Feb. 17, 2020 UArizona, Garcia Family Foundation Announce $4M Gift for Honors College Scholarships The Garcia Family Foundation Scholarship is a 10-year, $400,000 annual commitment to student excellence at the University of Arizona.
Feb. 12, 2020 UArizona is a 'Top Producer' of Fulbright Students The University of Arizona has been named a top producer of Fulbright students by the Institute of Higher Education, ranking No. 14 among U.S. research institutions and setting a university record with 20 awardees.
Feb. 6, 2020 UArizona Named a 'Best Value' by Princeton Review The University of Arizona is one of 200 colleges and universities featured in the 2020 edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best Value Colleges."
Jan. 27, 2020 'Catalysts of Change' is Theme of Arizona Science Lecture Series Experts will focus on climate, space, artificial intelligence and genetic engineering – four topics that continue to change the world and influence the way people will live in the future.
Jan. 14, 2020 Arizona Online Continues its Rapid Ascent in US News Rankings With an 18-spot jump from last year and a 70-spot increase from the university's inaugural appearance in 2017, Arizona Online is one of the nation's fastest-rising universities in the rankings.
Dec. 2, 2019 Benefits of Active Learning Are All About Activity Researchers monitored students' heart rates during medical school lectures to test the long-standing theory that active learning provides an attention reset.
Nov. 26, 2019 Physical and Life Sciences Earn High Marks in Times Higher Ed Ranking The University of Arizona placed in the top 20 among U.S. public universities in physical and life sciences in the newest subject rankings from Times Higher Education.
Nov. 22, 2019 UArizona Colleges of Medicine to Provide Free Tuition for Primary Care Medical Students With a portion of $8 million in annual funding appropriated by the Arizona Legislature, nearly 100 students could receive free tuition at UArizona's two medical schools.
Nov. 7, 2019 Social Sciences Excel in Times Higher Education Subject Rankings The University of Arizona's social sciences placed No. 32 in the U.S. and No. 16 among all U.S. public institutions in Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2020 By Subject.
Nov. 5, 2019 Learning is Optimized When We Fail 15% of the Time If you're always scoring 100%, you're probably not learning anything new. A UArizona-led research team found that the "sweet spot" for learning is 85%.