Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth's global temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide Today A new study co-led by the University of Arizona and the Smithsonian offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today – but humans and animals cannot adapt fast enough to keep up with human-caused climate change. Read more at UArizona News Image
U of A project addresses loneliness in older adults living in border and rural communities Wednesday Associate professor Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee is partnering with border and rural communities in Arizona to help them overcome the health impacts of social isolation. Read more at UArizona News Image
Center for Creative Photography receives $1M gift commitment to establish endowment for interdisciplinary education Sept. 5, 2024 The anonymous gift will establish an endowment to support exhibitions and programming at the Alice Chaiten Baker Interdisciplinary Gallery. Read more at UArizona News Image
College of Nursing receives $1.6M to support Indigenous students Sept. 3, 2024 The INCATS program provides financial support and other resources to Indigenous nursing students. An Indian Health Service grant will fund the program for another five years. Read more at UArizona News Image
Poetry Center adds more than 12,000 caption files to recordings dating to 1963 Aug. 21, 2024 The Voca poetry readings archive is now accompanied by digitized captions, making one of the world's major poetry audiovisual archives fully accessible and searchable. Read more at UArizona News Image
Incoming Wildcat wants to combine AI with film and television Aug. 19, 2024 After being accepted to 27 colleges, Anastasia Rastelli chose the U of A for its strengths in computer science, physics, artificial intelligence, and film and television. Read more at UArizona News Image
$1.5M grant will build global network to prevent exploitation of Indigenous data Aug. 12, 2024 Researchers are establishing a framework that protects the way Indigenous data is collected and used around the world, thanks to a $1.5 million NSF grant. Read more at UArizona News Image
How U of A law faculty came up with an LSAT alternative Aug. 6, 2024 U of A legal educators created JD-Next, an alternative to the LSAT that is now accepted as an admissions exam by nearly 60 American law schools and counting. Read more at UArizona News Image
New Biosphere 2 tour app gives K-12 students a deeper look at the science under the glass July 31, 2024 The new app features videos, animations and a modeling activity to help students more readily grasp the scientific concepts they learn in the classroom. Read more at UArizona News Image
University of Arizona Global Campus assistant dean recognized with Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award July 30, 2024 Karen Ivy was recognized for her volunteer service alongside seven other recipients, including retired astronauts and NASA administrators. Read more at UArizona News Image