University of Arizona in the News

University of Arizona aerospace and mechanical engineering researchers have received $3.5 million in funding from the state of Arizona's investment in the New Economy Initiative and $6.5 million in federal support through the Department of Defense's Test Resource Management Center to upgrade hypersonic facilities and related research infrastructure.

Adia Barnes, the head coach of the University of Arizona women's basketball team, reflects on her approach to balancing her family with her career, and how a moment during the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship became a viral sensation about modern motherhood.

University of Arizona oceanography professor Joellen Russell and other women scientists discuss trying to overcome climate "doomerism" – the idea that nothing can be done to stop global warming.

When University of Arizona students return from holiday break, they will be able to meet some of their health and wellness needs at the newly renovated Bear Down Gymnasium. The renovation, which is set for completion in January, is the final piece of an $81 million buildout called the Student Success District.

A sweeping new study dissects how pathogens get passed on from bird poop to farms to food. Building on previous research, the study published recently in Ecological Applications also illustrates the scale of risk and proposes how some farms can deter harmful wildlife interactions – and welcome beneficial ones. Sadhana Ravishankar, professor of food safety at the University of Arizona, stresses that while understanding who the predominant carriers of disease are, being able to deter them is another story. "Farmers can probably take precautionary measures, but nature is so vast.

Many call Tucson the astronomy capital of the world, and for good reason. The University of Arizona spent $121,908,000 on astronomy and astrophysics research in fiscal year 2020, more than any other school, according to a survey from the National Science Foundation. Most of that goes toward the university’s contributions to developing NASA planetary missions and the research behind them. Professor Mark Marley graduated from UArizona before working at NASA for 20 years.

When University of Arizona students return from holiday break, they'll be able to meet some of their health and wellness needs at the newly renovated Bear Down Gymnasium. The renovation, which is set for completion in January, is the final piece of an $81 million buildout at the UA called the Student Success District. Related content.

When the just-launched James Webb Space Telescope finally peers into deep space later this year, it will be able to see clearly, thanks in part to technology developed by Tucson-based 4D Technology Corp. an optics company, co-founded by University of Arizona optics professor emeritus James Wyant. The firm developed entirely new optical instruments for NASA to measure the surfaces of mirrors and other critical components on the Webb, which was launched into space on Christmas Day after more than two decades of development.

The world surpasses 300 million COVID-19 cases as the spike in new infections in the U.S. fueled by the omicron variant shows no signs of slowing down. Dr. Shad Marvasti, an associate professor and the director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is interviewed.

Dr. Saskia Popescu, infectious disease epidemiologist and infection prevention expert at the University of Arizona, appears as a guest to discuss the severity of the omicron variant of COVID-19 and the toll it's taking on the health care system.