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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.

Two bioinformaticists are dedicated to improving research by applying computer science, mathematics and statistics to analyze biological data.

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.

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.

Innovations in Healthy Aging is advancing the study of age-related health topics by funding innovative new research in several different areas.

"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."

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.

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.

 

Students can pursue education in virology, infectious disease and immunology through a University of Arizona Health Sciences Global and Online program.

The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities aims to achieve two key goals by 2030: double Hispanic doctoral student enrollment and increase the number of Hispanic faculty members by 20%.