Astronomers capture magnetic fields twirling around black hole March 27, 2024 A new view of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration revealing its magnetic field structure suggests that the processes by which black holes feed and eject jets into their surroundings may be universal among black holes despite vast differences in size and mass. Read more at UArizona News Image
Webb telescope takes its first images of forming planetary systems March 27, 2024 The observations will help astronomers refine their theories about the processes involved in planet formation and shed light on what our sun did when it was very young. Read more at UArizona News Image
Match Day reveals next paths in future physicians' careers March 20, 2024 Fourth-year students at the College of Medicine – Tucson and the College of Medicine – Phoenix were told to "savor the moment" before they learned where their journey to become physicians will take them next. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona partners with Make-A-Wish Arizona for 'veterinarian for a day' experience March 15, 2024 Seventeen-year-old Dayson Judd – an aspiring veterinarian since he was a kid – toured the College of Veterinary Medicine, met faculty and students and shadowed a local veterinarian. Read more at UArizona News Image
Arizona Athletics generates millions for local and state economies March 11, 2024 Athletics events generated approximately $265 million in economic output for the state during 2023 fiscal year. Men's basketball led the Pac-12 Conference in attendance in 2023-24 for a 40th consecutive season and ended their final regular season in the Pac-12 as conference champions. Read more at UArizona News Image
5 things to know about creating a pandemic-resilient state March 8, 2024 Janko Nikolich, MD, PhD, and the Aegis Consortium want to unite government agencies and experts in a mission to improve future pandemic responses. Read more Image
A pebble scooped from an asteroid is now on display at UArizona museum March 6, 2024 The Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum is now one of only three places in the world where the public can see a piece of the asteroid Bennu, collected during NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission. Read more at UArizona News Image
James Webb Space Telescope captures the end of planet formation March 5, 2024 How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study gives scientists a better idea of how our own solar system came to be. Read more at UArizona News Image
PlanetScape: Fusing art, science and technology March 1, 2024 PlanetScape isa multimedia collaboration between the University of Arizona Health Sciences SensorLab, the UArizona College of Fine Arts and the UArizona College of Science’s Department of Astronomy. The project blended art and science in a way that enlivened the senses and acted as a catalyst for creativity for artists and scientists. Read more Image
Steward Observatory balloon mission breaks NASA record 22 miles above Antarctica Feb. 24, 2024 Seeking clues about the life cycle of stars, the GUSTO balloon mission, led by university astronomer Chris Walker, breaks the record as NASA's longest-flying heavy-lift balloon mission. Read more at UArizona News Image