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 '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 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 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 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
Image Congressional Western Caucus visits UArizona San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory Feb. 15, 2024 Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona hosted fellow caucus members and congressional staff to showcase the University of Arizona's excellence in the areas of mining and critical minerals. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona ranks 51st among top 100 world universities granted US utility patents in 2023 Feb. 15, 2024 Successful University of Arizona patents from last year include many for innovations in health, such as improving cancer diagnoses and providing new types of lenses for patients with cataracts. Read more at UArizona News
Image Trove of USS Arizona memorabilia donated to University Libraries Feb. 14, 2024 Hundreds of items collected by a sailor who left the battleship before the attack on Pearl Harbor add fresh details about shipboard life and how Americans reacted to "a date which will live in infamy." Read more at UArizona News