Image New images reveal clues about the feeding habits of black holes Today University of Arizona telescopes help capture dramatic changes in supermassive black hole's environment over the course of four years. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image University of Arizona joins STARFIRE Hub for inertial fusion energy Sept. 10, 2025 The University of Arizona has joined a national multi-institution research partnership that aims to advance the manufacturing technologies required for achieving the benefits of fusion. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Arizona startup tackles food waste with solar drying technology Sept. 10, 2025 A University of Arizona startup is bringing a solar-powered drying tower to market to help combat one of the world's most pressing challenges: food waste. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image University engineers fast-track Arizona roadway improvements Sept. 10, 2025 Researchers from the state's three public universities are tackling challenges ranging from electric vehicle infrastructure to native plant landscaping and safety management. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A research: Top 25 among public institutions, No. 1 in Arizona in new Washington Monthly list Sept. 9, 2025 The University of Arizona ranks No. 1 in Arizona and No. 2 among all colleges and universities in the Big 12 Conference in The Washington Monthly's inaugural Best Colleges for Research ranking. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image U of A topped $257M in active research partnerships with Native tribes in fiscal year 2025 Sept. 2, 2025 A legacy of collaboration between university researchers and tribal communities has fueled investments aimed at creating solutions with and for Native Americans in Arizona and beyond. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Video: Exploring fusion energy at the University of Arizona Aug. 28, 2025 Fusion, the process that powers the sun, is moving from theory to reality. Horst Hahn, special advisor to the senior vice president in the Office of Research & Partnerships, describes the process of controlled fusion and the powerful applications of this emerging technology. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image An ancient signpost: Minute fossils tell big story about arthropod evolution Aug. 26, 2025 A research team led by the U of A found that the brain of the extinct creature Jianfengia is very similar to that of living crustaceans, placing it in the ancestry of insects and crustaceans, not spiders and their relatives, as had been previously assumed. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness Aug. 26, 2025 Using a cutting-edge optics system developed at the University of Arizona, researchers have gotten a glimpse of what our solar system likely looked like during its infancy. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image What can prairie dogs teach us about wildfire management? Aug. 25, 2025 The small mammals eat vegetation, create burrows and clear ground. How do those habits impact the spread of wildfires? Read more at University of Arizona News