April 23, 2026 U of A innovation drives $459.7M in annual economic impact for Arizona A new independent economic impact analysis finds that Tech Launch Arizona generated $459.7 million in economic output and supported 3,070 jobs statewide in fiscal year 2025.
April 17, 2026 Andes volcanoes – the missing link between algae blooms, whales and climate millions of years ago Record volcanic eruptions in the Andes could explain the mysterious death of dozens of whales about 5 to 8 million years ago, according to a study led by University of Arizona researchers.
April 14, 2026 U of A professors Elaine Romero, Erika Hamden named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows Professors Elaine Romero and Erika Hamden joined more than 200 people named Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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 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.
March 23, 2026 U of A's future doctors find out where they will spend their residencies On Match Day, fourth-year medical students at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson and College of Medicine – Phoenix found out where they will do their residencies in their chosen specialties.
March 20, 2026 U of A, Kaohsiung at center of international semiconductor collaboration Leaders from Arizona and Taiwan, including Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, are strengthening ties to support semiconductor innovation and workforce growth.
March 17, 2026 Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA. We finally know why In one of the biggest surprises of the OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged world covered in large boulders.
March 16, 2026 Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche Using computer simulations, researchers at the University of Arizona model the formation of giant impact basins, or craters, on 16 Psyche in preparation for the arrival of NASA's Psyche mission in 2029.
March 16, 2026 A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening A new U of A study raise questions about how scientists use the Small Magellanic Cloud, our neighboring galaxy, as a reference point for understanding galaxies across the history of the universe.
