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April 4, 2019

I-Squared Awards Honor Researchers and Technology Champions

On April 1, Tech Launch Arizona hosted its sixth annual I-Squared Awards and Expo to recognize the greatest contributors to the local ecosystem of invention and commercialization from both inside and outside the university.

From left: Visiting scholar Qi Wei, research technician Aishwarya Rao, associate professor Sadhana Ravishankar and UA President Robert C. Robbins.

April 3, 2019

CAPLA Studio Honored With Studio Prize, Sloan Award

A UA undergraduate architecture studio was honored as one of the best examples of architectural investigation taking place in colleges and universities today.

"Kate mapped where the rising sea water was projected, and then she took all that land and floated it out. Obviously at first she didn't think she would end up with this floating community, but she was doing different mapping exercises of the area, just g

March 27, 2019

New Patient Tower to Open at Banner – UMC Tucson

Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's new nine-story hospital tower opens to patients April 22, with a community preview planned for April 7.

Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's new patient tower will be open to patients beginning April 22.

March 26, 2019

With $1.5M Gift, UA Launches Consortium on Gender-Based Violence

The Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation's gift will support a center that seeks to model and inspire a radical shift in the way people think about and address gender-based violence.

Elise Lopez is the inaugural director of the UA Consortium on Gender-Based Violence.

March 12, 2019

Weil Commits $15M to Name UA Center for Integrative Medicine

A gift from integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Andrew Weil will ensure the UA is the world's nexus of integrative medicine education, research and innovation.

With his recent $15 million gift, Dr. Andrew Weil's total giving to the UA has reached $20 million.

March 11, 2019

Karl Eller Remembered as 'True Pillar' of UA Community

His support of student programs, athletics and advancing the UA's aspirations changed the face of the university.

Feb. 28, 2019

A Step Toward Better Treatments for Fibrosis

UA researchers have developed a technology that could improve therapeutic strategies for fibrotic disorders, a leading cause of death in the U.S., and licensed it to startup Fibronox.

At work in the Hecker Lab. From left: Sunny Palumbo, Louise Hecker, Reena Chawla, and Gajanan Inamdar

Feb. 26, 2019

Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Efforts to Bolster UA as Borderlands Leader

"Fronteridades: Nurturing Collaborative Intersections in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands" is part of the UA's aim to become the leading institution for borderlands scholarship, referred to as the Border Lab Initiative.

Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, are representative of the U.S.-Mexico border areas that will be the focus of the newly established "Fronteridades: Nurturing Collaborative Intersections in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands" program.

Feb. 6, 2019

FIRE Recognizes UA for Commitment to Free Speech

The UA is one of 45 institutions to receive a green light from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which rates more than 400 of the nation’s top colleges and universities.

Feb. 5, 2019

New UA-affiliated Corporation Targets Defense Research

The University of Arizona Applied Research Corp. will focus the UA's research strengths in several diverse areas on solving national security issues.

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