A pebble scooped from an asteroid is now on display at UArizona museum March 6, 2024 The Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum is now one of only three places in the world where the public can see a piece of the asteroid Bennu, collected during NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission. Read more at UArizona News Image
James Webb Space Telescope captures the end of planet formation March 5, 2024 How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study gives scientists a better idea of how our own solar system came to be. Read more at UArizona News Image
Kristopher Klein receives prestigious AAS Solar Physics Division 2024 Harvey Prize March 1, 2024 Dr. Klein's research focuses on studying fundamental plasma phenomena that governs the dynamics of systems within our heliosphere as well as more distant astrophysical bodies. Read more Image
Tech Launch Arizona: Five UArizona Innovators Named to the National Academy of Inventors Feb. 29, 2024 New Senior Members include inventors from agriculture and life sciences, chemistry and biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, and optical sciences. Read more Image
Chris Henderson receives NSF CAREER Award to explore behavior of reaction-diffusion and kinetic equations Feb. 29, 2024 With the support of the CAREER funding, Henderson's research project will focus on the behavior of physical, chemical, and biological systems that can be modeled by partial differential equations (PDEs). Read more Image
UArizona Astronomer Wins Prestigious Fellowship for Research into Star-Devouring Black Holes Feb. 28, 2024 Awarded this year to 126 of the most innovative young scientists across the U.S. and Canada, a Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career scholars. Read more Image
Seven College of Science Faculty Members Honored at the Outstanding Faculty Awards Ceremony Feb. 28, 2024 The Office of the Provost hosted the annual Outstanding Faculty Awards Ceremony to honor and learn about the work of some of the University of Arizona's most accomplished faculty members while highlighting the exceptional talent and commitment to the University of Arizona. Read more Image
Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton Named College of Science Alumna of the Year Feb. 26, 2024 Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton, class of '79, '81, and '84, was named the 2023-24 College of Science Alumna of the Year at last week's University of Arizona's Alumni of the Year Awards Ceremony. Read more Image
Steward Observatory balloon mission breaks NASA record 22 miles above Antarctica Feb. 24, 2024 Seeking clues about the life cycle of stars, the GUSTO balloon mission, led by university astronomer Chris Walker, breaks the record as NASA's longest-flying heavy-lift balloon mission. Read more at UArizona News Image
'The future is fungal': Research finds fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change Feb. 20, 2024 The findings, more than a decade in the making, reveal a rich diversity of beneficial fungi living in boreal forest trees, with implications about the health of forests. Read more at UArizona News Image