March 13, 2026 Bear Down 100: Reading time in wood Inside every tree trunk is a record of every year it lived. For nearly a century, the University of Arizona has been the world's leading institution for reading that record.
March 6, 2026 Bear Down 100: Tagging an asteroid When it came time to actually land on asteroid Bennu and collect a sample, it took the scientific know-how and meticulous dedication found in University of Arizona researchers to make that mission a reality.
March 6, 2026 Bear Down 100: Capturing history at the CCP The Center for Creative Photography opened its doors to the public in 1975, with a founding archive that included collections from Adams, Harry Callahan, Wynn Bullock, Frederick Sommer and Aaron Siskind.
March 6, 2026 Bear Down 100: Reinventing heart care Every day, nearly 1,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest in the United States alone. Behind many of the most important advances in how we respond to that crisis is a research university in the Sonoran Desert that has radically changed what it means to save a human heart.
March 6, 2026 Bear Down 100: Mapping the moon By the time President John F. Kennedy announced in 1961 that the United States would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade, a small group of University of Arizona researchers were already studying the lunar surface. Their work would quickly become integral to the success of future robotic and Apollo missions.
March 6, 2026 Bear Down 100: Cutting down the nets Every Wildcat can tell you exactly where they were on March 31, 1997. But the foundation for what took place on that date took years – even decades – to build.
March 6, 2026 Bear Down 100: The origin of 'Bear Down' "Bear Down" is more than a motto at the University of Arizona. It is our legacy and a call to excellence.
