May 20, 2024 New federally funded center will rely on UArizona expertise to help communities manage extreme heat In the face of increasingly hotter temperatures across the U.S., University of Arizona heat research will help inform policy recommendations and other actions in communities nationwide.
May 15, 2024 $1M gift to UArizona School Garden Workshop launches 'Sprouts House' project The Sprouts House project includes the renovation of two UArizona-owned historical houses. One will be turned into a community classroom and the other a commercial kitchen.
May 13, 2024 UArizona places among top 0.5% of world universities in CWUR rankings UArizona is ranked No. 93 in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings. The university is ranked 48th among U.S. institutions and 26th among public colleges and universities.
May 13, 2024 Research shows altered regulation of genes linked to prostate cancer in firefighters Firefighters are diagnosed with prostate cancer at a rate 1.21 times higher than the general population, possibly because of chemical exposures, a new study finds.
May 10, 2024 Share the challenges you've overcome, Craig T. Nelson tells graduates Actor and University of Arizona alumnus Craig T. Nelson delivered the university's Commencement address and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. He told graduates he is "deeply moved" by what they accomplished amid the challenges their class faced over the past four years.
May 10, 2024 Message from President Robbins on May 9 campus demonstration The University of Arizona Police Department and partner agencies enforced the University's campus use policy to remove an unauthorized encampment near Main Gate Square on the Tucson campus.
May 10, 2024 Demonstrations on campus The University of Arizona Police Department is enforcing the university's campus use policy to remove an unauthorized encampment.
May 9, 2024 Steward Observatory alumna Jane Rigby receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Jane Rigby, who received her doctoral degree from the UArizona Department of Astronomy in 2006, was recognized for her role in the success of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission and her longtime support of diversity and inclusion in science.
May 9, 2024 UArizona's Marcia Rieke wins $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize The award recognizes Regents Professor Rieke's work in infrared astronomy. Rieke led the development of the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera.
May 7, 2024 Student entrepreneurs to sell goods and services through new online marketplace UArizona students are invited to showcase their creativity and grow their businesses on Student-Made Arizona, launching in the fall with support from Arizona FORGE.
