Eugene G. Sander, the 20th president of the University of Arizona and the former vice provost and dean of the College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences, passed away Feb. 22.

One U of A history course partnered with the African American Museum of Southern Arizona, allowing undergraduate research to directly shape museum exhibits focused on African American history, culture and community in the region.

A team at Steward Observatory was awarded a contract to develop a coronagraph and a wide-field camera for the Lazuli Space Telescope part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System.

Researchers at the University of Arizona say there may be at least twice as many vertebrate species as previously recognized.

The National Academy of Sciences event, designed to highlight the work of early-career scientists, will include a panel featuring Ufuoma Ovienmhada and her work on heat health in prisons. Ladd Keith, a heat governance policy expert, will present the panel introduction.

From carbon-scrubbing crops to advanced life-support technology and an indoor Mars yard, the SAM facility is emerging as a proving site for future off-world missions.

The commitment from the Carlyle One Health Group will enable the Zuckerman College of Public Health to build capacity to stop future pandemics and educate a new generation of adaptive and technologically skilled global health professionals.

The donor offered a four-to-one match of all gifts directed to academic priorities at the university, resulting in an all-time Giving Day record of $25,699,324.

A new study reveals that astrocytes, the supposed "support cells" that are spread all over the brain, are as important as neurons in fear memory.