Image Steward Observatory balloon mission breaks NASA record 22 miles above Antarctica Feb. 24, 2024 Seeking clues about the life cycle of stars, the GUSTO balloon mission, led by university astronomer Chris Walker, breaks the record as NASA's longest-flying heavy-lift balloon mission. Read more at UArizona News
Image National leaders gather at UArizona to map the future of semiconductors Feb. 23, 2024 Advances in semiconductor technology are indispensable to today's standard of living. Industry leaders met to strategize ways to shore up the domestic semiconductor industry. Read more at UArizona News
Image Camp Cooper celebrates 60 years teaching Tucson's youth about the Sonoran Desert Feb. 22, 2024 The Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, which the College of Education operates with the Tucson Unified School District, is celebrating the milestone with the center's first renovations since it opened. Read more at UArizona News
Image The science of leap day – how it works and why we do it Feb. 21, 2024 Ahead of Feb. 29, UArizona Regents Professor of planetary sciences Renu Malhotra explains why we need leap year, why we skip it once a century and why we sometimes need to add leap seconds. Read more at UArizona News
Image How a team of students uses technology to preserve and share Black history Feb. 21, 2024 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. Read more at UArizona News
Image Distinguished UArizona graduates to be honored at Alumni of the Year awards ceremony Feb. 20, 2024 The recipients were chosen for their achievements, public service, advocacy for education, volunteerism and service to students and the university. Read more at UArizona News
Image Giant Magellan Telescope brings new partner into the fold Feb. 20, 2024 Taiwan's leading astronomy institute joins Australia, Brazil, Chile, Israel, South Korea and the United States in building one of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes. Read more at UArizona News
Image 'The future is fungal': Research finds fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change Feb. 20, 2024 The findings, more than a decade in the making, reveal a rich diversity of beneficial fungi living in boreal forest trees, with implications about the health of forests. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona Campus Agricultural Center district listed on National Register of Historic Places Feb. 20, 2024 The Campus Agricultural Center is central to the university's research and teaching mission, as well as a hub for community-centered programming in Tucson. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona appoints Desireé Reed-Francois as director of athletics Feb. 19, 2024 Reed-Francois, a James E. Rogers College of Law alumna, brings proven business expertise and financial acumen to the director of athletics position. She previously held the same role at the University of Missouri. Read more at UArizona News