Aug. 5, 2026 A border-town student walked into a BIO5 internship. Now she opens the door for others. Carolina Noriega traces much of her research career back to that first summer in BIO5's KEYS Research Internship program, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Aug. 4, 2026 5 things you might not know about the brown recluse Few spiders elicit as much fear as the brown recluse, but most people are far less likely to run into one or get bitten than they think, according to U of A researcher Matthew Cordes.
Aug. 3, 2026 Stanford analysis ranks U of A among nation's most effective producers of billion-dollar startups A Stanford analysis highlights how a decade of investment in research commercialization is translating discoveries into high-impact companies.
July 29, 2026 Three-lobed asteroid is a world unlike any other New observations of unprecedented detail reveal that one of the most enigmatic asteroids in the solar system has a one-of-a-kind shape and is orbited by a previously unknown moon.
July 27, 2026 U of A reports continued growth in commercialization activity for fiscal year 2026 Record invention disclosures by Tech Launch Arizona between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, highlight increasing engagement from innovators across the institution.
July 23, 2026 Department of Energy selects 5 U of A research projects through new AI-for-science 'Genesis Mission' awards Five U of A projects have secured funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission to apply artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery in support of energy, national security and other critical national priorities.
July 22, 2026 By wiretapping the conversation between gut and brain, U of A researcher hopes to change the discussion around healthy eating M. Maya Kaelberer was recently recognized with a Pew Biomedical Scholar award, which supports outside-the-box research by early-career scientists.
July 20, 2026 Plants are heating up faster than the air around them – and climate models are missing it A new study shows that rising temperatures are going to hit plants harder than most current models predict, which could have significant implications for everything from plant and animal biodiversity to future weather patterns.
July 20, 2026 How stars die: Astronomers detect magnetic fingerprint of a cosmic explosion for the first time U of A researchers revealed polarized light and a powerful magnetic environment in a gamma-ray burst afterglow, offering new clues about how the universe's most massive stars end their lives.
July 16, 2026 Quantum materials discovery could advance electronics for extreme environments Researchers demonstrate a potential new use for graphene nanoribbons that could improve semiconductor technologies for fusion energy and space systems.
