June 18, 2025 Earliest evidence of humans in the Americas confirmed in new U of A study A new paper agrees with findings that footprints discovered in New Mexico are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old – much older than the previously known earliest signs of human culture in the Americas.
June 5, 2025 Masking, distancing and quarantines keep chimps safe from human disease, study shows A U of A primate researcher's latest study could help develop best practices to address the persistent issue in conservation of human diseases infecting primates.
May 30, 2025 Six teams selected as awardees of the inaugural University of Arizona Big Idea Challenge The Office of Research and Partnerships will provide strategic guidance and seed funding to support transformative research that seeks novel solutions to grand challenges.
May 9, 2025 About 9,000 degrees to be awarded at Commencement President Suresh Garimella will confer about 9,000 bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degrees at his first U of A Commencement. The ceremony takes place Friday at Arizona Stadium.
May 7, 2025 Meet the 7 exceptional seniors to be recognized at Commencement The seven undergraduates, representing a range of majors, will receive the U of A's top awards for their academic achievement as well as their integrity and leadership beyond the classroom.
May 7, 2025 After bumpy road, Chandler grad and single mom Neha Gupta is ready for her next chapter For a newly single mother supporting two teenage daughters, going back to school wasn't easy, but 46-year-old Gupta will graduate next week with a master's degree in business analytics.
May 5, 2025 Regents Professor Mary Stiner named to National Academy of Sciences Stiner, a Regents Professor of Anthropology, is one of 150 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, which provides independent scientific guidance to the U.S. government.
April 28, 2025 $2M gift establishes endowed chair to support consciousness studies The U of A will establish the Thomas G. Bever and Stuart R. Hameroff Chair in Consciousness Studies with a gift from Eugene Jhong, a retired Google software developer.
April 17, 2025 U of A researchers discover screen time surprise under grandparents' care A new study by U of A researchers found that nearly half of the time American children spend with their grandparents involves interacting with or watching media on a screen.
April 8, 2025 MIS, nursing, legal writing excel in latest US News rankings for graduate programs Dozens of U of A programs are recognized as among the best in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings.