U of A joins STARS College Network to boost support for prospective students from rural areas Wednesday Students from small towns and rural communities often face unique obstacles to attending college. The university's membership in the STARS College Network will expand its reach to those prospective students and help more of them visit campus. Read more at UArizona News Image
By teaching tech skills, Pascua Yaqui entrepreneur hopes to create opportunities for others July 9, 2024 U of A junior Nicolette Gomez hopes to foster a community of Yaqui entrepreneurs through the new Yaqui-Tech Innovation Lab. Read more at UArizona News Image
New center to help lead national Indigenous language revitalization efforts July 3, 2024 A $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will establish the West Region Native American Language Resource Center. Read more at UArizona News Image
Weather trucks search for answers about extreme heat in Tucson's 'data deserts' July 2, 2024 A pair of climate-tracking trucks crisscrossed Tucson as part of a statewide project to understand the effects of extreme heat. U of A researchers will translate the data into policy recommendations and other ideas for communities to stay heat resilient. Read more at UArizona News Image
Arizona Athletics names Sofia Read to first fully endowed position in department history June 18, 2024 Read will support student-athletes' success on and off the field as the Tyler Family Endowed Assistant Athletics Director for C.A.T.S. Student-Athlete Development. Read more at UArizona News Image
Poetry Center helps bring a splash of color to one of Tucson's busiest streets June 18, 2024 The UArizona Poetry Center partnered with Alley Cat Murals, a group of artists dedicated to restoring and revitalizing community spaces, to create six literary-inspired murals along Speedway Boulevard. Read more at UArizona News Image
Magic of the monsoon: A 'socially and ecologically' important phenomenon for the Southwest June 14, 2024 Two climate scientists discuss the significance of the monsoon and how members of the public can make their own rainfall predictions. Read more at UArizona News Image
Native American representatives gather with UArizona leaders for third Tribal Leaders Summit June 12, 2024 Tribal and university leaders discussed tribal microcampuses, cybersecurity, scholarships and other topics. They ended the day with stargazing at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter. Read more at UArizona News Image
Cybersecurity Clinic will protect businesses from online threats, develop students' career skills June 12, 2024 The College of Applied Science and Technology received $1 million from Google's Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to establish the clinic. Read more at UArizona News Image
Studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar: UArizona project attracts $30M from NASA June 10, 2024 The Snow4Flow mission, led by professor Jack Holt, will measure glaciers' ice and snow thickness and help scientists better predict how glacial melting contributes to sea level change. Read more at UArizona News Image