Sept. 9, 2026 $20M DOE award bolsters U of A mining research, industry partnerships The School of Mining Engineering and Mineral Resources is growing its MiningWerx facility to welcome more underground proving projects.
Sept. 8, 2026 Soft and stretchy or rock solid? New modeling study sheds light on how the Earth got its moon Historically, computer simulations modeling collisions between protoplanetary bodies have treated them largely as fluids. A new study suggests taking into account the material strength of solid bodies drastically changes outcomes.
Sept. 8, 2026 Bacterial trial fails to demonstrate early asthma prevention A national clinical trial led by researchers at the College of Medicine – Tucson found that treating young children with an oral bacterial extract did not reduce the risk of severe wheezing and respiratory illnesses that can precede asthma.
Sept. 4, 2026 Study: Generative AI succumbs to conversational misinformed pressure and argument U of A research assessed seven different generative AI language learning models. Their work reveals intrinsic limitations that might go undetected during one-off interactions.
Sept. 2, 2026 Washington Monthly ranks U of A research No. 1 in Arizona, top 25 among public universities The U of A ranks No. 1 in Arizona, No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 23 among public universities in The Washington Monthly's Best Colleges for Research ranking.
Sept. 1, 2026 New global hub advances Arizona's semiconductor industry The SPARK Center builds on growing Arizona-Taiwan ties, bringing university research and industry together to accelerate semiconductor commercialization and workforce development.
Sept. 1, 2026 Mary and Felipe M. Rodriguez commit $10M to name the U of A's Integrated Business and Engineering Program A $10 million gift from Mary and Felipe M. Rodriguez will name and support an ambitious degree program designed to prepare undergraduate students with both technical expertise and business leadership skills.
Aug. 31, 2026 New U of A tool decodes pet talk and may help explain how pets affect our well-being U of A researchers developed the first reliable tool to analyze how people talk to their pets on a day-to-day basis, which may hold clues to why pets affect the well-being of some owners more than others.
Aug. 28, 2026 El Niño grew more intense over the last 40 years than the previous 1,000 Researchers found that El Niño's warming in the Pacific has become much stronger in the past four decades, with implications for extreme weather events across the globe.
Aug. 26, 2026 U of A scientists play crucial roles in Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope science, eagerly await Sunday's launch The launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope takes place live Sunday morning at 7:26 am EDT/4:26 am MST on NASA Live.