June 15, 2026 Conference brings national focus and insights to Arizona's PFAS landscape The U of A hosted the national "forever chemicals" conference in the western U.S. for the first time, with border challenges and Indigenous perspectives among the key themes.
June 10, 2026 U of A hosts fifth annual Tribal Leaders Summit The event engages campus officials to explore collaborative opportunities and strengthen the bond between the U of A and Native communities.
June 4, 2026 Survive summer with help from the U of A Cancer Center Skin Cancer Institute Make SPF your new BFF with help from senior health educator Lisa Quale, who translates emerging research into practical insight for everyday life.
June 2, 2026 U of A program bridges historical gap in swimming access, now for teens and adults The African American Museum of Southern Arizona, which provides free swimming lessons with U of A Aquatics to address disparities in swim access, has expanded its youth program to include teens and adults.
May 28, 2026 Arizona tribal agriculture generates over $750 million in total economic output, new analysis finds A first-of-its-kind systematic, benchmark study reveals American Indians manage 81% of Arizona's farmland and drive significant "spillover" benefits for non-tribal communities.
May 27, 2026 Researchers convene at U of A to tackle 'forever chemicals' at National PFAS Conference The 2026 National PFAS Conference, taking place June 8-10 on the U of A campus, is one of the few national conferences designed around the people living very closely with contamination.
May 18, 2026 Launching careers while working to protect vulnerable people from extreme heat U of A graduate students are aiding the Heat and Health Resilience Innovation Consortium, which is helping prepare them for careers in medicine and public health.
May 12, 2026 Five-day sprint at U of A brings public health experts and tech developers together to build outbreak detection tools EpiHack Arizona brings together health experts and tech developers with the goal to create community-based reporting approaches and digital tools that flag outbreaks earlier.
May 7, 2026 From their father's lab to the graduation stage: Twin sisters aim for medicine Inspired by their immigrant father's work in cancer research, twin sisters Sally and Nora Shaheen are getting ready to cross the graduation stage together.
May 5, 2026 From Omaha to Indy, Arizona Athletics delivers a historic year From last year's College World Series in Omaha to this spring's Final Four in Indianapolis, the past year ranks as one of the most successful in the history of Arizona Athletics.
