Aug. 7, 2026 U of A grows doctoral admissions, talent The U of A is actively protecting its doctoral pipeline and shielding its research enterprise amid a nationwide contraction.
Aug. 3, 2026 Stanford analysis ranks U of A among nation's most effective producers of billion-dollar startups A Stanford analysis highlights how a decade of investment in research commercialization is translating discoveries into high-impact companies.
July 27, 2026 U of A reports continued growth in commercialization activity for fiscal year 2026 Record invention disclosures by Tech Launch Arizona between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, highlight increasing engagement from innovators across the institution.
July 23, 2026 Department of Energy selects 5 U of A research projects through new AI-for-science 'Genesis Mission' awards Five U of A projects have secured funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission to apply artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery in support of energy, national security and other critical national priorities.
July 16, 2026 Quantum materials discovery could advance electronics for extreme environments Researchers demonstrate a potential new use for graphene nanoribbons that could improve semiconductor technologies for fusion energy and space systems.
July 2, 2026 Molecules link lower weight babies and chronic diseases U of A researchers found that a group of proteins involved in neuronal development was overrepresented in the umbilical cord blood of about one-third of babies born small for gestational age.
June 25, 2026 U of A researchers' new approach boosts immune response against lung cancer A chemotherapy drug and a gene-silencing molecule exploit an "eat me" signal on dying cancer cells to stop tumor growth.
June 16, 2026 U of A space science ranks No. 1 among public universities in latest US News global ranking The U of A ranked No. 1 among public U.S. universities in space science and No. 20 among all public U.S. universities overall in the 2026-2027 Best Global Universities ranking.
June 15, 2026 Conference brings national focus and insights to Arizona's PFAS landscape The U of A hosted the national "forever chemicals" conference in the western U.S. for the first time, with border challenges and Indigenous perspectives among the key themes.
June 4, 2026 U of A leads space domain awareness research with $8.6M from Space Force The project links U of A antennae across Arizona, using astronomy techniques for high spatial resolution imaging to support national security.
