Today U of A celebrates Wildcat wheelchair basketball national champs, prepares to host 2026 national tournament The University of Arizona men's wheelchair basketball team just reached the pinnacle of their sport – the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Championship. Now, the team – and the whole university – are preparing to host next year's NIWB national tournament.
April 16, 2025 University of Arizona announces academic unit integrations to strengthen collaboration, enhance student experience The College of Health Sciences will join the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the College of Applied Science and Technology will join the College of Information Science on July 1.
April 14, 2025 Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to summit Mount Everest, to speak at U of A Commencement Weihenmayer is the only blind climber to ascend the Seven Summits – the highest peaks on each continent. Commencement will take place May 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Arizona Stadium.
April 10, 2025 Arizona Board of Regents confirms three new U of A Regents Professors Janko Nikolich, Jiang Wu and Dennis Zaritsky have achieved the highest faculty rank at the university, recognizing their exceptional achievements in research and higher education.
April 10, 2025 U of A celebrates new Regents Professors, provost and championship title In recognition of their exceptional achievements in teaching, research and scholarship, three University of Arizona faculty members were confirmed as Regents Professors by the Arizona Board of Regents.
April 8, 2025 Patricia Prelock named U of A senior vice president for academic affairs and provost A highly accomplished scientist and scholar in clinical speech-language pathology, Prelock has served as interim president at the University of Vermont since October.
April 8, 2025 U of A students to compete at 2025 Regents' Cup The public speaking competition, hosted by the Arizona Board of Regents, encourages civil and respectful discourse among students from Arizona's three state universities.
March 28, 2025 Four U of A professors named AAAS fellows Liesl Folks, Luciano M. Matzkin, Armin Sorooshian and Jil C. Tardiff are among 471 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.
March 25, 2025 U of A is a 'true force for good,' President Garimella says during installation ceremony Community members and state dignitaries gathered Tuesday for the formal installation of Suresh V. Garimella as the University of Arizona's 23rd president. Garimella promised to help the university live up to its status as a "keystone institution."
March 21, 2025 $14.2M gift to fund U of A College of Medicine – Tucson scholarships A bequest from the estate of James Anthony Gerleman will help educate medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
