Today Study warns pest resistance threatens corn industry's newest biotech defense University of Arizona research finds that corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls.
Sept. 10, 2025 University engineers fast-track Arizona roadway improvements Researchers from the state's three public universities are tackling challenges ranging from electric vehicle infrastructure to native plant landscaping and safety management.
Sept. 10, 2025 Hopi Tribe and U of A celebrate 'warm relationship' with Hopi Recognition Football Game Guests from the Hopi Tribe spent two days on campus connecting with students and university leaders before sharing their culture before thousands in Arizona Stadium during the football game against Weber State.
Sept. 2, 2025 U of A topped $257M in active research partnerships with Native tribes in fiscal year 2025 A legacy of collaboration between university researchers and tribal communities has fueled investments aimed at creating solutions with and for Native Americans in Arizona and beyond.
Aug. 6, 2025 Taylor Moore, 93, finds community and 'grit' hiking Tumamoc Hill A small gathering on Tumamoc Hill celebrated the 93rd birthday for Taylor Moore, who walks the hill three times a week, and highlighted Tumamoc's role as "the Central Park of Tucson."
Aug. 4, 2025 Tree ring study reveals Western Apache fire management practices buffered climate effects Research shows small, frequent fires by mobile hunter-gatherer groups controlled landscape-scale fire activity.
July 15, 2025 Did a meteor impact trigger a landslide in the Grand Canyon? The meteor impact that created one of Arizona's most recognizable landmarks and the wood and sediments found in a cave in the Grand Canyon are strikingly similar in age. A new study involving a U of A dendrochronologist suggests they could be related.
July 8, 2025 How the U of A's Arizona Meteorological Network feeds data to the National Weather Service The information is valuable to agriculture, public safety and urban planners and even contributes to the weather app on your phone.
June 30, 2025 Alumni couple's $1.5M gift strengthens U of A mining education when it matters most A $1.5 million gift to the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering will increase opportunities for students and spur faculty research.
June 23, 2025 Rooted in tradition, growing with science: Revitalizing Indigenous crops in the Southwest Michael Kotutwa Johnson leads a project at the University of Arizona Campus Agricultural Center that involves low-cost irrigation trials, nutritional analysis of traditional crops and the development of databases to capture the science of Indigenous agricultural systems.
