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Two researchers wearing bunny suits are seen working on a lab bench with optical equipment

March 3, 2026

U of A to build instruments for new space telescope

A team at Steward Observatory was awarded a contract to develop a coronagraph and a wide-field camera for the Lazuli Space Telescope part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System.

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U of A takes leading operations role in NASA mission

The University of Arizona is mission control for the Pandora mission, which will help scientists study exoplanets and their stars.

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Undergraduate research informs local African American historical exhibits

One U of A history course partnered with the African American Museum of Southern Arizona, allowing undergraduate research to directly shape museum exhibits focused on African American history, culture and community in the region.

Linda Bixby addresses audience at Arizona Photonics Days

Optics, industry and discovery converge at Arizona Photonics Days

More than 150 researchers, government representatives, community leaders and industry professionals working across the optics and photonics ecosystem traveled to Tucson from locations across the United States and around the world, including Germany, Taiwan, Quebec, Belgium and the United Kingdom for Arizona Photonics Days.

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U of A startup breaks decades-long vendor lock-in with new mobile credentialing platform

Nov. 25, 2025

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A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

Nov. 25, 2025

Boojum trees grow in a desert landscape, with the blue waters of the Gulf of California in the background.

Ecological winners: Why some species dominate the planet

Nov. 24, 2025

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Unraveling the mysteries of ancient solar storms and earthquakes

Nov. 24, 2025

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U of A highlights student success, research innovation at 'Reporting on Our Promise' board update

Nov. 21, 2025

Comet 3I/ATLAS is visible as a smudgy, white speck with a diffuse halo around it against jet-black background of space.

U of A's Mars camera gets close look at comet from interstellar space

Nov. 19, 2025

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's president highlights U of A partnership as model for linking education, research and industry

Nov. 19, 2025

University of Arizona astronomer develops novel method to make AI more trustworthy

Nov. 18, 2025

Stephanie Russo Carroll

U of A expert leads process to codify the first global standard on Indigenous Peoples' data

Nov. 17, 2025

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Precision Aging Network data release opens new pathways for healthy aging research

Nov. 17, 2025

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U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer

Nov. 17, 2025

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Revolutionizing wound care with AI

Nov. 14, 2025

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Sounds like success: U of A NSF center wins Innovator of the Year Award

Nov. 13, 2025

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U of A scientists recognized with prestigious NIH 'New Innovator' awards

Nov. 12, 2025

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When cancer treatment stops, but the healing stalls

Nov. 10, 2025

A dancer stands in silhouette in front of an image of space

EarthScape: Where artistic and scientific worlds collide

Nov. 10, 2025

A pregnant woman stands with one plate of salad and another with a donut

NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices

Nov. 10, 2025

archaeologists crouching in a hole in the ground and digging around artifacts buried in the ground

U of A-led team discovers large ritual constructions by early Mesoamericans

Nov. 5, 2025

A dry, dusty desert landscape.

U of A Superfund Research Center secures $14.8M NIEHS grant to combat hazardous dust effects in Southwest

Nov. 4, 2025

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Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns

Nov. 3, 2025

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Biosphere 2 director honored by French government

Oct. 31, 2025

Jennifer Stern and Kassandra Bruner, wearing white coats in a lab setting

U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging

Oct. 30, 2025

A person opens the door to a sealed habitat as a second person exits, waving and smiling.

Dwarf peas inside Biosphere 2's SAM breathe new life into space habitat research

Oct. 29, 2025

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CUES funds groundbreaking research in teaching and learning

Oct. 27, 2025