March 9, 2022 UArizona engineer leads $1M project to fight vision loss Biomedical engineering and optical sciences professor Dongkyun "DK" Kang is developing a way to diagnose and treat corneal ulcers that's eight times cheaper and 20 times faster than today's gold standard.
Feb. 8, 2022 UArizona Gem & Mineral Museum is open and ready for gem show crowd After four years of renovations, the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum has officially opened in its new space in the Pima County Historic Courthouse – complete with a world-class collection that includes Tucson's "own little Hope Diamond" and other rare items.
Feb. 14, 2022 $7.5M effort seeks to prevent lunar traffic jams With $7.5 million from the Air Force Research Laboratory, UArizona researchers are developing ways to detect, characterize and track objects in cislunar space, or the space between Earth and the moon.
March 25, 2024 Bear Down Music Festival set to rock UArizona Mall April 12 Headlined by Nashville-based COIN, the event will raise funds for University of Arizona student organizations. Admission will be free, but a $7 wristband will provide access to rides and a free nonalcoholic drink.
March 6, 2024 School of Art graduate fellow tells lucha libre story Andrés Caballero, a photographer and Master of Fine Arts student, is using his 2024 Mellon-Fronteridades Graduate Fellowship to share wrestling culture with the public.
Feb. 28, 2024 Nearly $4M in federal grants will help UArizona institute expand resources for LGBTQ+ youth Two federal grants will help the university's Southwest Institute for Research on Women expand mental health services and sex education designed to serve LGBTQ+ youth.
Feb. 21, 2024 How a team of students uses technology to preserve and share Black history The University of Arizona Center for Digital Humanities partners with clients such as the Tucson Center for Black Life to both preserve historical artifacts and make them widely available as digital exhibits.
Feb. 14, 2024 Trove of USS Arizona memorabilia donated to University Libraries Hundreds of items collected by a sailor who left the battleship before the attack on Pearl Harbor add fresh details about shipboard life and how Americans reacted to "a date which will live in infamy."
Jan. 31, 2024 UArizona, NAU formalize agreement toward boosting Arizona's semiconductor industry The agreement between the two universities formalizes a plan for collaboration on research projects and education partnerships related to semiconductor manufacturing.
Jan. 24, 2024 School of Art students bring a splash of color to housing community for older adults Students worked under the direction of associate professor Kelly Leslie with residents of the B'nai B'rith Covenant House to design and paint an 80-foot mural in the community's common space.