March 13, 2025 Statement from University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella on the passing of Congressman Raúl Grijalva We are deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman Raúl Grijalva, a distinguished University of Arizona alumnus and dedicated public servant.
March 13, 2025 U of A climbs to No. 31 worldwide and No. 23 nationally in patent rankings After being issued 96 U.S. patents in 2024, the U of A jumped 20 spots on the National Academy of Inventors' list of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents.
March 12, 2025 NASA's SPHEREx mission will use software from the Arizona Cosmology Lab to answer questions about the first moments after the Big Bang NASA's newly launched SPHEREx mission will use software developed at the Arizona Cosmology Lab to analyze data and help astronomers understand what happened in the first trillionth of a second after the Big Bang.
March 12, 2025 Vocal changes in birds may predict age-related disorders in people, study finds Neuroscientists have found that aging alters the gene expressions that control birds' songs. The finding could lead to better treatments for disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
March 10, 2025 U of A ranked a top-50 research university, No. 1 in entomology by EduRank The U of A has the world's top entomology program and is a leading university in nearly 200 different fields of study, according to EduRank's Best Universities in the World rankings.
March 10, 2025 James Webb Space Telescope reveals unexpected complex chemistry in primordial galaxy U of A astronomers are learning more about a galaxy that existed when the universe was just 2% of its current age. One unexpected finding: significant amounts of oxygen.
March 10, 2025 With $2M in grants, U of A engineers push toward a quantum computing future Quantum computing is considered the next generation of information technology. Two U of A researchers have received grants to advance novel areas in quantum information.
March 6, 2025 Raytheon's $2M gift commitment fuels student leadership in engineering The gift will fund a 100,000-square-foot Student Design and Innovation Center, which will include collaborative classrooms, an advising center, makerspaces and more.
March 4, 2025 The yucca and the moth: How extreme weather impacts the timing of biological events A new study sheds light on how extreme weather events impact phenological processes, specifically the flight period of butterflies and moths and the flowering time of plants, with implications for food security in the wake of climate change.
March 4, 2025 Santa Cruz River moves closer to national designation with guidance from U of A experts U of A ecologists, landscape architects and other experts are working with community partners to help designate part of the Santa Cruz River an urban national wildlife refuge.
