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UArizona space sciences stood out in U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Global Universities rankings, finishing No. 2 among public U.S. universities and No. 10 in the world.

At UArizona Health Sciences, a call for ideas led Todd Vanderah, PhD, to lay the foundation for something much bigger than a house. In 2019, he started placing the footings for the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center.

During the inaugural Tribal Leaders Summit, campus leaders sought guidance from tribal leaders on how to improve the university's work with Indigenous communities and students.

UArizona is No. 9 on the agency's Top 30 College & University list of the largest green power users. The ranking recognizes UArizona's Large Scale Renewable Energy agreement with Tucson Electric Power Co.

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.