Sept. 30, 2026 U of A again ranked No. 1 in the Southwest, top 25 among US public universities by Times Higher Education The U of A ranked No. 1 in the Southwest and No. 21 among public U.S. colleges and Universities in the latest World University Ranking, produced by Times Higher Education.
Sept. 24, 2026 JWST finds early galaxies were already seeding the universe with heavy elements Contrary to conventional wisdom holding that early galaxies were composed of mostly hydrogen and helium, new observations suggest that galaxies were seeding the cosmos with heavy elements just 500 million years after the Big Bang.
Sept. 24, 2026 Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands Four decades of satellite records reveal that roughly 80% of global drylands are experiencing extreme swings in interannual productivity, and current models are missing it.
Sept. 23, 2026 One in three Tucsonans exposed to historic water contamination still report signs of psychological trauma Four decades after Tucson stopped serving contaminated water on its south side, one in three residents who drank it are still reporting symptoms of post-traumatic stress, a new U of A study has found.
Sept. 23, 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman inspires U of A students to help shape the golden age of space exploration During the NASA Inspiration Tour at the U of A, students shared the space missions and technologies they are building and engaged directly with NASA leaders about the opportunities ahead.
Sept. 18, 2026 Loss of Y chromosome in men could be early warning sign of cancer New research has found that Y chromosome loss occurs in healthy-seeming tissue before tumors begin to form, making the loss of a hormone an early indicator of cancer danger.
Sept. 16, 2026 U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest, top 20 among public US universities for international research collaboration The U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest and No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference in a new ranking that measures how central each university is in the global research-collaboration network.
Sept. 16, 2026 Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region Scientists were stunned when they discovered a fossilized tooth from a capybara that lived in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile almost 9 million years ago.
Sept. 11, 2026 He learned to be a scientist as a teenager. Now he seeks a cure for a childhood cancer. For Moses Foiryolo, KEYS served as a foundational platform to learn more about his research interests and what he wanted to become.
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.
