June 10, 2021 EMPOWER STEM Program Creates Student Pathways to Jobs in National Labs Funded by $748,000 from the Office of Naval Research, EMPOWER STEM aims to provide a route to government research jobs, particularly for students from diverse backgrounds.
June 9, 2021 UArizona Makes 5-Spot Jump in Major International Ranking UArizona is tied for No. 268 globally, No. 56 in the United States and No. 67 in North America in the 2022 QS World University Rankings, released Tuesday.
June 9, 2021 Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not Be What Scientists Expected New research by a UArizona undergraduate finds that asteroid 16 Psyche, the target of an upcoming NASA mission, may not be as metallic or dense as predicted.
June 8, 2021 Organic Molecules Offer Clues About Dying Stars and Outskirts of the Milky Way UArizona researchers have observed, in unprecedented detail, organic molecules in planetary nebulae. Their work sheds new light on how stars form and die.
June 7, 2021 Connection Vital for Older Adults During the Pandemic University of Arizona Health Sciences experts say resilience helped many older adults overcome a "second pandemic" of social isolation.
June 3, 2021 Puppies are Wired to Communicate With People, Study Shows Dogs' abilities to communicate with people may be present shortly after birth rather than learned, a new study suggests. Genetics may also help explain why some dogs perform better than others on tasks such as following pointing gestures.
June 2, 2021 Record-Breaking Temperatures More Likely in Populated Tropics Crumbling icebergs may come to mind when imagining the most dramatic effects of global warming. However, more record-breaking temperatures will actually occur in the tropics, new research suggests.
June 2, 2021 Arizona Softball Headed to Women's College World Series For the 24th time in program history, UArizona's softball team will compete in the Women's College World Series. The Wildcats take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday.
June 2, 2021 UArizona and NASA Identify Methane Super-Emitters in the Nation's Largest Oil Field Fixing just the worst leaks in the Permian Basin oil field could cut emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — by 55 tons an hour, new research finds.
June 1, 2021 UArizona Engineers Demonstrate a Quantum Advantage Researchers in the College of Engineering and James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences have demonstrated how quantum resources can improve technology today.