Image U of A astronomers celebrate first look at the universe from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory June 24, 2025 The first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory mark a proud milestone for the University of Arizona, whose Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab is the only facility in the world capable of crafting the telescope's unique mirror. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Rooted in tradition, growing with science: Revitalizing Indigenous crops in the Southwest June 23, 2025 Michael Kotutwa Johnson leads a project at the University of Arizona Campus Agricultural Center that involves low-cost irrigation trials, nutritional analysis of traditional crops and the development of databases to capture the science of Indigenous agricultural systems. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Giant Magellan Telescope advances to National Science Foundation final design phase June 23, 2025 Built with mirrors manufactured by the University of Arizona, one of the world's largest optical telescopes clears key milestone toward U.S. federal construction support. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Wildcat Formula Racing shifts student success into high gear May 28, 2025 Students in the Wildcat Formula Racing club design, fabricate and build a formula-style racecar every year. The students recently traveled to Michigan to compete in the 2025 Formula SAE competition, one of the premier collegiate engineering contests in the country. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image From trauma to triumph: U of A grad Elina Rivas defies the odds May 14, 2025 Seven years ago, Rivas was lying in a hospital bed recovering from emergency surgery. After being forced to put her studies on hold, she is now set to earn a degree in animal sciences from the U of A. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Architecture students design and build shelter to serve Tucson's unhoused May 14, 2025 Students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture spent the year designing and building an 8-by-12-foot shelter that could lay the groundwork for a network of similar shelters in Tucson. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image After bumpy road, Chandler grad and single mom Neha Gupta is ready for her next chapter May 7, 2025 For a newly single mother supporting two teenage daughters, going back to school wasn't easy, but 46-year-old Gupta will graduate next week with a master's degree in business analytics. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Regents Professor Mary Stiner named to National Academy of Sciences May 5, 2025 Stiner, a Regents Professor of Anthropology, is one of 150 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, which provides independent scientific guidance to the U.S. government. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image 10 Flinn Scholars will attend U of A in the fall April 22, 2025 Flinn Scholars are some of the highest achieving high school seniors from across Arizona. Half of this year's 20 scholars will attend the U of A and enroll in the W.A. Franke Honors College. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A student Ojas Sanghi named 2025 Truman Scholar April 21, 2025 Sanghi is one of 53 college students selected for the prestigious scholarship, which is awarded every year to students intending to enter government work or public service. Read more at University of Arizona News