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The goal of the research is to better understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying fall risk, and to help determine why patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments are more likely to lose their balance and fall down than cognitively healthy adults.

Analyzing radiocarbon in tree-ring samples, scientists have created the most detailed record yet of solar activity during the first millennium B.C.E.

A mission to probe the mysteries of the faint universe made a major stride toward launch after the completion of the spacecraft "bus" assembly.

In recognition of their exceptional achievements in teaching, research and scholarship, three University of Arizona faculty members were confirmed as Regents Professors by the Arizona Board of Regents.

Janko Nikolich, Jiang Wu and Dennis Zaritsky have achieved the highest faculty rank at the university, recognizing their exceptional achievements in research and higher education.

Dozens of U of A programs are recognized as among the best in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings.

It is no secret that the University of Arizona is a leader in space exploration. At the heart of that exploration is the Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, which is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Despite its rich inventory of organic molecules, Saturn's largest moon may be able to support only a minuscule amount of biomass, if life exists there.

Dr. Elena Plante conducts research primarily in developmental language disorder (DLD) - a brain-based lifelong communication disorder that is present in up to 7% of people.

Liesl Folks, Luciano M. Matzkin, Armin Sorooshian and Jil C. Tardiff are among 471 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.

The new initiative hopes to increase participation in STEM by women and Hispanic students, while fostering student interest in careers as large animal veterinarians.

World Water Day is March 22, but at the U of A – ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in water resources by ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking – water is at the center of rigorous research year-round.