How your mood affects the way you process language Jan. 12, 2023 When you're in a bad mood, you might be quicker to spot inconsistencies in things you read, a new University of Arizona-led study finds. The study, published in Frontiers in Communication, builds on existing research on how the brain processes language. Read more Image
African American Museum of Southern Arizona to open on campus Jan. 9, 2023 The museum, which will open on Saturday in the Student Union Memorial Center, was co-founded by Beverely and Bob Elliott – local business owners, volunteers and philanthropists with deep ties to the Tucson and university communities. Read more Image
Cancer Center gets $1.1M gift for holistic cancer care Dec. 21, 2022 A gift, from the estate of Tom and Catherine Culley, will support the development of a University of Arizona Cancer Center program that integrates traditional medicine and therapies with Western cancer treatments. Read more Image
USDA awards over $4.7M to support 'climate-smart' food production Dec. 20, 2022 The Arizona Partnership for Climate-Smart Food Crops will promote climate-smart food production practices and help farmers reduce water consumption and carbon emissions. Read more Image
What it would take to discover life on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus Dec. 20, 2022 The mystery of whether microbial alien life might inhabit Enceladus, one of Saturn's 83 moons, could be solved by an orbiting space probe, according to a UArizona-led study. Read more Image
NSF: UArizona again ranks among top 20 public research universities, No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics Dec. 19, 2022 The university had $770 million in total research activity in fiscal year 2021 and retained its No. 1 ranking in astronomy and astrophysics expenditures at more than $113 million. Read more Image
Students' poverty project sheds light on needs of Pima County's housing-insecure residents Dec. 16, 2022 Sociology students who surveyed nearly 300 people struggling with housing insecurity found that rising housing costs and grocery bills were among their top concerns. Read more Image
$10.8M initiative unites engineering and health researchers to improve cancer treatments Dec. 14, 2022 With funding from the state's New Economy Initiative, researchers are working to develop precision cancer treatments using 3D-printed environments that mimic human tissue. Read more Image
Machine learning reveals how black holes grow Dec. 14, 2022 Black holes are surrounded by an invisible layer that swallows every bit of evidence about their past. Researchers are now using machine learning and supercomputers to reconstruct the growth histories of black holes. Read more Image
UANow will return Jan. 12 Dec. 14, 2022 UANow is going on hiatus for the holidays. There will be no newsletter on Dec. 22, Dec. 29 or Jan. 5. Publication will resume on Jan. 12. We wish all of our readers a safe and happy holiday season! Read more Image