University of Arizona in the News

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation last week announced that Techletics, a startup developing a mobile health app that helps people improve their posture, had joined its incubation program at the UA Tech Park on South Rita Road.

In just a few weeks, the robotic OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will descend to asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface, touch down for a few seconds and collect a sample of the asteroid's rocks and dust – marking the first time NASA has grabbed pieces of an asteroid, which will be returned to Earth for study.

Mary Koss, a Regents Professor at University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, illustrates multiple justice alternatives in a new report released Friday, published by Data For Progress and the Justice Collaborative Institute.

In just a few weeks, the robotic OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will descend to asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface, touch down for a few seconds and collect a sample of the asteroid's rocks and dust.

A virtual tour and listening parties are among the opening stanzas of the University of Arizona Poetry Center's 60th anniversary celebration.

UA Presents, Southern Arizona's premier professional performing arts series, is moving forward with a new name. Arizona Arts Live Executive Director Chad Herzog says the rebranding is part of a broader effort to make Tucson an arts destination.

Gov. Doug Ducey praised the efforts of Arizona's three state universities on Thursday during a press conference highlighting their research and efforts toward controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pac-12 will play a seven-game conference football season beginning Nov. 6, the league announced Thursday.

Perfectionists often have high standards, not only for themselves but for their children. Yet, in their quest for perfection, they might find themselves with a less-than-ideal label: helicopter parent.

Restricted tourism and recreation travel along the U.S.-Mexico border has caused economic decline in border towns. A University of Arizona study found that in 2014, Mexican tourists contributed about $2.5 billion to Arizona's economy, supporting around 30,000 jobs.