Science & Technology

The U of A ranked No. 50 among U.S. institutions and No. 27 among public colleges and universities in the 2026 edition of the Center for World University Rankings.

The 2026 National PFAS Conference, taking place June 8-10 on the U of A campus, is one of the few national conferences designed around the people living very closely with contamination.

The University of Arizona leverages its research strengths to launch the Advanced Education in Terrestrial Operations and Space program.

Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry are studying the effects of being awake between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on decision-making.

A new approach to accurately imaging objects with complex shapes and varying degrees of "shininess" could enable high-precision applications in virtual and mixed reality settings, industrial inspection and medical imaging.

Parallel findings from two separate papers by U of A psychologists suggest that older adults can recall more vivid and specific memories – especially when questioned in real-world scenarios outside a lab.

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found no improvement with azithromycin in young children, calling into question a common practice for treating severe wheezing.

U of A graduate students are aiding the Heat and Health Resilience Innovation Consortium, which is helping prepare them for careers in medicine and public health.

A new study found that a widely used depression screening questionnaire is accurate for people with and without chronic pain, debunking a common misconception that the screening inflates depression scores for people with chronic pain.

EpiHack Arizona brings together health experts and tech developers with the goal to create community-based reporting approaches and digital tools that flag outbreaks earlier.