Image Regents approve College of Health Sciences June 16, 2023 The sixth college under the UArizona Health Sciences umbrella will offer five graduate-level degree programs: midwifery, physician assistant, genetic counseling, clinical translational sciences and Doctor of Physical Therapy. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona to pilot new Department of Defense training program June 16, 2023 UArizona is one of four universities chosen to host the U.S. Department of Defense's new Defense Civilian Training Corps program, designed to prepare college students for civilian careers with the DOD. Read more at UArizona News
Image Fantasy monsoon game open to amateur forecasters for third year June 15, 2023 The Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game lets amateur forecasters compete against one another with their monsoon season predictions. Players submit their rainfall forecasts for each of the five major cities in the Southwest monsoon region. Read more at UArizona News
Image Arizona football jerseys find new life in apparel designed by students June 14, 2023 The Arizona Replay clothing line features student designs that combine athletic gear with vintage clothes. It's the result of a collaboration between UArizona Marketing and Brand Management and the Norton School of Human Ecology. Read more at UArizona News
Image Pass the salt: This space rock holds clues as to how Earth got its water June 13, 2023 The discovery of tiny salt grains in a sample from an asteroid provides strong evidence that liquid water may be more common in the solar system's largest asteroid population than previously thought. Read more at UArizona News
Image State-of-the-art MRI machine to advance research on brain's inner workings June 12, 2023 Thanks to an equipment grant from the National Institutes of Health, UArizona will be among the first institutions in the country to receive a new MRI system that can produce clearer and more comprehensive images of the brain. Read more at UArizona News
Image The daughters of MLK and Malcolm X to speak at Centennial Hall on Juneteenth June 8, 2023 Strategist and peace advocate Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and Ilyasah Shabazz, award-winning author, educator and daughter of Malcolm X, will speak together at the Juneteenth event. Read more at UArizona News
Image EPA awards UArizona $10M for new environmental justice center June 7, 2023 The Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice will help communities achieve environmental and energy justice by serving as a one-stop shop for assistance, training and support. Read more at UArizona News
Image Ponderosa forests struggle in the face of Southwest megadrought June 7, 2023 The ponderosa pine is one of the most ubiquitous conifer species in western North America. In the American Southwest, winter snowmelt and summer rains play a critical role in ponderosa forests' survival, but the 23-year megadrought may have these semi-arid trees at the end of their rope, according to new research by UArizona scientists. Read more at UArizona News
Image Infant universe teemed with full-fledged galaxies crackling with bursts of star formation June 5, 2023 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered an unexpected bounty of full-fledged galaxies at a time when the universe was just getting started. Researchers learned that these galaxies went through bursts of star formation. Read more at UArizona News