News Releases

Oct. 9, 2023 - UArizona professor Manuel Muñoz awarded MacArthur Fellowship

Oct. 5, 2023 - Media Advisory: First-year UArizona engineering students to test their designs at Solar Oven Throw Down

Oct. 3, 2023 - Satellite brightness threatens ground-based astronomy, research shows

Oct. 2, 2023 - Student-faculty team of inventors devises tools to address orthopedic challenges

Oct. 2, 2023 - How the brain handles grief: A Q&A with Mary-Frances O'Connor

Oct. 2, 2023 - A cultural and linguistic home for Spanish

Oct. 2, 2023 - UArizona's Sorooshian receives American Geophysical Union medal and fellowship

Sept. 29, 2023 - The last required piece of the world's largest telescope takes shape at UArizona

Sept. 29, 2023 - Times Higher Ed: UArizona a top 25 public university

Sept. 29, 2023 - UArizona will help establish new center to study housing equity and sustainability with $3M federal grant

Sept. 27, 2023 - New UArizona program looks to diversify STEM engagement among local youth

Sept. 27, 2023 - Insights: Vaccines, variants and COVID-19 trends

Sept. 27, 2023 - Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific Northwest

Sept. 26, 2023 - This year's Tucson Humanities Festival will spotlight style

Sept. 26, 2023 - Native FORGE welcomes newest cohort of entrepreneurs from Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe

Sept. 25, 2023 - Media Advisory: Primary mirror for Giant Magellan Telescope nears completion: Seventh mirror about to be cast at UArizona

Sept. 24, 2023 - A gift from space: UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission delivers largest-ever asteroid sample to Earth

Sept. 24, 2023 - Bennu sample delivery marks the start of extended OSIRIS-APEX mission

Sept. 22, 2023 - Study: Family support vital to prevent teen substance use in border regions

Sept. 21, 2023 - Media Advisory: NASA to unveil sample of asteroid Bennu and discuss early analysis

Sept. 20, 2023 - Media advisory: Children's Museum Tucson to host activities to celebrate the OSIRIS-REx mission's asteroid sample delivery

Sept. 20, 2023 - Media advisory: How media can cover and follow the OSIRIS-REx sample capsule landing

Sept. 20, 2023 - OSIRIS-REx 101: Brush up on the basics before Bennu's sample touches down

Sept. 19, 2023 - University Libraries awarded $1.2M to support borderlands studies, HSI initiatives

Sept. 19, 2023 - University of Arizona ranks 22 on list of top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents

Sept. 18, 2023 - UArizona Research, MIS shine in latest US News & World Report ranking

Sept. 18, 2023 - The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating, a UArizona-led study shows

Sept. 14, 2023 - UArizona Cancer Center researchers discover iron-targeting approaches to halt proliferation of cancer cells

Sept. 12, 2023 - Large amounts of sedentary time linked to higher risk of dementia in older adults

Sept. 12, 2023 - Take a stroll through the solar system – on the UArizona campus

Sept. 12, 2023 - Vets and pets: Can service dogs help veterans?

Sept. 12, 2023 - Football, food and folklórico all part of UArizona Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

Sept. 7, 2023 - UArizona scientists investigate new frontiers of sound with $30M center

Sept. 7, 2023 - College of Law receives $1M gift to establish endowed professorship in natural resources law

Sept. 6, 2023 - Media availability with Gov. Hobbs and University of Arizona President Robbins on New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center

Sept. 5, 2023 - With new fellowship, UArizona researchers will study how to create inclusive STEM learning environments

Sept. 1, 2023 - Media Advisory: New installation at UArizona invites public to explore the solar system

Sept. 1, 2023 - OSIRIS-REx team completes final test before asteroid sample delivery

Sept. 1, 2023 - Media advisory: OSIRIS-REx principal investigator Dante Lauretta available for interviews in advance of asteroid sample return

Aug. 30, 2023 - UArizona project will expand AZ HSI Consortium, support Hispanic students in STEM

Aug. 30, 2023 - UArizona experts suggest solutions to encourage food, water and economic security in a changing climate

Aug. 29, 2023 - Media Advisory: UArizona expert contributes to guide for news coverage on extreme heat

Aug. 25, 2023 - UArizona leaders highlight campus safety and mental health resources

Aug. 24, 2023 - Veterinary medicine grads urged to embrace 'world of opportunities' before them

Aug. 24, 2023 - First-generation Wildcat determined to 'keep reaching' for her goals

