UArizona graduate student and team discover most distant supernovas ever found June 11, 2024 Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered about 80 new supernovas. Their findings provide a new window into the early universe. Read more at UArizona News Image
Peeking into the invisible world of the atmosphere June 10, 2024 UArizona researchers have developed a new way to uncover hidden layers in the atmosphere, which could help better explain how pollution gets trapped over cities. Read more at UArizona News Image
Studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar: UArizona project attracts $30M from NASA June 10, 2024 The Snow4Flow mission, led by professor Jack Holt, will measure glaciers' ice and snow thickness and help scientists better predict how glacial melting contributes to sea level change. Read more at UArizona News Image
Webb Telescope finds plethora of carbon molecules around young star June 6, 2024 A team of astronomers, including UArizona scientists, used the telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, low-mass star. Read more at UArizona News Image
Veterans with service dogs may have fewer PTSD symptoms, higher quality of life June 4, 2024 In a new UArizona-led study, veterans who were paired with a service dog for just three months were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Read more at UArizona News Image
Squirreling it away: Unraveling food hoarding behavior to conserve endangered squirrels June 4, 2024 Understanding how animals pack food away may help conservationists develop adaptive management strategies in the face of changing environmental conditions. Read more at UArizona News Image
Arizona athletes post banner spring semester in classroom May 31, 2024 Arizona student-athletes had an average GPA of 3.252 in the spring 2024 semester, marking the second highest spring semester GPA in athletic department history. Read more at UArizona News Image
Webb Telescope spots the two most distant galaxies ever seen at cosmic dawn May 30, 2024 Researchers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever detected. The secrets it contains challenge previous assumptions about galactic evolution. Read more at UArizona News Image
Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft May 30, 2024 Astronomers have captured a volcanic event on Jupiter's moon Io at a resolution never before achieved with Earth-based observations. Read more at UArizona News Image
What's the buzz? 10 things you (probably) didn't know about cicadas May 29, 2024 Cicadas have made national headlines this year, appearing in massive numbers in some parts of the U.S. Gene Hall, manager of the UArizona Insect Collection, talks about cicadas and what makes them so unique. Read more at UArizona News Image