A study finds a promising new approach U of A researchers have found a promising experimental drug that could shield nerve cells from the damage of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a devastating neurodegenerative disease.
July 2, 2026 Molecules link lower weight babies and chronic diseases U of A researchers found that a group of proteins involved in neuronal development was overrepresented in the umbilical cord blood of about one-third of babies born small for gestational age.
June 25, 2026 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.
June 15, 2026 Conference brings national focus and insights to Arizona's PFAS landscape The U of A hosted the national "forever chemicals" conference in the western U.S. for the first time, with border challenges and Indigenous perspectives among the key themes.
June 4, 2026 Struggle sleeping? These three common sleep habits tied to signs of brain aging, U of A study finds Several common sleep behaviors may be linked to signs of brain aging, according to a new U of A study.
June 4, 2026 Survive summer with help from the U of A Cancer Center Skin Cancer Institute Make SPF your new BFF with help from senior health educator Lisa Quale, who translates emerging research into practical insight for everyday life.
May 27, 2026 Researchers convene at U of A to tackle 'forever chemicals' at National PFAS Conference The 2026 National PFAS Conference, taking place June 8-10 on the U of A campus, is one of the few national conferences designed around the people living very closely with contamination.
May 21, 2026 New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry are studying the effects of being awake between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on decision-making.
