OSIRIS-REx scientists: Taking asteroid sample was like punching a ball pit July 7, 2022 Before-and-after data from the few seconds it took the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu revealed a surprise: The particles of Bennu's exterior are so loosely packed, they act more like a fluid than a solid. Read more Image
Counting krypton: Water miles below Earth's surface isn't as old as scientists once thought July 6, 2022 As the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon, it flushed away ancient groundwater. The discovery was made using a new method that determines the age of water based on how much of the radioactive element krypton-81 is present. Read more Image
Cascading Colorado River cuts bring focus to future of Arizona agriculture July 6, 2022 Amid the call for drastic water-use reductions in the Southwest, Arizona agriculturists, scientists and water stakeholders will gather to explore future sustainability at the Water Resources Research Center annual conference. Read more Image
New research could explain unknown causes of epilepsy July 6, 2022 In many cases of epilepsy – which disrupts electrical activity in the brain and often results in seizures – the underlying cause is unknown. UArizona researchers may have found an explanation for some forms of epilepsy. Read more Image
Engineers design motorless sailplane for Mars exploration June 30, 2022 A concept developed by UArizona aerospace experts and a NASA planetary scientist takes inspiration from albatross flight to learn more about the Red Planet's atmosphere and geology. Read more Image
Solving renewable energy challenges with a new kind of nontoxic battery June 29, 2022 With a startup called CarbeniumTec, researchers in the College of Science and the College of Medicine – Tucson aim to bring to market new technology that reimagines how electricity is stored. Read more Image
Online tool helps scholars write more clearly, avoid 'the curse of knowledge' June 28, 2022 The better someone knows a topic, the more difficult their writing about that subject can be to understand. UArizona researchers have developed the Writing Clarity Calculator to help scholars determine how clear their writing is. Read more Image
UArizona to provide tuition-free education for Native American undergraduates in Arizona June 27, 2022 The new Arizona Native Scholars Grant program, the first of its kind in the state, will cover tuition and fees for full-time, in-state undergraduate students from Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes. Read more Image
Study solves long-standing mystery of what may have triggered ice age June 23, 2022 Combining advanced climate model simulations with marine sediment analyses, a new study reveals what may have triggered massive ice sheets to form in Scandinavia, ringing in the last glacial period some 100,000 years ago. Read more Image
Beyond Juneteenth: A yearlong celebration of Black history, culture and contributions June 22, 2022 In addition to observing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for the first time in 2023, the university is developing a yearlong campaign to tell the story of Juneteenth and Black people in the Southwest. Read more Image