Jan. 27, 2020 'Catalysts of Change' is Theme of Arizona Science Lecture Series Experts will focus on climate, space, artificial intelligence and genetic engineering – four topics that continue to change the world and influence the way people will live in the future.
Jan. 14, 2020 Arizona Online Continues its Rapid Ascent in US News Rankings With an 18-spot jump from last year and a 70-spot increase from the university's inaugural appearance in 2017, Arizona Online is one of the nation's fastest-rising universities in the rankings.
Dec. 2, 2019 Benefits of Active Learning Are All About Activity Researchers monitored students' heart rates during medical school lectures to test the long-standing theory that active learning provides an attention reset.
Nov. 26, 2019 Physical and Life Sciences Earn High Marks in Times Higher Ed Ranking The University of Arizona placed in the top 20 among U.S. public universities in physical and life sciences in the newest subject rankings from Times Higher Education.
Nov. 22, 2019 UArizona Colleges of Medicine to Provide Free Tuition for Primary Care Medical Students With a portion of $8 million in annual funding appropriated by the Arizona Legislature, nearly 100 students could receive free tuition at UArizona's two medical schools.
Nov. 7, 2019 Social Sciences Excel in Times Higher Education Subject Rankings The University of Arizona's social sciences placed No. 32 in the U.S. and No. 16 among all U.S. public institutions in Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2020 By Subject.
Nov. 5, 2019 Learning is Optimized When We Fail 15% of the Time If you're always scoring 100%, you're probably not learning anything new. A UArizona-led research team found that the "sweet spot" for learning is 85%.
Nov. 1, 2019 UArizona Launches Effort to Raise $50M for Student Support The 360 Initiative is intended to meet students' financial, emotional and academic needs. Donors have already made $21 million in gifts for the 360 Initiative.
Oct. 31, 2019 UArizona Jumps Into Top 20 in 'Best for Vets' Ranking UArizona finished No. 18 overall and No. 15 among public universities in the latest edition of Military Times' "Best for Vets: Colleges 2020" ranking.
Oct. 2, 2019 Arts, Humanities Take Center Stage in Times Higher Education Ranking The University of Arizona ranked No. 11 among all U.S. public institutions in the Arts & Humanities category in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.