Image The last required piece of the world's largest telescope takes shape at UArizona Sept. 29, 2023 The Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory will start fabrication in the final stage to complete the Giant Magellan Telescope. It marks a milestone in the search for other, potentially Earth-like planets and the exploration of the universe. Read more at UArizona News
Image Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific Northwest Sept. 27, 2023 The findings from new research, led by University of Arizona dendrochronologist Bryan Black, could have implications for seismic preparedness measures in the region. Read more at UArizona News
Image Hispanic Heritage Month Faculty Spotlight: Dr. John Ruiz Sept. 27, 2023 The College of Science is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring some of the College’s outstanding faculty with Hispanic roots. Our first featured faculty member is Dr. John Ruiz, a Professor in the Clinical Psychology Program. Read more
Guadalupe Lozano designated as inaugural Endowed Chair for UArizona Center for University Education and Scholarship Sept. 26, 2023 The center, established in 2016 through a $3M endowment from an anonymous donor, fosters faculty engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning through competitively awarded distinguished fellowships, as well as other grants and events. Read more
Image A gift from space: UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission delivers largest-ever asteroid sample to Earth Sept. 24, 2023 The delivery from the asteroid Bennu, seven years after the spacecraft launched, marks the end of the space-voyaging phase of the mission. Scientists will now study the rocks and dust to better understand the origins of life on Earth. Read more at UArizona News
Image Bennu sample delivery marks the start of extended OSIRIS-APEX mission Sept. 24, 2023 After dropping off its historic sample from asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is headed to its next target: another potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid, called Apophis. Read more at UArizona News
Image First-of-its-kind Planetary Geoscience major announced at UArizona Sept. 19, 2023 The curriculum for the Planetary Geoscience major builds on a foundation of mathematics, physics, and chemistry, establishes core knowledge and skills through a set of geoscience courses, advances through upper-level planetary science classes, and culminates in a capstone research or field experience. Read more
Image The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating, a UArizona-led study shows Sept. 18, 2023 Studying a lizard species in 18 mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona, researchers found 70 years' worth of climate-related extinction occurred in only seven years. Read more at UArizona News
Image College of Science celebrates six inductees to 2023 UArizona Women of Impact class Sept. 15, 2023 Named awardees are carefully selected based on their commitment to UArizona’s purpose, mission and values, unique skills in driving discovery and innovation, community impact, and willingness to empower others. Read more
Image UArizona Cancer Center researchers discover iron-targeting approaches to halt proliferation of cancer cells Sept. 14, 2023 The new molecules exploit the iron dependency of malignant cells and could lead to the development of new anticancer drugs. Read more at UArizona News