Aug. 22, 2023 - Media Advisory: Researchers to share results from Mapping Racist Covenants Project

Aug. 22, 2023 - UArizona student, 16, wants answers about gifted minds, especially his own

Aug. 22, 2023 - Welcome Back Briefing with President Robbins

Aug. 22, 2023 - Asteroid sample delivery to launch decades of science

Aug. 21, 2023 - First-generation graduate says childhood pet motivated her to pursue veterinary career

Aug. 17, 2023 - UArizona incoming class is most diverse, includes record number of in-state students

Aug. 16, 2023 - Princeton Review names UArizona a 'Best College'

Aug. 16, 2023 - First College of Veterinary Medicine class set to graduate

Aug. 14, 2023 - Virtual city prepares students for future of cybersecurity

Aug. 11, 2023 - Media advisory: NASA to host news conference on OSIRIS-REx asteroid capsule drop preparations

Aug. 10, 2023 - A common mold could help a bee species thrive

Aug. 9, 2023 - UArizona 'shaped me into a great veterinarian,' vet med grad says

Aug. 8, 2023 - Prestigious awards pave the way for twins in College of Engineering

Aug. 7, 2023 - Researchers will test worksite sleep health coaching for Arizona firefighters

Aug. 7, 2023 - Students move into UArizona dorms

Aug. 6, 2023 - News conference on University of Arizona moving to the Big 12 Conference

Aug. 4, 2023 - University of Arizona will join the Big 12 Conference in 2024-25

Aug. 3, 2023 - Soils in drought stress leak more volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere

Aug. 2, 2023 - 'Cosmic lens' reveals distant galaxies and helps astronomers better understand dark matter

July 31, 2023 - New UArizona study links brain waves directly to memory

July 31, 2023 - Separating lightning fact from fiction

July 28, 2023 - Urgent Care data shows Valley fever season has begun in Arizona

July 26, 2023 - UArizona will help local substance-use recovery program reach more Native American women

July 26, 2023 - How cities are battling extreme heat, and why record-breaking temps don't tell the whole story

July 25, 2023 - UArizona expert, cited by Supreme Court, explains ruling on Indian Child Welfare Act

July 21, 2023 - Media advisory: Interview and tour opportunities at the UArizona facility where scientists will study OSIRIS-REx sample

July 19, 2023 - Beat summertime sadness with these cool tips

July 14, 2023 - Second-year medical student selected as Tillman Scholar

July 14, 2023 - Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center receives $7.8M NIH grant

July 13, 2023 - In a Barbie world: Experts weigh in on Barbie's legacy ahead of film release

July 12, 2023 - UArizona and partners form consortium to address Southwest water concerns

July 12, 2023 - Tasting tomorrow: Adapting heritage cuisine for a changing climate

July 6, 2023 - OSIRIS-REx team members practice recovering asteroid sample capsule bound for Earth

July 6, 2023 - Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its star

July 5, 2023 - Study shows how morphine may contribute to bone loss and cancer-induced bone pain

July 5, 2023 - Brad Bohlander named UArizona chief communications and marketing officer

July 5, 2023 - Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflight

July 5, 2023 - Creative people enjoy idle time more than others

July 1, 2023 - UArizona completes acquisition of UAGC

June 30, 2023 - Statement on SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

June 29, 2023 - UArizona astronomers identify the earliest strands of the cosmic web

June 29, 2023 - UArizona monsoon and wildfire experts available

June 28, 2023 - Professor completes first underwater camping trip at Biosphere 2

June 28, 2023 - Money, QS honor UArizona as a top public US university

June 27, 2023 - Researchers explore the use of ultrasound to achieve mindfulness

June 21, 2023 - Mediterranean archaeology offerings help students 'rehumanize the past'

June 16, 2023 - National Institute for Civil Discourse releases this year's top 10 bipartisan issues lists

June 16, 2023 - UArizona to pilot new Department of Defense training program

June 16, 2023 - Regents approve College of Health Sciences

June 15, 2023 - Fantasy monsoon game open to amateur forecasters for third year

June 14, 2023 - Arizona football jerseys find new life in apparel designed by students

June 13, 2023 - President Robbins hosts The Future of College Athletics summit in Washington, D.C.

June 13, 2023 - Pass the salt: This space rock holds clues as to how Earth got its water

June 12, 2023 - State-of-the-art MRI machine to advance research on brain's inner workings

June 8, 2023 - The daughters of MLK and Malcolm X to speak at Centennial Hall on Juneteenth

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