Nov. 13, 2024 $2.5M grant fuels workforce development through mining education Funding will support the development of K-12 programs that educate teachers and students about responsible mining and careers in the mining industry.
April 8, 2024 Coit commits $5M to hire faculty, expand vision at UArizona Coit College of Pharmacy The gift will support the hiring of five junior faculty members and expand the work of the Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics.
Jan. 25, 2024 UArizona Gem and Mineral Museum unveils rare specimen donated by renowned collector The specimen of the mineral stibnite was extracted in 2003 from the Wuling Mine in southeastern China and is exceptionally rare for its size, intricacy and quality.
Jan. 4, 2024 $1M gift to Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund will help fuel UArizona ventures An anonymous donor's transformational contribution will support impactful innovation and startups that result from the work of university faculty, staff and students.
Dec. 18, 2023 Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023 From delivering a historic asteroid sample to setting a university record in Fulbright Scholars, the University of Arizona celebrated several newsmaking events in 2023.
Dec. 8, 2023 UArizona community remembers inventor, leader and philanthropist James C. Wyant The founding dean and namesake of the University of Arizona James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Wyant founded three successful optics companies, led multiple professional societies and gave more than $30 million to support graduate students and endowed faculty at the college.
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.
Oct. 10, 2023 UArizona alumnus remembers aerospace and mechanical engineering with $2.8M bequest Kenneth Hartwein wanted to help educate problem-solving engineers.
Sept. 7, 2023 College of Law receives $1M gift to establish endowed professorship in natural resources law The professorship, endowed by Desmond and Jean Ruley Kearns, will provide financial support and recognition to a faculty member who demonstrates expertise in, passion for and commitment to advancing natural resources law.
May 18, 2023 $3M gift funds director of cancer research at CAMI The gift from Bruce and Patricia Bartlett creates the George A. Vanderheiden Endowed Chair in Cancer Immunological Research at the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies.
