March 14, 2022 Fast-melting alpine permafrost may contribute to rising global temperatures Alpine permafrost, which is found closer to the equator at high elevations, is expected to melt at a faster rate than arctic permafrost under current global warming conditions, according to new research.
March 14, 2022 Masks may become optional at UArizona next week If COVID-19 transmission rates remain in line with the rest of the county, masks will become recommended but not required in indoor spaces on the Tucson campus beginning March 21.
March 9, 2022 UArizona engineer leads $1M project to fight vision loss Biomedical engineering and optical sciences professor Dongkyun "DK" Kang is developing a way to diagnose and treat corneal ulcers that's eight times cheaper and 20 times faster than today's gold standard.
March 2, 2022 UArizona climate adaptation experts contribute to latest IPCC climate report The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this week released a new report focused on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Two UArizona experts contributed.
Feb. 25, 2022 Aegis Consortium leaders envision a pandemic-free future A new initiative seeks to unite global experts from universities, government agencies, nonprofits and industry to develop solutions to future pandemics.
Feb. 21, 2022 UArizona president 'cautiously optimistic' on declining COVID cases, urges testing before and after spring break Anyone traveling for spring break should get tested before and after the trip, President Robert C. Robbins says.
Feb. 17, 2022 UArizona researchers develop AI-driven method for diagnosing lung disease Researchers at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson have developed a new way to provide earlier diagnosis of lung disease. The technology has been licensed to startup MetFora.
Feb. 7, 2022 UArizona sees decline in COVID cases, will keep safety measures in place The university will keep its face coverings policy in place at least through the end of the semester.
Jan. 10, 2022 California's 'climate whiplash' has been worsening for 50 years and will continue Most scientists researching California's extreme weather have focused their investigations on the last decade. But new UArizona research finds that an increasing trend in extreme weather began half a century ago.
Dec. 9, 2021 Vaccines, Asteroids and Puppies: The Top UArizona Stories of 2021 From tracking the origins of COVID-19 to learning how puppies communicate with people, UArizona expertise in a variety of fields made international headlines in 2021.