Oct. 12, 2021 UArizona Astronomers to Help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Peer into Space's Past NASA's new flagship space observatory has arrived in French Guinea, where it will be readied for launch on Dec. 18. UArizona astronomers Marcia and George Rieke played key roles in designing and building the telescope's infrared "eyes," which will peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before.
Sept. 28, 2021 UArizona Awarded $60 Million to Lead Precision Aging Network The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.
Sept. 28, 2021 Construction Underway on University's Grand Challenges Research Building The new building is designed to draw on the university’s core strengths and research collaborations in space exploration, optics, quantum information science and more.
Sept. 16, 2021 This is What it Looks Like When a Black Hole Snacks on a Star Analyzing observations of an X-ray flare and fitting the data with theoretical models, astronomers documented a fatal encounter between an unlucky star and a black hole.
Sept. 2, 2021 UArizona Research Project to Monitor Health of SpaceX Inspiration4 Crew UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix researchers designed novel molecular diagnostics technology to monitor the health of four crew members during the all-civilian spaceflight.
Sept. 1, 2021 Study Shows Impacts of Deforestation and Forest Burning on Amazon Biodiversity Since 2001, between 40,000 and 73,400 square miles of Amazon rainforest have been impacted by fires, affecting 95% of all Amazonian species and as many as 85% of species that are listed as threatened in the region.
Aug. 17, 2021 UArizona Program Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine Inspiring Programs in STEM Award The University of Arizona's ASEMS program was recognized for its commitment to the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented students in STEM fields.
July 23, 2021 Despite COVID, UArizona Reports Strong Year for Innovation and Commercialization The university achieved a record 124 license agreements, launched 17 new companies, and grew the number of inventions disclosed and patents filed.
June 29, 2021 Construction Begins on UArizona's New Applied Research Building The three-story building will be dedicated specifically to research programs related to the "Grand Challenges" pillar of the university's strategic plan.
June 28, 2021 Socioeconomic Fallout of COVID-19 Threatens Global Coffee Industry COVID-19 has become a new threat to the coffee industry by acting as potential trigger for renewed epidemics of coffee leaf rust – the most severe coffee plant disease in the world.
