Studies link COVID-19 to wildlife sales at Chinese market, find other scenarios extremely unlikely July 26, 2022 Analyses based on locations and viral sequencing of early cases indicate the COVID-19 pandemic started in Wuhan's Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, with two separate jumps from animals to humans. Read more Image
UArizona ranked among world's best in water resources July 20, 2022 The University of Arizona is ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 6 in the world in water resources, according to ShanghaiRanking's 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Read more Image
A gateway to the arts: The Arizona Arts Master Plan sees the future through an inclusive lens July 18, 2022 Much of the master plan focuses on upgrading training and performing spaces throughout the College of Fine Arts. But Amy Kraehe, the first associate vice president for equity in the arts, says the physical space is only part of the equation. Just as important, she argues, are the people and programming to use those spaces in inclusive ways. Read more Image
Harnessing the Power of Bioinformatics to Advance Research July 14, 2022 Two bioinformaticists are dedicated to improving research by applying computer science, mathematics and statistics to analyze biological data. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Team Visits Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University July 8, 2022 Representatives from the University of Arizona recently visited Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India to discuss the global partnership in place between the two institutions. Read more Image
OSIRIS-REx scientists: Taking asteroid sample was like punching a ball pit July 7, 2022 Before-and-after data from the few seconds it took the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu revealed a surprise: The particles of Bennu's exterior are so loosely packed, they act more like a fluid than a solid. Read more Image
Addressing the Grand Challenges of Aging Through Multidisciplinary Seed Grants July 6, 2022 Innovations in Healthy Aging is advancing the study of age-related health topics by funding innovative new research in several different areas. Read more Image
A gateway to the arts: What's been done and what's up next in the Arizona Arts Master Plan July 1, 2022 "The master plan is a pretty significant opportunity to think in a coherent and integrative way about arts facilities across campus," says Andrew Schulz, vice president for the arts and dean of the College of Fine Arts. "Just like with athletics, great facilities are critical for the success and training of our students." Read more Image
UArizona to provide tuition-free education for Native American undergraduates in Arizona June 27, 2022 The new Arizona Native Scholars Grant program, the first of its kind in the state, will cover tuition and fees for full-time, in-state undergraduate students from Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes. Read more Image
Study solves long-standing mystery of what may have triggered ice age June 23, 2022 Combining advanced climate model simulations with marine sediment analyses, a new study revealed a previously unknown mechanism that may have triggered massive ice sheets to form in Scandinavia, ringing in the last glacial period some 100,000 years ago. Read more Image