News Releases

Dec. 20, 2024 - Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute

Dec. 19, 2024 - University of Arizona announces no increase in resident undergraduate tuition and fees for 2025-26

Dec. 19, 2024 - Phoenix sees increase in people living without running water, new analysis shows

Dec. 18, 2024 - New leadership, interstellar discoveries, dogs to the rescue: Top 10 U of A stories of 2024

Dec. 17, 2024 - U of A projects research expenditures surpassed $1B for FY 2024, joining a select group of US research institutions

Dec. 16, 2024 - At just 17 years old, U of A graduate hopes to get a jump-start on giving back

Dec. 16, 2024 - How millennials are thinking about retirement in the face of climate stress

Dec. 12, 2024 - U of A poverty project to host annual community forum

Dec. 12, 2024 - Study sheds light on origin of genetic code

Dec. 11, 2024 - Trial by fire: U of A-developed tool cuts through the noise in wildfire management

Dec. 11, 2024 - Nine students honored with Centennial Achievement Awards

Dec. 10, 2024 - Two U of A innovators elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Dec. 9, 2024 - U of A to lead $12M study on underground carbon storage in Arizona

Dec. 5, 2024 - U of A earns recognition for student voting engagement

Dec. 5, 2024 - U of A Innocence Project receives $1.5M to advance DNA case review and exonerate wrongfully convicted people

Dec. 5, 2024 - U of A engineers tackle energy usage in semiconductor technology

Dec. 4, 2024 - How did humans and dogs become friends? Connections in the Americas began 12,000 years ago

Dec. 4, 2024 - Berman named assistant Team USA hockey coach for World University Games

Dec. 4, 2024 - Peer support could help millions with sleep apnea slumber easier, study finds

Nov. 22, 2024 - ADOT launches tri-university Arizona Transportation Institute

Nov. 21, 2024 - Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson's-related cognitive decline, dementia

Nov. 21, 2024 - U of A research successes, financial improvements highlighted at ABOR meeting

Nov. 20, 2024 - When trees 'talk:' Researchers probe ancient wood for clues about massive solar storms

Nov. 20, 2024 - U of A hosts academic exchange with leaders from India

Nov. 19, 2024 - U of A center blends training and tradition to support health care providers in Native American communities

Nov. 19, 2024 - Hydrologists to transform climate projections with microbial data and artificial intelligence

Nov. 18, 2024 - Math tutoring program prepares Native American students for STEM careers

Nov. 14, 2024 - Bringing precision to the murky debate on fish oil

Nov. 13, 2024 - Improving water conservation and mitigating Arizona's heat island effect

Nov. 13, 2024 - $2.5M grant fuels workforce development through mining education

Nov. 12, 2024 - U of A faculty, students develop exhibit to celebrate Santa Cruz County

Nov. 12, 2024 - New 'spectral fingerprint' atlas of satellites aims to improve space security

Nov. 7, 2024 - New study maps dramatic 100-million-year explosion in color signals used by animals

Nov. 7, 2024 - Military Times ranks U of A among nation's top 5 universities for service members

Nov. 6, 2024 - $2.1M aids U of A researchers in building chemical sensors to safeguard troops

Nov. 5, 2024 - U of A celebrates fourth year as Fulbright HSI Leader

Nov. 4, 2024 - $2M gift establishes endowed chair in Holocaust, human rights and genocide studies

Nov. 4, 2024 - Not the usual suspects: Novel genetic basis of pest resistance to biotech crops

Nov. 4, 2024 - U of A School of Theatre, Film & Television ranked No. 2 public film school in US

Nov. 1, 2024 - Media Advisory: U of A to plant Artemis I Moon Tree, continuing legacy of lunar exploration of lunar exploration

Oct. 30, 2024 - U of A Health Sciences breaks ground on the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

Oct. 29, 2024 - Accomplished scientist and executive Díaz de la Rubia selected to lead U of A research enterprise

Oct. 28, 2024 - U of A scientists have their eyes on Europa, Jupiter's mysterious, icy moon

Oct. 23, 2024 - Escape the noise: Audiorama installation offers a space for rest and reflection

Oct. 23, 2024 - $2.5M NSF-funded engineering program at U of A focuses on student strengths, not knowledge deficits

Oct. 22, 2024 - Clinical study confirms tissue stiffening in breast cancer can drive metastasis

Oct. 22, 2024 - Media Advisory: U of A to celebrate new Grand Challenges Research Building

Oct. 21, 2024 - U of A researchers to study how family dynamics impact mental health of Latinx LGBTQ youth

