OSIRIS-REx team members practice recovering asteroid sample capsule bound for Earth July 6, 2023 Everything must go smoothly when the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases its capsule full of pristine asteroid material over the Utah desert in September. Members of the mission team gathered at Lockheed Martin in Colorado to rehearse recovering the capsule and its precious cargo. Read more at UArizona News Image
Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its star July 6, 2023 Astronomers have long been puzzled by spiral arms seen around some infant stars. UArizona researchers have discovered a young exoplanet that could explain this phenomenon and provide clues about planetary formation. Read more at UArizona News Image
Creative people enjoy idle time more than others July 5, 2023 During the pandemic, when the world experienced extended periods of unstructured time, creative types were less bored and more engaged with their thoughts than others, a new UArizona study finds. Read more at UArizona News Image
Study shows how morphine may contribute to bone loss and cancer-induced bone pain July 5, 2023 Opioids such as morphine are the gold standard for treating cancer-induced bone pain, but new research uncovers how chronic morphine use may increase bone loss and pain. Read more at UArizona News Image
Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflight July 5, 2023 UArizona has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA's Johnson Space Center that will allow the university to engage extensively in human spaceflight missions. Read more at UArizona News Image
Brad Bohlander named UArizona chief communications and marketing officer July 5, 2023 Bohlander has over 20 years of experience in public higher education communications and marketing. He has served as chief communications and marketing officer at North Carolina State University since 2011. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona completes acquisition of UAGC July 1, 2023 The fully online University of Arizona Global Campus is now an operating unit of the University of Arizona. Read more at UArizona News Image
Statement on SCOTUS affirmative action ruling June 30, 2023 The University of Arizona issued the following statement after the Supreme Court's ruling that colleges cannot consider race in admissions. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona astronomers identify the earliest strands of the cosmic web June 29, 2023 Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a threadlike arrangement of 10 galaxies that existed just 830 million years after the Big Bang. The structure reveals clues and questions about the fundamental architecture of the universe. Read more at UArizona News Image
Professor completes first underwater camping trip at Biosphere 2 June 28, 2023 Winslow Burleson started his summer with a camping trip 21 feet underwater in the ocean biome at Biosphere 2. He spent the night in an inflatable tent and worked with a robot to collect samples from the ocean. Read more at UArizona News Image