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For University of Arizona Health Sciences nursing and medical students, nothing can fully prepare them for the real thing – the first time they participate in a surgery, encounter a stab wound or treat an ulcer. But there are ways to help ensure that when they do provide care to a patient with an injury for the first time, they know precisely what to do, thanks to specialists at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) who create incredibly realistic mock wounds known as moulage.

The project promises a new look, new life and a new neighbor for "Old Chem," plus the expansion of collaborative learning spaces on campus.

The Community Engagement through Experiential Learning initiative will expand formal academic trainings and capstones, internships, undergraduate research and co-curricular projects designed with direct community engagement as a signature element.

NASA's new flagship space observatory has arrived in French Guinea, where it will be readied for launch on Dec. 18. UArizona astronomers Marcia and George Rieke played key roles in designing and building the telescope's infrared "eyes," which will peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before. 

Surprisingly little is known about how rain moves through landscapes once it's on the ground. A $3.5 million grant will allow scientists to study the role of plants and microbes in the process.

Using data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, a UArizona-led team of scientists concluded that asteroids with highly porous rocks, such as Bennu, should lack fine-grain material on their surfaces.

UArizona researchers are part of a national team analyzing how the practice of growing crops under solar panels can best be implemented across the country.

The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.

The new building is designed to draw on the university’s core strengths and research collaborations in space exploration, optics, quantum information science and more.

The University of Arizona ranked No. 131 overall and No. 33 among public universities in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.