Aug. 19, 2019 UA Packing a Multibillion-Dollar Economic Punch A study commissioned by the Arizona Board of Regents pegs the UA’s economic impact at more than $4 billion and says the university supports thousands of Arizona jobs.
Aug. 16, 2019 UA Climbs 139 Spots in Latest 'Money' Rankings An increase in graduation rates, alongside a decrease in the net price of a degree, catapulted the University of Arizona up Money Magazine's Best Colleges for your Money list.
Aug. 9, 2019 University Climate Coalition Announces Policy Platform to Combat Climate Change UA President Robert C. Robbins expressed support for the University Climate Change Coalition's Research for Policy Platform, which equips member universities to research urgent climate change policy issues and provide recommendations for just and equitable outcomes.
Aug. 7, 2019 Faculty Expertise, Campus Life Excel in CWUR, Princeton Review Rankings The UA earned recognition for its world-class research from the Center for World University Rankings and for quality of campus life from The Princeton Review.
July 24, 2019 From Invention to Impact: Illustrative Mathematics In 2014, UA professor Bill McCallum started a company to transform mathematics education. Today, more than 2,000 teachers use Illustrative Mathematics products.
July 24, 2019 Automated Eyesight Testing May Make 'Better One or Better Two?' Obsolete Using phoropter technology developed at the UA James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, startup iCrx aims to shorten and ease visits to the eye doctor.
July 17, 2019 Inaugural UA Micro-Campus Class Graduates Seventy-seven students celebrated commencement in June at Ocean University of China, the first four-year micro-campus cohort to graduate from the UA and a partner university.
July 3, 2019 From Points of Light to Worlds: UA Explores the Solar System A determined bunch of scientists set out to map the moon in preparation of the Apollo landings, but that was only the beginning. A new field of science blossomed, and UA scientists have been involved in nearly every U.S. space mission since.
June 26, 2019 UA Receives Inaugural 'Seal of Excelencia' in Recognition of Service to Latino Students The University of Arizona has been awarded a "Seal of Excelencia" by a national organization focused on accelerating Latino student success.
June 19, 2019 UA Establishes Global Micro-campus in Lima, Peru Launching in the fall as the first UA location in South America, UA Lima at La Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas offers the largest selection of dual degrees of any micro-campus.
