April 3, 2026 U of A, Banner Health perform Tucson's first robotic kidney donation surgery For the first time in Tucson, and across the Banner Health system, a living donor kidney removal has been performed using robotic surgery.
April 3, 2026 Arizona, men's basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd agree to contract extension through 2031 season The University of Arizona and head men's basketball coach Tommy Lloyd have agreed to a contract extension that will continue his leadership of the Wildcats through the 2031 season.
April 1, 2026 When dreams become reality: Wildcats head to Indianapolis for the Final Four The U of A men's basketball team will continue its quest for a national championship when it squares off against the University of Michigan Saturday night at 5:54 p.m. MST on TBS and streaming on HBO Max.
March 31, 2026 Mysterious red dot first spotted by U of A astronomers reveals itself as a baby planet orbiting a young star The discovery offers astronomers a rare window into conditions resembling those of our own solar system's earliest days.
March 31, 2026 New U of A study will investigate growth hormones and cognitive aging in dogs U of A-led research finds that large dogs live shorter lives than smaller breeds, yet their brains appear to age just as slowly, revealing a surprising disconnect between lifespan and cognitive decline.
March 30, 2026 U of A launches rapamycin clinical trial with philanthropic support of alumnus Ken Coit Researchers at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy will begin a double-blind, randomized Phase 3 clinical trial this year to evaluate whether a drug used to prevent organ transplant rejection can also improve older adults' resilience and immune function.
March 27, 2026 Powering the future: U of A accelerates fusion energy commercialization Amid global competition to advance fusion technology, the University of Arizona is building momentum around a sustainable path to meet growing energy demand.
March 27, 2026 U of A helps forge community bonds at seventh-annual Haiku Hike More than 1,600 poems were submitted to this year's competition. Open to the public through June 1 in downtown Tucson, the installation explores the theme of "connection."
March 26, 2026 Are we talking less? A Q&A with psychologist Matthias Mehl Matthias Mehl, a psychology professor at the University of Arizona spoke about why losing a few hundred words per day each year matters more than it seems.
March 26, 2026 Three U of A faculty elected AAAS fellows Faculty members across disciplines have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, bringing the U of A's total number of elected fellows to 30.
