Image Blue Chip program recognized for preparing future leaders Aug. 31, 2026 Each year, hundreds of students participate in classes, workshops and projects that inject a sense of guidance and responsibility into the Wildcat journey. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image El Niño grew more intense over the last 40 years than the previous 1,000 Aug. 28, 2026 Researchers found that El Niño's warming in the Pacific has become much stronger in the past four decades, with implications for extreme weather events across the globe. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A's MD/PhD program grows, thanks to $2.3M NIH grant Aug. 27, 2026 The NIH recently granted the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson nearly $2.3 million over five years to fund additional seats for students pursuing dual doctoral and medical degrees. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image NSF awards $4.6M for AI platform speeding scientific discovery Aug. 26, 2026 A U of A team is helping create an artificial intelligence infrastructure to house thousands of datasets on one website for quick, easy retrieval. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A scientists play crucial roles in Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope science, eagerly await Sunday's launch Aug. 26, 2026 The launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope takes place live Sunday morning at 7:26 am EDT/4:26 am MST on NASA Live. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Pandora mission begins science operations Aug. 25, 2026 Few space missions are run from university campuses. NASA's Pandora space has embarked on its mission to stare at worlds outside of our solar system and their host stars, all under the watchful eyes of a dedicated team at the U of A's own mission control center. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A awarded over $30M to study ground EMS blood transfusion for trauma survival Aug. 25, 2026 The U of A has been approved for $30.6 million to support research conducted as part of a large public health initiative to implement and evaluate prehospital blood transfusion. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Planet formation is a 'race against time,' according to new U of A research Aug. 25, 2026 "Stunning" JWST images of newborn-solar systems shed light on how and when they lose gas, suggesting that planet formation is "a race against time," according to new research led by U of A graduate student Naman Bajaj. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image A new year beckons success at the U of A Aug. 24, 2026 The U of A celebrated the new academic year with renewed dedication to its strategic imperatives: student success, research that shapes the future, and engagement with communities to create opportunity. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Opinion: An AI agent just broke containment. Congress needs a $3 billion response Aug. 24, 2026 University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella writes about the need to connect AI supercomputers, experimental facilities, quantum systems, cloud networks, and curated datasets across national labs, universities and industry into a unified national capability. Read more at University of Arizona News