Feb. 29, 2024 NIH funding increases lead to impressive performance in Blue Ridge rankings Five colleges increased their National Institutes of Health research funding in 2022-2023, leading to higher rankings for some by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
Feb. 24, 2024 Steward Observatory balloon mission breaks NASA record 22 miles above Antarctica Seeking clues about the life cycle of stars, the GUSTO balloon mission, led by university astronomer Chris Walker, breaks the record as NASA's longest-flying heavy-lift balloon mission.
Feb. 23, 2024 National leaders gather at UArizona to map the future of semiconductors Advances in semiconductor technology are indispensable to today's standard of living. Industry leaders met to strategize ways to shore up the domestic semiconductor industry.
Feb. 21, 2024 How a team of students uses technology to preserve and share Black history The University of Arizona Center for Digital Humanities partners with clients such as the Tucson Center for Black Life to both preserve historical artifacts and make them widely available as digital exhibits.
Feb. 21, 2024 The science of leap day – how it works and why we do it Ahead of Feb. 29, UArizona Regents Professor of planetary sciences Renu Malhotra explains why we need leap year, why we skip it once a century and why we sometimes need to add leap seconds.
Feb. 20, 2024 Giant Magellan Telescope brings new partner into the fold Taiwan's leading astronomy institute joins Australia, Brazil, Chile, Israel, South Korea and the United States in building one of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes.
Feb. 20, 2024 'The future is fungal': Research finds fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change The findings, more than a decade in the making, reveal a rich diversity of beneficial fungi living in boreal forest trees, with implications about the health of forests.
Feb. 15, 2024 UArizona ranks 51st among top 100 world universities granted US utility patents in 2023 Successful University of Arizona patents from last year include many for innovations in health, such as improving cancer diagnoses and providing new types of lenses for patients with cataracts.
Feb. 15, 2024 Congressional Western Caucus visits UArizona San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona hosted fellow caucus members and congressional staff to showcase the University of Arizona's excellence in the areas of mining and critical minerals.
Feb. 14, 2024 UArizona climatologist explains how mining can be part of a sustainable future Joellen Russell, a renowned University of Arizona climatologist, will join a panel of experts at a symposium Thursday to discuss the university's role in establishing mining practices that help create a more sustainable future.
