Image $1M gift to Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund will help fuel UArizona ventures Jan. 4, 2024 An anonymous donor's transformational contribution will support impactful innovation and startups that result from the work of university faculty, staff and students. Read more at UArizona News
Image Sweating the small stuff: UArizona scientists have begun to study samples from asteroid Bennu Dec. 20, 2023 At the university's Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis, a suite of instruments allows researchers to study the particles collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission the down to the atomic scale. Read more at UArizona News
Image UANow will return Jan. 11 Dec. 20, 2023 We look forward to telling the University of Arizona's stories in 2024! Until then, revisit the best ones from this year. Read more at UArizona News
Image Housing crisis unveiled: The impact of expired federal funding on Tucson's vulnerable communities Dec. 19, 2023 Insights from University of Arizona students, presented last week at the annual Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop, illuminate the struggles of low-income households and propel policy changes for a better future. Read more at UArizona News
Image Scientists might be using a flawed strategy to predict how species will fare under climate change Dec. 18, 2023 A new study involving University of Arizona researchers suggests change is happening faster than trees can adapt. The finding offers "a word of caution" for future researchers. Read more at UArizona News
Image Recent volcanism on Mars reveals a planet more active than previously thought Dec. 18, 2023 The findings from the University of Arizona-led study have implications for research into whether Mars could have harbored life at some point in its history. Read more at UArizona News
Image Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023 Dec. 18, 2023 From delivering a historic asteroid sample to setting a university record in Fulbright Scholars, the University of Arizona celebrated several newsmaking events in 2023. Read more at UArizona News
Image Marvin J. Slepian appointed to federal patent advisory committee Dec. 14, 2023 Slepian, the founder and director of the university's Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation, will serve on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Public Advisory Committee for three years. Read more at UArizona News
Image Two UArizona faculty elected to the National Academy of Inventors Dec. 12, 2023 Douglas Loy and Wolfgang Fink, both in the College of Engineering, have made substantial contributions to academia and created inventions that have impacted many fields. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona community remembers inventor, leader and philanthropist James C. Wyant Dec. 8, 2023 The founding dean and namesake of the University of Arizona James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Wyant founded three successful optics companies, led multiple professional societies and gave more than $30 million to support graduate students and endowed faculty at the college. Read more at UArizona News