Image May 9, 2024 Steward Observatory alumna Jane Rigby receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Read more at UArizona News
May 9, 2024 UArizona's Marcia Rieke wins $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize Read more at UArizona News Image
May 7, 2024 Student entrepreneurs to sell goods and services through new online marketplace Read more at UArizona News Image
May 3, 2024 Seven graduating students to receive awards at Commencement Read more at UArizona News Image
Image Women in climate change: Courtney Crosson March 16, 2022 UArizona is celebrating Women's History Month by highlighting some of the many women on campus working on climate change-related issues in hopes of creating a better future. Read more
Image Webb Telescope looks to the skies with clear eyes, thanks to UArizona's NIRCam March 16, 2022 After months of alignment and fine-tuning, the James Webb Space Telescope has produced its first clear image of a star, thanks to the Near Infrared Camera developed and managed by UArizona. NASA is confident that the telescope's optics can achieve the mission's science goals. Read more
Image Fast-melting alpine permafrost may contribute to rising global temperatures March 14, 2022 Alpine permafrost, which is found closer to the equator at high elevations, is expected to melt at a faster rate than arctic permafrost under current global warming conditions, according to new research. Read more
Image UArizona climate adaptation experts contribute to latest IPCC climate report March 2, 2022 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this week released a new report focused on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Two UArizona experts contributed. Read more
Image UArizona to help NASA understand solar wind and plasma with HelioSwarm mission March 2, 2022 Plasma is rare on Earth, but it fills the sky. To more deeply understand this state of matter that makes up 99% of the visible universe, NASA's HelioSwarm mission will deploy a "swarm" of spacecraft to gather data. UArizona assistant professor Kristopher Klein will serve as the mission's deputy principal investigator. Read more
Image College of Science Lecture Series returns in person to delve into the mineral world March 1, 2022 The College of Science Lecture Series returns in person this month to explore how minerals can reveal secrets of the past, power our present and be sustainably mined in the future. Read more
Image Members of France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges convene in Tucson to reflect on partnership's first year Feb. 28, 2022 Members of the France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges convened on campus this week to reflect on the institute's first year and plan for its future. Read more
Image UArizona researchers develop AI-driven method for diagnosing lung disease Feb. 17, 2022 Researchers at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson have developed a new way to provide earlier diagnosis of lung disease. The technology has been licensed to startup MetFora. Read more
Image UArizona center awarded $1.5M for borderlands research and education Feb. 15, 2022 The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry will go toward activities that bolster the stories and experiences of underrepresented groups in the borderlands. Read more
Image UArizona students confirm errant rocket's Chinese origin, track lunar collision course Feb. 15, 2022 For weeks, UArizona students have been gathering data on a high-profile piece of space junk on a collision course with the moon. They've confirmed it's not a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster as previously believed. Read more
Image 'Chipping away' at the iceberg of health disparities Feb. 15, 2022 As a researcher studying diseases that disproportionately affect Black women, UArizona alumna and public health faculty member Kelly Palmer says her work is a team effort – and incredibly personal. Read more
Image $7.5M effort seeks to prevent lunar traffic jams Feb. 14, 2022 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. Read more