UArizona students track asteroid set to whiz by Earth this weekend March 24, 2023 As a sizable asteroid makes a close pass by Earth, a team of UArizona students is ready to observe the action to practice and test procedures that could be useful in mitigating an impending asteroid impact in the future. Read more at UArizona News Image
Astronomers spot swirling, gritty clouds on remote planet March 24, 2023 Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers observed detailed features, including roiling clouds of dust, in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf planet 40 light-years away. Read more at UArizona News Image
6 months to go until historic asteroid sample delivery March 24, 2023 On Sept. 24, the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission will return material from the dawn of the solar system to Earth for study. Read more at UArizona News Image
Confused by quantum computing? Students are developing a puzzle game to help March 22, 2023 UArizona students have developed an online game modeled after the popular "tangram" puzzle game. The game is meant to help teach quantum computation concepts to people ranging from young students to researchers. Read more at UArizona News Image
A range of discovery: 120 years on the Santa Rita Experimental Range March 22, 2023 Part of the Arizona Experiment Station system, the Santa Rita Experimental Range is one of the longest continuously operating research areas in the world and is responsible for one of the richest publicly available ecological data sets. Read more at UArizona News Image
Match Day begins countdown to medical students' careers in medicine March 20, 2023 On Match Day, fourth-year students at the university's College of Medicine – Tucson and College of Medicine – Phoenix learned where they will spend the next three to seven years of their careers as physicians. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona researchers launch the Great Arizona Tick Check March 20, 2023 As spring blooms across much of Arizona, university researchers are launching a community health effort with a unique call to the public: Send us your ticks. The Great Arizona Tick Check will help researchers build the first-ever database of tick distribution and correlated disease in Arizona. Read more at UArizona News Image
Optical switching at record speeds opens door for ultrafast, light-based electronics and computers March 20, 2023 Imagine a home computer operating 1 million times faster than the most expensive hardware on the market. Now, imagine that being the industry standard. UArizona physicists hope to pave the way for that reality. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona remembers public health champion Mel Zuckerman March 18, 2023 Mel Zuckerman, the founder of Canyon Ranch and namesake of the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, died on March 18, surrounded by family at his home. He was 94. Read more at UArizona News Image