Aug. 13, 2021 $1M Gift Will Support Arizona Student-Athletes Through Scholarships and Improved Facilities Cody and Patsy Ritchie have pledged $1 million, earmarking half for the Wildcat Scholarship Fund.
Aug. 12, 2021 UArizona Researchers Develop Regenerative, Safe Therapeutic for Alzheimer's Disease UArizona researchers have developed a new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease designed to restore cognitive function in early-stage patients. The therapy has been licensed to startup NeuTherapeutics Inc.
Aug. 11, 2021 Inaugural Charles Schwab Scholarship Recipient Looks Forward to Giving Back Gamaliel Jimenez, a senior studying personal and family financial planning, wants to make a career out of helping others plan for their financial futures.
Aug. 4, 2021 Agreement Formalizes UArizona's Commitment to Pascua Yaqui Tribe A new agreement between the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and UArizona affirms the university's commitment to helping the tribe's members reach their higher education-related goals.
July 23, 2021 AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $15M to Continue, Expand Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness A study that started by analyzing COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness in frontline workers is broadening to include children, thanks to a $15 million grant renewal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
June 30, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Severity, Length, Viral Load for Those Who Still Get Infected People who contract COVID-19 even after vaccination are likely to have a lower viral load, experience a shorter infection time and have milder symptoms, new research finds.
June 23, 2021 Keeping Homes and Cities Cool in Extreme Heat Ladd Keith, an expert on urban planning and climate change, offers tips for keeping homes cool during a heat wave, and discusses how and why cities across the country are doing more to become heat resilient.
June 23, 2021 UArizona Alumnus Gives $1M to Enhance Learning Support Services for Students The gift creates an innovative partnership between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques, or SALT, Center.
June 11, 2021 New School of Mining and Mineral Resources Will Take Holistic Approach Jointly housed in the College of Engineering and the College of Science, the school will offer training in areas such as data science, business, social sciences, public health and law.
June 10, 2021 Gift to Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Will Support Medical Training for Native Healers The gift will fund training for practitioners of Indigenous healing traditions and those working in underserved communities.