Strategic Imperative: Research

A study involving U of A researchers shows that, while droughts appear to have had a modest impact on tropical tree growth in the past, that may not be the case for long.

Research shows small, frequent fires by mobile hunter-gatherer groups controlled landscape-scale fire activity.

With support from the Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella and Senior Vice President for Research and Partnerships Tomás Díaz de la Rubia are positioning the U of A to play a central role in advancing commercial fusion.

The university reported more inventions in fiscal year 2025 than ever before, making this its most inventive year for the second year in a row.

The $3 million gift establishes the Czarina and Humberto Lopez Cardiovascular Research Endowment at the U of A Sarver Heart Center.

A graduate student is creating AI models to analyze smartphone data and detect behavioral changes that could lead to timely intervention and treatment.

A new grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow U of A researchers to further investigate the role that chemicals found in plastics and cosmetics have on women's health and metabolism.

A University of Arizona study finds buying political merchandise may satisfy someone's urge to show support – but may make them less likely to take more meaningful action like volunteering or even voting.

Finely preserved brain features in a tiny marine arthropod fossil suggest that arachnids – spiders and their close kin – may have first evolved in the ocean rather than on land, challenging conventional wisdom.

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers will take a precision medicine approach to treating obstructive sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome.