March 20, 2023 UArizona researchers launch the Great Arizona Tick Check As spring blooms across much of Arizona, university researchers are launching a community health effort with a unique call to the public: Send us your ticks. The Great Arizona Tick Check will help researchers build the first-ever database of tick distribution and correlated disease in Arizona.
March 20, 2023 Optical switching at record speeds opens door for ultrafast, light-based electronics and computers Imagine a home computer operating 1 million times faster than the most expensive hardware on the market. Now, imagine that being the industry standard. UArizona physicists hope to pave the way for that reality.
March 18, 2023 UArizona remembers public health champion Mel Zuckerman Mel Zuckerman, the founder of Canyon Ranch and namesake of the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, died on March 18, surrounded by family at his home. He was 94.
March 15, 2023 3D radar scan provides clues about threats to iconic Alaskan glacier Mapping a large coastal glacier in Alaska revealed that its bulk sits below sea level and is undercut by channels, making it vulnerable to accelerated melting in an already deteriorating coastal habitat.
March 14, 2023 Engineers lead $1.2M project to 3D-print parts for hypersonic vehicles When engineers 3D-print metal objects, they use metals originally developed for conventional manufacturing. It works, but not as well as it could. Two UArizona experts are using a new suite of equipment to develop alloys optimized for both 3D printing and hypersonic flight.
March 13, 2023 Center for Innovation generates $35.3M in economic output The university's Center for Innovation – a business incubator network that empowers science and technology startups to bring their ideas to market – had an economic output of $35.3 million in 2021, according to a new analysis.
March 13, 2023 UArizona expert among first to see Easter Island's recently discovered statue Archaeologist Terry Hunt, a leading expert on the island natively known as Rapa Nui, arrived a day after islanders discovered a previously unknown statue. It's the latest chapter in the island's long story of sustainability against the odds.
March 10, 2023 UArizona proposes 3% increase for resident tuition, 4% increase for nonresident tuition for 2023-24 More than 99% of current University of Arizona students will see no increase because their tuition and fees previously were frozen under the Guaranteed Tuition Program.
March 8, 2023 Food, film and futurists: Here's what's happening in the Wonder House at South by Southwest Dozens of presentations from UArizona experts, a film festival and more are on tap at this year's Wonder House as the university returns to South by Southwest.
March 8, 2023 Poetry Out Loud state finals come to UArizona The university's Poetry Center will host the Poetry Out Loud state championship in person for the first time on Saturday. High school students from across the state will take part in the competition.
