Today U of A astronomers celebrate first look at the universe from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory The first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory mark a proud milestone for the University of Arizona, whose Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab is the only facility in the world capable of crafting these unique mirrors that enable an unparalleled combination of wide field of view and sensitivity
Today U of A named a 'Best Value,' ranks among top 20 public universities for financial aid services The University of Arizona is once again one of 209 colleges and universities featured in The Princeton Review's annual list of "Best Value Colleges."
Today Creature culture: What animal behavior can teach us about saving nature What can different the varied behaviors of wildlife reveal about the relationship between human civilization and the animal kingdom?
Today 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.
June 23, 2025 Giant Magellan Telescope advances to National Science Foundation final design phase Built with mirrors manufactured by the University of Arizona, one of the world's largest optical telescopes clears key milestone toward U.S. federal construction support.
June 18, 2025 Predicting how plants will fare in the heat is not so easy According to a review article published by researchers at the University of Arizona and The University of British Columbia, small-scale observations of how plants respond to heat don't always translate into an accurate prediction at a larger scale.
June 18, 2025 New U of A 3-year medical degree program receives ABOR approval The new program will allow graduating physicians from the U of A colleges of medicine to enter the workforce one year earlier than those who pursue the traditional four-year degree.
June 18, 2025 Earliest evidence of humans in the Americas confirmed in new U of A study A new paper agrees with findings that footprints discovered in New Mexico are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old – much older than the previously known earliest signs of human culture in the Americas.
June 17, 2025 U of A earns top marks in space science, geosciences, water resources in new US News global ranking The U of A earned its best ranking in the space science category, rising four spots to No. 4 globally and No. 2 among U.S. public universities.
June 13, 2025 Revealing the lives of planet-forming disks New observations of 30 planet-forming disks – the birthplaces of planets around stars – reveal in greater detail than ever how gas and dust behave over time and shape the evolution of exoplanet systems.
