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 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 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 3D radar scan provides clues about threats to iconic Alaskan glacier March 15, 2023 Mapping a large coastal glacier in Alaska revealed that its bulk sits below sea level and is undercut by channels, making it vulnerable to accelerated melting in an already deteriorating coastal habitat. Read more at UArizona News
Image Engineers lead $1.2M project to 3D-print parts for hypersonic vehicles March 14, 2023 When engineers 3D-print metal objects, they use metals originally developed for conventional manufacturing. It works, but not as well as it could. Two UArizona experts are using a new suite of equipment to develop alloys optimized for both 3D printing and hypersonic flight. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona expert among first to see Easter Island's recently discovered statue March 13, 2023 Archaeologist Terry Hunt, a leading expert on the island natively known as Rapa Nui, arrived a day after islanders discovered a previously unknown statue. It's the latest chapter in the island's long story of sustainability against the odds. Read more at UArizona News
Image Center for Innovation generates $35.3M in economic output March 13, 2023 The university's Center for Innovation – a business incubator network that empowers science and technology startups to bring their ideas to market – had an economic output of $35.3 million in 2021, according to a new analysis. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona proposes 3% increase for resident tuition, 4% increase for nonresident tuition for 2023-24 March 10, 2023 More than 99% of current University of Arizona students will see no increase because their tuition and fees previously were frozen under the Guaranteed Tuition Program. Read more at UArizona News
Image Food, film and futurists: Here's what's happening in the Wonder House at South by Southwest March 8, 2023 Dozens of presentations from UArizona experts, a film festival and more are on tap at this year's Wonder House as the university returns to South by Southwest. Read more at UArizona News