Sept. 19, 2019 John Paul Schaefer Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences Created The John Paul Schaefer Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences is the fourth of recently announced endowed chairs associated with James C. Wyant's $20 million gift to the Wyant College of Optical Sciences.
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. 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. 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.
Aug. 23, 2019 New Wildcats Most Academically Prepared Ever Preliminary enrollment figures indicate more than 10,000 freshmen and transfer students will join the Wildcat family when classes start on Aug. 26.
Aug. 22, 2019 UA Initiates 100% Clean Energy Project with TEP By partnering with TEP for the purchase of solar and wind power, the UA will offset all of its scope two greenhouse gas emissions with green energy by December 2020.
Aug. 19, 2019 UA Packing a Multibillion-Dollar Economic Punch A study commissioned by the Arizona Board of Regents pegs the UA’s economic impact at more than $4 billion and says the university supports thousands of Arizona jobs.
Aug. 16, 2019 UA Climbs 139 Spots in Latest 'Money' Rankings An increase in graduation rates, alongside a decrease in the net price of a degree, catapulted the University of Arizona up Money Magazine's Best Colleges for your Money list.
Aug. 9, 2019 University Climate Coalition Announces Policy Platform to Combat Climate Change UA President Robert C. Robbins expressed support for the University Climate Change Coalition's Research for Policy Platform, which equips member universities to research urgent climate change policy issues and provide recommendations for just and equitable outcomes.
