UArizona engineers lead $70M project to turn desert shrub into rubber May 8, 2023 The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Bridgestone, focuses on growing and processing guayule (pronounced why-OO-lee), a hardy, perennial shrub that could be an alternative source of natural rubber. Read more at UArizona News Image
Nearby planetary system seen in breathtaking detail May 8, 2023 A new Webb Space Telescope image of the bright, nearby star Fomalhaut reveals its planetary system with details never seen before, including nested concentric rings of dust. These belts most likely are carved by the gravitational forces produced by embedded, unseen planets. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona announces new mobile crisis team, University Safety website May 5, 2023 The University of Arizona announced the creation of a new mobile crisis team with the goal of deescalating tense situations and providing mental health services, an expanded keyless building entry program and campuswide safety exercises during President Robert C. Robbins virtual University Safety Briefing on Friday. Read more at UArizona News Image
Becoming a multiplanetary species: Crew completes first mission in pressurized habitat at Biosphere 2 May 5, 2023 A four-person crew sealed themselves in an air-tight pressurized habitat, called the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars, for six days to practice what it might be like to live on the surface of another celestial body. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona will recognize seven outstanding graduating seniors at Commencement May 4, 2023 Nominated by faculty and peers, this year's seven student award winners were selected based on their determination, notable achievements and positive contributions to their families and communities. Read more at UArizona News Image
Mel and Enid Zuckerman Center for Health and Medical Careers breaks ground at The Bridges May 4, 2023 The Pima Joint Technical Education District's new center, which is expected to open next year, will offer local high school students education and experience to prepare them for careers in health care and medicine. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona students awarded over $1M in graduate fellowships May 2, 2023 More than two dozen UArizona students have been offered prestigious graduate fellowships totaling nearly $1.2 million. The awards come from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, NASA, National Institutes of Health and other organizations. Read more at UArizona News Image
Wildcat Writers program celebrates two decades of community building through a love of writing May 2, 2023 The Wildcat Writers program brings together teachers and students from UArizona and local high schools to work on shared writing projects. The community-based education program recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Read more at UArizona News Image
Michael Tubbs, once the youngest mayor of a major American city, to address UArizona graduates at Commencement April 27, 2023 Michael Tubbs was 26 years old when he was elected mayor of Stockton, California, in 2016, making him the youngest mayor of a major American city and Stockton's first African American mayor. Tubbs will give the keynote address at the university's Commencement ceremony on May 12. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona ranks 29 among top 100 universities granted US utility patents in 2022 April 26, 2023 UArizona inventors were issued 92 patents in 2022 for innovations that included a technique for imaging cancer cells, a wearable 3D augmented reality display and an antioxidant sunscreen. Read more at UArizona News Image