Oct. 21, 2024 - Election experts available to speak to media

Oct. 16, 2024 - Testing begins at U of A for Giant Magellan Telescope's high-tech mirror support structure

Oct. 11, 2024 - Media Advisory: First-year engineering students to test their designs at Solar Oven Throw Down

Oct. 11, 2024 - Times Higher Ed, Research.com rank U of A among top 25 US public universities

Oct. 9, 2024 - From hemlines to headlines: U of A dean explores the politics of fashion

Oct. 8, 2024 - Desert Bound: Wildcats to return to U of A for Homecoming

Oct. 7, 2024 - Suresh Garimella begins tenure as University of Arizona president

Oct. 4, 2024 - Winds of change: James Webb Space Telescope reveals elusive details in young star systems

Oct. 3, 2024 - Roundtable discussions on the election and misinformation

Oct. 2, 2024 - Meet President Suresh Garimella, the U of A's newest Wildcat

Oct. 1, 2024 - Tucson Humanities Festival will explore well-being

Sept. 30, 2024 - Media Advisory: U of A to welcome President Suresh Garimella on his first day on campus

Sept. 27, 2024 - Jennifer McIntosh named inaugural Dr. Thomas Meixner Endowed Professor

Sept. 26, 2024 - Ice age clues point to more extreme weather patterns in our future

Sept. 25, 2024 - Harvests, wildfires, epidemics: How the jet stream has shaped extreme weather in Europe for centuries

Sept. 24, 2024 - $1M grant will support paid internships in community archives

Sept. 24, 2024 - U of A makes major gains in latest US News ranking

Sept. 24, 2024 - $1M gift will advance consciousness research at U of A Astrobiology Center

Sept. 24, 2024 - Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

Sept. 19, 2024 - Samples from Huanan Seafood Market provide further evidence of COVID-19 animal origins

Sept. 19, 2024 - Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth's temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide

Sept. 18, 2024 - U of A center awarded $7.4M for its work on climate adaptation solutions

Sept. 17, 2024 - Equinoxes explained: Everything you need to know about the upcoming fall equinox

Sept. 16, 2024 - Researchers take power and efficiency of biological sensing to record level

Sept. 11, 2024 - The molecular magic of mating

Sept. 6, 2024 - U of A recognized as a top 25 university for protecting free speech

Sept. 5, 2024 - Center for Creative Photography receives $1M gift commitment to establish endowment for interdisciplinary education

Sept. 3, 2024 - College of Nursing receives $1.6M to support Indigenous students

Aug. 29, 2024 - Suresh Garimella to start as U of A president Oct. 1

Aug. 29, 2024 - Preventing car battery fires with help from machine learning

Aug. 28, 2024 - U of A named a 'Best College' by The Princeton Review

Aug. 23, 2024 - U of A welcomes record number of in-state students as part of largest, most diverse class in history

Aug. 21, 2024 - Freeze-frame: U of A researchers develop microscope that can see electrons in motion

Aug. 21, 2024 - Poetry Center adds more than 12,000 caption files to recordings dating to 1963

Aug. 21, 2024 - Paris awaits: U of A athletes will go for gold at 2024 Paralympic Games

Aug. 19, 2024 - Animals with higher body temperatures are more likely to evolve into herbivores

Aug. 16, 2024 - Renovated University of Arizona Campus Store to reopen to public

Aug. 15, 2024 - U of A move-in spending generates millions for local economy; fall move-in starts Aug. 20

Aug. 15, 2024 - Media Advisory: U of A College of Veterinary Medicine to celebrate second Commencement

Aug. 12, 2024 - $1.5M grant will build global network to prevent exploitation of Indigenous data

Aug. 9, 2024 - Suresh Garimella to be 23rd University of Arizona president

Aug. 8, 2024 - Regents announce Suresh Garimella as U of A presidential candidate

Aug. 8, 2024 - Media Advisory: Students to showcase AI projects

Aug. 7, 2024 - Student internship offers taste of an AI-powered future

Aug. 7, 2024 - U of A researcher featured in Netflix film 'Inside the Mind of a Dog'

Aug. 6, 2024 - Pursuit of a Valley fever vaccine passes significant milestone

Aug. 5, 2024 - New study highlights scale and impact of long COVID

July 31, 2024 - New Biosphere 2 tour app gives K-12 students a deeper look at the science under the glass

July 31, 2024 - By the numbers: 12 things to know about Arizona's move to the Big 12

July 30, 2024 - Study finds large gaps in mental health care for people with chronic pain

July 30, 2024 - University of Arizona Global Campus assistant dean recognized with Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award

July 29, 2024 - U of A had record number of inventions in FY24

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