University of Arizona in the News

The Center for Rural Affairs this week honored University Distinguished Outreach Professor of environmental science Karletta Chief, co-founder and director of the University of Arizona Indigenous Resilience Center, with one of eight 2023 Environmental Leader Awards.

This story examines the University of Arizona-operated Biosphere 2, its history as a science facility and its future as a hub of innovative research.

University of Arizona researchers behind a study published in September by the Journal of Research in Personality report little correlation between loneliness and being alone in most people. It appears the threshold for most people to feel the need to connect with others is spending more than three-quarters of their time alone, which amounts to less than four hours of daily interaction.

Next month, a rare total solar eclipse will pass over the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, giving millions of people the chance to see the moon completely block out the sun, revealing our star's ghostly atmosphere. It's a thrilling event that results from a a very fortuitous coincidence: the sun and moon having almost the exact same angular diameter. "The gist of the coincidence is that the sun is 400 times larger than the moon, and 400 times further away," said University of Arizona Distinguished Professor of astronomy Chris Impey.

Three University of Arizona dance majors – Avery Gay, Madison Kotch and Olivia Zeiml – auditioned for Season 18 of the reality performance show "So You Think You Can Dance."

University of Arizona Regents Professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry Dante Lauretta, the principal investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, shares stories from his new book, "The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System."