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Inspired by their immigrant father's work in cancer research, twin sisters Sally and Nora Shaheen are getting ready to cross the graduation stage together.

"Super quasars" – extremely bright galactic centers powered by supermassive black holes – are the likely culprits behind galaxies shutting down star formation long before they should have in the very young universe.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown cell type hidden on the roots of common beans, a microscopic survival mechanism that could inform the development of more climate-resilient crops and reduce fertilizer dependence.

Camila Hurtado created her own roadmap to medicine, inspired by her patients and mentored by faculty at the College of Medicine – Tucson. She is now poised to become an ear, nose and throat surgeon.

Several University of Arizona Health Sciences colleges rose in the latest Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings as the university expanded its federal research footprint.

Graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology this May, Aidan Rains started as a research assistant, became a preceptor, and will soon take on the role of a peer mental health coach.

CatSat is a hands-on space mission that teaches students how quick problem solving helps prepare them for careers in the space industry.

Robert J. Bodnar will shape the vision, structure and long-term direction of the university's research initiative in mining, critical minerals and subsurface science and innovation.

Shannon Taylor, an Arizona Online student who attended from her home on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, sees her new expertise as a cartographer as a modern extension of the White Mountain Apache's role as homeland protectors.

U of A researchers launched drones equipped with ground-penetrating radar over debris-covered glaciers in Alaska and Wyoming that resemble buried ice deposits found on Mars.