Jennifer McIntosh named inaugural Dr. Thomas Meixner Endowed Professor Sept. 27, 2024 The endowment honors the memory of Meixner, a renowned hydrologist and former head of the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. McIntosh is as a University Distinguished Scholar, professor and associate head of the department. Read more at UArizona News Image
Preventing car battery fires with help from machine learning Aug. 29, 2024 Research led by a U of A doctoral student proposes a new way to predict and prevent temperature spikes in lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles. Read more at UArizona News Image
Suresh Garimella to start as U of A president Oct. 1 Aug. 29, 2024 The Arizona Board of Regents has approved Suresh Garimella's contract to serve as the next U of A president. Garimella will join the Wildcat family on Oct. 1. Read more at UArizona News Image
U of A named a 'Best College' by The Princeton Review Aug. 28, 2024 The U of A is again included on The Princeton Review's list of America's best universities, earning its best ratings in fire safety, sustainability and quality of life. Read more at UArizona News Image
First-year student chooses U of A as launchpad for NASA 'dream job' Aug. 26, 2024 Honors student Ilana Valenzuela is eager to study aerospace and mechanical engineering. "I genuinely wish there was infinite time to take every class," she said. Read more at UArizona News Image
U of A welcomes record number of in-state students as part of largest, most diverse class in history Aug. 23, 2024 More than 9,300 first-year students, including a record 4,900 Arizona residents, are beginning their Wildcat journeys at the University of Arizona. About 28% are first-generation college students. Read more at UArizona News Image
U of A fraud detection startup NeuroID acquired by Experian Aug. 22, 2024 NeuroID, a global leader in fraud detection, was co-founded by Eller College professor Joe Valacich in 2015 and was named Tech Launch Arizona Startup of the Year in 2020. Read more at UArizona News Image
Freeze-frame: U of A researchers develop microscope that can see electrons in motion Aug. 21, 2024 Researchers believe their ultrafast microscope will lead to groundbreaking advancements in physics, chemistry, bioengineering, materials sciences and more. Read more at UArizona News Image
Poetry Center adds more than 12,000 caption files to recordings dating to 1963 Aug. 21, 2024 The Voca poetry readings archive is now accompanied by digitized captions, making one of the world's major poetry audiovisual archives fully accessible and searchable. Read more at UArizona News Image
Paris awaits: U of A athletes will go for gold at 2024 Paralympic Games Aug. 21, 2024 Current and former Wildcat student-athletes and coaches will compete in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, wheelchair tennis, and track and field, representing three different countries – the United States, Australia and Canada. Read more at UArizona News Image