Dec. 5, 2022 Engineer Awarded $4.5M to Develop AI-Powered Hypersonic Guidance and Navigation Systems As countries around the world work to advance weapons traveling at Mach 5 and faster, a team led by University of Arizona experts builds a "brain" for high-speed vehicles and interceptors.
Oct. 27, 2022 Space Sciences, Water Resources Shine in US News Best Global Universities Ranking UArizona ranked 108 out of 2,000 higher education institutions across 95 countries in the 2023 Best Global Universities ranking.
Oct. 9, 2022 Improving Arizona Air Through Ozone Research A multi-university team uses a multi-million dollar ABOR grant to learn about how emissions sources and the Southwest’s unique weather and climate influence the production of ozone and contribute to health issues.
Aug. 24, 2022 $1.4M Effort Develops Reusable Sponges to Soak up Harmful Chemicals From Water A team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University is creating a regenerable method for removing stubborn toxins from drinking water – starting with store-bought sponges.
March 9, 2022 UArizona Engineer Leads $1M Project to Fight Vision Loss Biomedical engineering and optical sciences professor DK Kang is developing a way to diagnose and treat corneal ulcers that's eight times cheaper and 20 times faster than today's gold standard.
Feb. 14, 2022 $7.5M Effort Seeks to Prevent Lunar Traffic Jams University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to detect, characterize and track objects in cislunar space, or the space between Earth and the moon.
Feb. 3, 2022 Building for Research: A Conversation With Betsy Cantwell The senior vice president for research and innovation, also a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, on the role the Applied Research Building plays in the university's research puzzle.
Oct. 8, 2021 Engineers 3D-Print Personalized, Wireless Wearables That Never Need a Charge The new devices, custom made to fit individuals, could mean massive improvements in the monitoring and treatment of diseases, the testing of new drugs and the ability to track personal health.
July 12, 2021 Researchers Roll Out New Process for Lighter, More Efficient Solar Power Technology Engineering professor harnesses the power of perovskites with a $700,000 grant.
March 11, 2021 Tucson-based Startup Licenses Technology for Creating Sustainable Products From Algae The UArizona-invented Air Accordion Photobioreactor produces low-cost, large-scale and environmentally sustainable microalgae products used to create vaccines and health supplements like omega-3 fatty acids.