June 1, 2020 Partnership Provides Crucial Firewood to Hopi and Navajo Homes Closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have made it difficult for tribal members to collect and transport firewood from nearby forests for cooking, boiling water and heating.
May 28, 2020 Researchers Develop System to Address $150B Health Care Losses Due to No-Shows An engineering graduate student developed a system to help mitigate no-shows for health care appointments.
May 27, 2020 A Deeper Level of Knowing: Folklorists Tackle Global Issues Science and folklore can be important partners when it comes to addressing global challenges like climate change and COVID-19. Folklorist Maribel Alvarez says folklore can document the kind of "knowing" that only comes from generations of tradition and observation.
May 26, 2020 Architecture Students Place First in Department of Energy Competition Four university teams were finalists for a project that aims to change the way apartment buildings, schools and homes store energy and are kept cool.
May 26, 2020 UArizona Again Honored for Efforts to Support Local Vets The university has earned the Excellence in Service Award from Operation Hat Trick for its efforts to support military members and veterans through the sale of themed apparel.
May 21, 2020 OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection Set for Oct. 20 After more than a decade of work and much anticipation, the UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission will swipe a sample from the asteroid Bennu's rocky surface in October.
May 21, 2020 Mellon Foundation Grant Will Support Research and Storytelling on U.S.-Mexico Border The $750,000 grant to University Libraries will allow researchers to produce open-access humanities research from the border for both academic and popular audiences.
May 21, 2020 Pharmacists on the Frontlines of COVID-19 College of Pharmacy scientists, labs and alumni are partnering with pharmaceutical companies, working in emergency departments and helping the public get the medication they need.
May 21, 2020 App Unlocks Mysteries of the Mind UArizona scientists developed a psychological research app called Mind Window that is designed to tease out the mysterious terrain of human thought and emotion.
May 20, 2020 UArizona Names Surgeon General Carmona to Lead Campus Reentry Plan As director of the campus Reentry Task Force, 17th Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Richard Carmona will lead the development and execution of a return-to-campus plan for fall 2020.
