University of Arizona in the News

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.

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.

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.

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.

Prairie dogs live amid intricate social networks. Understanding their connections, interactions and surprisingly complex world could help wildlife conservationists more successfully relocate and reintroduce species into the wild, according to a study by University of Arizona behavioral ecologist Jennifer Verdolin.

This story profiles the University of Arizona’s School of Mining and Mineral Resources, which opened last fall. "The whole idea of the school came about because the University of Arizona is in a unique position to cross-pollinate mining knowledge with other critical fields. We're known for creating an interdisciplinary center for mining research and education," said Moe Momayez, University of Arizona associate professor of mining and geological engineering.

This story reporting on the cloud seeding technology as a solution to future droughts quotes University of Arizona chemical and environmental engineering professor Armin Sorooshian on how big data and machine learning are being used to better understand how to make clouds produce rain. "I’m currently leading this huge NASA mission called ACTIVATE, and the goal of this $ 30 million project is just to understand the science of aerosol-cloud interactions, because it's believed to be the biggest uncertainty. In our understanding of how the climate is changing," Sorooshian said.

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. Construction of the massive project, which aims to seamlessly connect students with all of the resources they need to succeed in college and beyond, got underway in early 2019.