Sept. 12, 2019 University of Arizona Announces Pell Pledge Grant Beginning with the fall 2020 semester, all Arizona-resident, Pell-eligible freshmen attending the main campus will have the full cost of their tuition covered for four years.
Sept. 11, 2019 UA Named a Top 20 U.S. Public Research Institution by Times Higher Education The UA finished 104th overall in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 – a 55-spot leap over the university's position last year.
Sept. 10, 2019 Topography Could Save Sensitive Saguaros as Climate Changes Researchers found that variations in Tumamoc Hill’s topography interacted with climate fluctuations to produce unexpected demographic patterns in the saguaro population.
Sept. 9, 2019 UA Doctoral Student, Adviser Earn Prestigious Gilliam Fellowship The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Maryland has awarded doctoral student in the University of Arizona Department of Chemistry and Biochemisty and her thesis adviser a Gilliam Fellowship. The fellowship aims to support students and advisers in efforts to advance research, leadership and diversity in science fields.
Sept. 9, 2019 UA Earns Several Strong Marks in Latest US News Ranking The university earned its best overall composite score in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking.
Sept. 6, 2019 Can the Alzheimer's Brain Regenerate and Recover? A $37.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow the University of Arizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science to further test a unique Alzheimer's disease treatment.
Sept. 5, 2019 $3M Breakthrough Prize Goes to Black Hole Hunters Including UA Astrophysicists The EHT collaboration, which included UA researchers and students, received a prestigious and lucrative award for producing the first image of a supermassive black hole.
Sept. 5, 2019 UA-led Study Measures Impact of Built Environment on Water Use Many of a community's built environment factors, such as housing age and density, vegetated land cover and lot size, are tied to how much water single-family residences use.
Sept. 4, 2019 UA Awarded $1.4M Grant To Support Sleep Apnea Patients People with sleep apnea who struggle with CPAP treatment, which saves lives but is difficult for many patients to follow, could find relief through a peer-support program a UA professor is helping create.
Sept. 4, 2019 UA Rises 81 Spots in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings The University of Arizona improved its position in the annual rankings, marking the third time since May the university has posted significant gains in national higher education institution standings.
