Sept. 19, 2023 University Libraries awarded $1.2M to support borderlands studies, HSI initiatives The grant from the Mellon Foundation will support undergraduate research and provide a fellowship program for university faculty to learn digital and archival methods from library experts.
Sept. 12, 2023 Take a stroll through the solar system – on the UArizona campus Eleven plaques have been installed across campus to show the relative sizes and distances of solar system objects. Zarah Brown, a doctoral student at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, led the project to make space science accessible to people of all ages.
Sept. 12, 2023 Football, food and folklórico all part of UArizona Hispanic Heritage Month celebration Cultural performances, profiles on social media and branded merchandise will all be part of the university's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
July 26, 2023 UArizona will help local substance-use recovery program reach more Native American women The UArizona New Dawn-Warrior Women project is helping expand the reach of Tucson's Native Ways Program, which helps clients with substance use recovery while incorporating Native American culture and traditions.
June 8, 2023 The daughters of MLK and Malcolm X to speak at Centennial Hall on Juneteenth Strategist and peace advocate Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and Ilyasah Shabazz, award-winning author, educator and daughter of Malcolm X, will speak together at the Juneteenth event.
June 7, 2023 EPA awards UArizona $10M for new environmental justice center The Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice will help communities achieve environmental and energy justice by serving as a one-stop shop for assistance, training and support.
May 30, 2023 Take a trip under the sea at new, interactive Flandrau exhibit Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium's newest exhibit, "Undersea Discovery," takes visitors on a journey from the ocean shore to its rarely seen depths, providing a look at the colorful animals and plants that make up the vast waters of the world.
May 25, 2023 UArizona named a top Peace Corps volunteer-producing school UArizona ranks No. 15 among large schools on the Peace Corps' list of colleges and universities that produced the most volunteers between 2003 and 2023. Since the Peace Corps' founding in 1961, more than 1,720 UArizona alumni have served abroad as volunteers.
May 22, 2023 UArizona researcher at the forefront of Indigenous data sovereignty Stephanie Russo Carroll, associate director of the Native Nations Institute, encourages institutions to adopt policies and practices that recognize Indigenous Peoples' right to control data on their communities, lands and cultures.
May 16, 2023 Astronomers want your help hunting for asteroids Scientists at the UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory have created an online portal that allows members of the public to help discover asteroids hurtling through our solar system.
