March 16, 2022 Webb Telescope looks to the skies with clear eyes, thanks to UArizona's NIRCam After months of alignment and fine-tuning, the James Webb Space Telescope has produced its first clear image of a star, thanks to the Near Infrared Camera developed and managed by UArizona. NASA is confident that the telescope's optics can achieve the mission's science goals.
March 16, 2022 Construction scheduled to begin on new home for Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine The $23 million, donor-funded project will provide new space for the internationally recognized UArizona center, which focuses on whole-person wellness.
March 14, 2022 Masks may become optional at UArizona next week If COVID-19 transmission rates remain in line with the rest of the county, masks will become recommended but not required in indoor spaces on the Tucson campus beginning March 21.
March 14, 2022 Fast-melting alpine permafrost may contribute to rising global temperatures Alpine permafrost, which is found closer to the equator at high elevations, is expected to melt at a faster rate than arctic permafrost under current global warming conditions, according to new research.
March 11, 2022 UArizona proposes 2% increase for resident tuition, 5.6% increase for nonresident tuition for 2022-2023 More than 99% of current students will see no increase because their tuition and fees previously were frozen under the Guaranteed Tuition Program.
March 9, 2022 UArizona engineer leads $1M project to fight vision loss Biomedical engineering and optical sciences professor Dongkyun "DK" Kang is developing a way to diagnose and treat corneal ulcers that's eight times cheaper and 20 times faster than today's gold standard.
March 9, 2022 The Tucson Festival of Books is back! Here's what to expect This weekend, the festival will be held in person for the first time since 2019. The event will feature nearly 300 authors, more than 200 exhibitors and about 30 venues with talks, exhibits, interactive activities and more.
March 8, 2022 Tommy Lloyd, Bennedict Mathurin earn top honors in Pac-12 year-end awards The Arizona men's basketball team won five out of six on the Pac-12's major year-end awards, with sophomore Bennedict Mathurin named conference Player of the Year and Tommy Lloyd named Pac-12 Coach the Year.
March 7, 2022 'Wonder House' makes its debut at SXSW The university's "Wonder House" will make its long-awaited debut this week at SXSW in Austin, offering three days of speakers, musicians and immersive experiences. Highlights will be shared via social media using #UArizonaSXSW.
March 4, 2022 UArizona Health Sciences colleges climb in Blue Ridge rankings of NIH funding The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health posted significant gains in research funding, according to rankings compiled by the nonprofit Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
