Image $35.5M awarded to UArizona College of Engineering for tech center expansion Nov. 3, 2023 The funding from the Arizona Commerce Authority includes workforce development to boost the ability to produce more computer chips domestically. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona announces $118.65M in gifts toward $3B fundraising campaign Nov. 3, 2023 The Fuel Wonder campaign, which began counting contributions on Jan. 1, 2017, and was officially launched on Friday, has so far raised more than $2 billion. Read more at UArizona News
Image Indigenous Resilience Center receives $2 million grant from Waverley Street Foundation Nov. 3, 2023 The funding will expand existing programs and support Indigenous experts, scholars and outreach specialists in developing local solutions to climate issues tribal communities are facing. Read more at UArizona News
Image Anonymous $4M gift establishes postdoctoral research prize to address climate and resilience challenges Nov. 3, 2023 The inaugural postdoctoral research associate, Magda Garbowski, began her position this semester after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wyoming. Read more at UArizona News
Image Partnership with TheDream.US will provide scholarships to undocumented students at UArizona Nov. 1, 2023 The scholarships will provide up to $33,000 toward a bachelor's degree, filling the gap between the total cost of tuition and fees and any scholarships and financial aid the student has already received. Read more at UArizona News
Image Researchers examine the relationship between loneliness and being alone Oct. 31, 2023 A new study by University of Arizona psychologists finds that solitary time does not closely correlate with feelings of loneliness – unless a person spends 75% of their time alone. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona earns seventh top 10 global ranking in water resources Oct. 31, 2023 The University of Arizona is ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 8 in the world in water resources, according to the 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Read more at UArizona News
Image OSIRIS-REx flies on as OSIRIS-APEX to explore a second asteroid Oct. 31, 2023 NASA extended the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, which has since been renamed OSIRIS-APEX. The spacecraft will study another potentially hazardous, near-Earth asteroid named Apophis. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona named a Fulbright HSI Leader for a third year in a row Oct. 30, 2023 The award recognizes the university's commitment as a Hispanic-Serving Institution to the federal government's flagship international educational exchange program. Read more at UArizona News
Image Researchers find first proof of menopause in wild chimpanzees Oct. 26, 2023 University of Arizona primatologist Jacob Negrey co-authored a study of the Ngogo community in Uganda that shows humans aren't the only primates with a long post-fertile life stage. Read more at UArizona News