Nov. 3, 2023 UArizona announces $118.65M in gifts toward $3B fundraising campaign The Fuel Wonder campaign, which began counting contributions on Jan. 1, 2017, and was officially launched on Friday, has so far raised more than $2 billion.
Sept. 29, 2023 The last required piece of the world's largest telescope takes shape at UArizona The Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory will start fabrication in the final stage to complete the Giant Magellan Telescope. It marks a milestone in the search for other, potentially Earth-like planets and the exploration of the universe.
May 25, 2023 A new method for creating 3D images Using computational imaging tools, optical sciences professor David Brady has developed a novel technique called sparse holography that creates three-dimensional images from two-dimensional holograms. The work earned him the Emmett N. Leith Medal from Optica.
March 22, 2023 Confused by quantum computing? Students are developing a puzzle game to help UArizona students have developed an online game modeled after the popular "tangram" puzzle game. It is designed to teach quantum computation concepts to everyone from middle school students to scientists.
Feb. 8, 2023 Economic impact of UArizona space sciences rivals that of Super Bowl University of Arizona space sciences activities generate more than $560 million every year for the local economy, according to an economic impact report delivered by Rounds Consulting Group.
Aug. 3, 2022 UArizona leads international partnership to boost development of the internet of the future The partnership, which also includes researchers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, will focus on developing technology that will provide connectivity between quantum computers over short and long distances.
Aug. 2, 2022 UArizona reports record number of inventions Tech Launch Arizona, the university's commercialization arm, recorded 303 novel inventions between July 1, 2021, and June 30 – the most invention disclosures registered for a single year in UArizona history.
May 18, 2022 UArizona innovation generated $1.6B in economic output over 5 years A new report indicates that startups and business generated through Tech Launch Arizona supported over 2,500 jobs and $561 million in labor income between fiscal years 2017 and 2021.
April 21, 2022 Optical sciences researcher dishes up new method for measuring radio antennas A UArizona doctoral student has developed a new way to precisely measure radio antennas used in astronomy and satellite communications. The technology has been licensed to startup Fringe Metrology.
Jan. 25, 2022 UArizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences raises $28M for endowed chairs The James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences has completed one of the most ambitious fundraising endowed chair campaigns for a single college in the university's history.
