April 20, 2026 Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will address University of Arizona graduates at Commencement Schmidt led Google's rise from startup to global powerhouse. He and his wife Wendy Schmidt founded Schmidt Sciences, which is developing the world's first fully privately funded space telescope. The U of A will develop instruments for the 3-meter space telescope that will advance a range of astrophysical investigations.
March 11, 2026 Applied active transportation class aims to improve bike and pedestrian safety on campus A new course focused on improving walking and cycling conditions aims to make the University of Arizona campus safer and more connected.
Feb. 26, 2026 U of A heat policy experts to present at annual Frontiers of Science symposium The National Academy of Sciences event, designed to highlight the work of early-career scientists, will include a panel featuring Ufuoma Ovienmhada and her work on heat health in prisons. Ladd Keith, a heat governance policy expert, will present the panel introduction.
Feb. 18, 2026 Southern Arizona Heat Summit highlights youth voices while helping Tucson prepare for extreme heat The Southern Arizona Heat Planning Summit helps officials prepare for and protect vulnerable citizens during increasing extreme heat events and has led to an international reputation for excellence in heat planning and preparedness.
Nov. 5, 2025 How U of A students braved the summer sun to help communities become heat resilient More than 150 students across all three state universities have been involved in a Department of Energy program to help communities understand and respond to extreme heat. Their work, researchers said, was crucial to gathering data that will inform researchers' advice to city planners.
May 14, 2025 Architecture students design and build shelter to serve Tucson's unhoused Students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture spent the year designing and building an 8-by-12-foot shelter that could lay the groundwork for a network of similar shelters in Tucson.
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.
March 4, 2025 Santa Cruz River moves closer to national designation with guidance from U of A experts U of A ecologists, landscape architects and other experts are working with community partners to help designate part of the Santa Cruz River an urban national wildlife refuge.
Feb. 20, 2025 Distinguished U of A graduates to be honored at Alumni of the Year awards ceremony The honorees were nominated by their colleges and approved by the Alumni Advisory Council, a volunteer board of 19 members who advise on alumni engagement and outreach efforts.
July 2, 2024 Weather trucks search for answers about extreme heat in Tucson's 'data deserts' A pair of climate-tracking trucks crisscrossed Tucson as part of a statewide project to understand the effects of extreme heat. U of A researchers will translate the data into policy recommendations and other ideas for communities to stay heat resilient.