June 16, 2026 U of A space science ranks No. 1 among public universities in latest US News global ranking The U of A ranked No. 1 among public U.S. universities in space science and No. 20 among all public U.S. universities overall in the 2026-2027 Best Global Universities ranking.
June 16, 2026 U of A's monsoon fantasy forecasts game returns with a new weekly tournament The Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game is returning for the sixth consecutive year with several new features introduced that allows players to take their forecasting game a step further.
June 15, 2026 Conference brings national focus and insights to Arizona's PFAS landscape The U of A hosted the national "forever chemicals" conference in the western U.S. for the first time, with border challenges and Indigenous perspectives among the key themes.
June 4, 2026 U of A leads space domain awareness research with $8.6M from Space Force The project links U of A antennae across Arizona, using astronomy techniques for high spatial resolution imaging to support national security.
June 3, 2026 U of A joins national semiconductor workforce training hub The University of Arizona has joined 46 members from across five states to build a nationally scalable workforce training system for microelectronics.
June 1, 2026 U of A continues to rank among top 0.5% of world universities in CWUR rankings 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.
May 27, 2026 Researchers convene at U of A to tackle 'forever chemicals' at National PFAS Conference 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.
May 22, 2026 Near-space certificate program boosts homeland security The University of Arizona leverages its research strengths to launch the Advanced Education in Terrestrial Operations and Space program.
May 21, 2026 New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry are studying the effects of being awake between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on decision-making.
May 20, 2026 Turning surroundings into a 'virtual screen' could help machines to better see in 3D 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.