June 1, 2022 University Libraries partners with Arizona Queer Archives to preserve LGBTQI+ stories and history The Arizona Queer Archives, the first archive in Arizona to capture the histories and stories of LGBTQI+ communities, has a new home in the University Libraries Special Collections.
June 1, 2022 $4.8M gift to Arizona Athletics to strengthen student-athlete experience The contribution from Arizona Football letter winner and longtime university supporter Douglas Allred will support program enhancements for the football and men's basketball programs.
May 31, 2022 Return to OKC: Wildcats to make 25th Women's College World Series appearance The University of Arizona softball team begins its quest for a ninth Women's College World Series title Thursday against No. 7 Oklahoma State. The game airs at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN.
May 31, 2022 Planetary defense exercise uses Apophis as hazardous asteroid stand-in UArizona scientists took part in an international planetary defense exercise that used asteroid Apophis – a large, potentially hazardous asteroid – to test the planetary defense response chain.
May 25, 2022 La UArizona ayudará a más familias a prepararse para la universidad con nuevos fondos estatales Dos subvenciones del Fondo de Iniciativa Tecnológica y de Investigación de Arizona ayudarán a la universidad a proporcionar apoyo para la planificación universitaria a más familias del sur de Arizona, especialmente a aquellas procedentes de comunidades bilingües y desatendidas.
May 25, 2022 UArizona will help more families prepare for college with new state funding Two grants from Arizona's Technology and Research Initiative Fund will help the university provide college-planning support to more Southern Arizona families, especially those in bilingual and underserved communities.
May 25, 2022 Want to see a moon rock? There's one in downtown Tucson A lunar rock collected during the 1971 Apollo 15 mission is on display until mid-August at the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum. It is the largest moon rock NASA loans to museums.
May 25, 2022 UArizona receives $1.18M for borderlands research and archive project The Ford Foundation has awarded UArizona $1.18 million to to create a community-led archive that offers a more comprehensive portrayal of the U.S.-Mexico border.
May 18, 2022 UArizona innovation generated $1.6B in economic output over 5 years A new report indicates that startups and business generated through Tech Launch Arizona supported over 2,500 jobs and $561 million in labor income between fiscal years 2017 and 2021.
May 17, 2022 UArizona will develop and test balloon-borne payloads at new Mission Integration Lab Construction has begun on a tall, hangar-like "high bay" facility, where researchers can build and test hardware for experiments and missions designed to fly at extremely high altitudes sometimes referred to as the "edge of space."