July 3, 2024 New center to help lead national Indigenous language revitalization efforts The university's American Indian Language Development Institute was recently awarded a five-year $1.7 million U.S. Department of Education grant to establish the West Region Native American Language Resource Center.
July 2, 2024 Weather trucks search for answers about extreme heat in Tucson's 'data deserts' A pair of climate-tracking trucks crisscrossed Tucson as part of a statewide project to understand the effects of extreme heat. U of A researchers will translate the data into policy recommendations and other ideas for communities to stay heat resilient.
June 29, 2024 UArizona's first satellite built by students is ready for launch Students have been preparing since 2016 for the launch of CatSat, a student-built small satellite also known as a CubeSat, that will collect data about space weather.
June 27, 2024 Flood monitoring from space: A Q&A with flood expert Beth Tellman Beth Tellman, an assistant professor in the School of Geography, Development, and Environment, talks about how flood maps are created and how satellite monitoring helps translate people's flood experiences into maps for policymakers.
June 26, 2024 Phoenix City Council approves $20M for CAMI The funding will support the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, a biomedical research hub in downtown Phoenix.
June 26, 2024 Space sciences, water resources, geosciences excel in latest US News global ranking In the Best Global Universities rankings, UArizona earned its best scores in space sciences, ranking No. 8 overall, No. 6 in the U.S. and No. 2 among public universities.
June 26, 2024 Bennu holds the solar system's 'original ingredients,' might have been part of a wet world OSIRIS-REx sample scientists took a deep dive into the rocks and dust returned from asteroid Bennu. They found that the sample is rich in carbon, nitrogen and organic compounds – essential components for life as we know it.
June 21, 2024 Study challenges popular idea that Easter Islanders committed 'ecocide' A new study involving UArizona professor Terry Hunt suggests that the population of the island originally named Rapa Nui did not spiral to unsustainable levels as scientists have long theorized.
June 21, 2024 Princeton Review names UArizona a 'Best Value College' UArizona is one of 209 institutions featured in The Princeton Review's "Best Value Colleges." The ranking takes into account academics, cost, financial aid and more.
June 20, 2024 University of Arizona presents online integration strategy to ABOR The University of Arizona announced the findings from a global services firm that support the university’s strategic rationale for establishing the University of Arizona Global Campus and beginning a multi-year transition to fully integrate online education.