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The University of Arizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to be federally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Trump's DEI ban could take $800 million from Arizona universities

Mar 10, 2025 Affected grants cover wildfires, pollution, public health and more.
Radio telescopes based in New Mexico scan for communication from alien civilizations.

UA Science lecture series returns for its 20th year

Mar 4, 2025 The presenters will focus on topics combinng science and communication.
A drone shoot showing the words 'Bear Down' painted across the top of the Bear Down Gym on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA College of Science lecture series begins Thursday

Mar 4, 2025 Communication is the theme for 2025's presenters.
The University of Arizona campus shot from above using a drone. Old Main is visible in the center of the photo and the Bear Down Gym is seen to the left.

University of Arizona announces $20 million in research areas of “great strategic importance”

Mar 3, 2025 The University’s President announced the funding from the state’s Technology and Research Initiative Fund on Monday.
Students, staff and faculty at the University of Arizona demonstrate outside the UA Administration building in support of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs amid several actions to soften DEI language on public-facing UA websites.

University of Arizona faculty: Removing DEI language is “damaging and dangerous” as students protest threat of further cuts

Feb 27, 2025 “Identity and language are interwoven,” said associate professor Vanessa Perry.
Fans in UA's McKale Center cheer through a break in the action during a basketball game against Washington State.

Arizona apologizes for 'unacceptable chant' from fans at end of basketball loss to BYU

Feb 23, 2025 According to online video, fans can be heard yelling a profane phrase directed at Mormons as the teams were leaving the court.
The University of Arizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to be federally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

University of Arizona is “creating an inventory” of DEI practices as crackdowns continue

Feb 19, 2025 A bill in the Arizona Senate could take away funding from Arizona universities and community colleges that teach courses related to DEI.
The Arizona State Museum on the western mall of the University of Arizona campus.

The Arizona State Museum is in dire need of repairs. Who’s responsible for paying to fix it?

Feb 19, 2025 Since last year, The Arizona State Museum has been closed. The building is in need of such repairs that it’s unsafe for people to go in it.
Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) dunks against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021.

Warriors to retire Andre Iguodala's No. 9 jersey

Jan 28, 2025 Iguodala was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft out of Arizona and played in 1,231 career games.
Arizona guard Caleb Love drives on Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert (10) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz.

Big-time Love: Arizona's Caleb Love hits half-court heave at buzzer in OT win over No. 3 Iowa State

Jan 28, 2025 Arizona appeared to be headed to another difficult defeat, down 70-67 after Iowa State's Curtis Jones hit two free throws with 20 seconds left.

How climate change is changing the way Millennials plan for retirement

Jan 2, 2025 A University of Arizona study reveals how rising climate stress influences Millennial priorities in saving, spending and planning for the future.
White flowers are planted around the historic fountain in front of the Old Main building on the University of Arizona campus.

In-state undergraduate tuition remains same for upcoming academic year

Dec 19, 2024 The last time in-state resident tuition increased was in 2023.
Brad Biddlecome (left) and Mari White (right) stand outside of ArtWorks. ArtWorks is a day program where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can practice and learn art.

Artists from ArtWorks bring their ideas of home to "Won't You Be My Neighbor?".

Dec 12, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the Tucson Bird Alliance will be making a difference in 2025; and actor and history buff Fred Pitts brings his one-man show "Aren't You..?" to Tucson.
The entrance to the James E. Rogers College of Law on the University of Arizona campus.

University of Arizona Innocence Project awarded $1.5 million grant for wrongful convictions work

Dec 6, 2024 The federal funding will support DNA evidence analysis, helping to overturn wrongful convictions and train future advocates in Arizona.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

UA "stabilizes" financial reserves but faces pressure to accelerate growth and faculty support

Nov 25, 2024 UA stabilizes finances one year since the announcement of its fiscal issues, but low reserves and low faculty morale persist under new leadership.
Bo Yang, UA professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at the Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2014. Yang is a faculty advisor for the Smart Tree Watering project.

UA tree watering project aims to conserve water and reduce urban heat

Nov 14, 2024 From rainwater harvesting to mulching, researchers find ways to grow resilient trees.

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