Image U of A Center for Rural Health awarded nearly $2M to address health disparities Thursday The Center for Rural Health received two awards that will help them continue to address challenges affecting rural healthcare in Arizona. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image JWST finds early galaxies were already seeding the universe with heavy elements Thursday Contrary to conventional wisdom holding that early galaxies were composed of mostly hydrogen and helium, new observations suggest that galaxies were seeding the cosmos with heavy elements just 500 million years after the Big Bang. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands Thursday Four decades of satellite records reveal that roughly 80% of global drylands are experiencing extreme swings in interannual productivity, and current models are missing it. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman inspires U of A students to help shape the golden age of space exploration Wednesday During the NASA Inspiration Tour at the U of A, students shared the space missions and technologies they are building and engaged directly with NASA leaders about the opportunities ahead. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image One in three Tucsonans exposed to historic water contamination still report signs of psychological trauma Wednesday Four decades after Tucson stopped serving contaminated water on its south side, one in three residents who drank it are still reporting symptoms of post-traumatic stress, a new U of A study has found. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Lunar orbiter spots ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ new crater on the moon Monday Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Loss of Y chromosome in men could be early warning sign of cancer Sept. 18, 2026 New research has found that Y chromosome loss occurs in healthy-seeming tissue before tumors begin to form, making the loss of a hormone an early indicator of cancer danger. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region Sept. 16, 2026 Scientists were stunned when they discovered a fossilized tooth from a capybara that lived in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile almost 9 million years ago. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest, top 20 among public US universities for international research collaboration Sept. 16, 2026 The U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest and No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference in a new ranking that measures how central each university is in the global research-collaboration network. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Why you should never wear shoes in your house Sept. 14, 2026 Read more at University of Arizona News