After a nearly 5,000-year vigil upon a Nevada mountaintop, an ancient tree now finds its home in the UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. The Bristlecone pine, called Prometheus, is the oldest individual ever known to have lived.
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Life Sciences
Life Sciences
Students and faculty pursuing life science studies discover and share knowledge about life processes at the genetic and cellular levels. -
Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences
Earth science studies create a framework for environmental and climate solutions by exploring and analyzing the dynamics between earth and environmental processes and human-environmental influences -
Physics and Space Sciences
Physics and Space Sciences
The focus of studies in physics and space sciences is the investigation of the basic laws of components and systems that make up the universe, including planetary and solar system sciences. -
Mathematics and Computational Sciences
Mathematics and Computational Sciences
Pursuits in mathematics and computational sciences create new knowledge and look for solutions that impact mathematics, engineering, technology and computer networks and systems. -
Neural, Cognitive
and Behavioral SciencesNeural, Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences
Students and faculty in neural, cognitive and behavioral Sciences explore and share knowledge and solutions concentrating on the inter-relationships of the mind, brain, behavior and communication. -
Connections
Connections
College of Science connects the strengths of the college’s faculty, students and resources with the community for collaborations and learning opportunities. - Students
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UA Science: A Place of Discovery and Innovation
The University of Arizona College of Science brings together globally prominent faculty in disciplines at the core of scientific inquiry and education. One of the largest colleges at the University of Arizona, we are a nexus of award-winning programs that encourage both independent and collaborative-driven research. Our 21 academic departments and schools encompass the range of physical, mathematical, environmental, cognitive and life sciences. UA Science is among the most powerful and prolific academic research centers in the world, recognized and rewarded for the unparalleled caliber of our achievements. With nearly 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students, we are an integrative learning institution, where accomplished faculty and next-generation scientists engage side-by-side in groundbreaking research on a scale, according to the National Science Foundation, that exceeds all other colleges of science. As a Research 1 institution, the College of Science epitomizes the pioneering spirit that has characterized the University of Arizona since its founding in 1885.
Joaquin Ruiz, Dean
UA Professor Developing Rapid, Disposable Tests for Blood-Borne Disease
Building on research that sent her biking across Tanzania a couple of summers ago to test remote water sources on the spot for bacteria, the UA's Linda Powers is moving into the diagnostic realm: developing fast, disposable blood tests for pathogens that cause diseases such as HIV and hepatitis.
Chasing Demons with a Microscope
Describing the measurement of temperature across extremely tiny distances such as individual molecules, UA physicists have glimpsed a phenomenon mimicking the actions of Maxwell's Demon, a hypothetical figure in a thought experiment that seemingly defies the laws of thermodynamics. The research project and its unexpected results were several years in the making.
UA Regents’ Professors Named in College of Science, Eller College of Management
Three UA faculty members have been named Regents' Professors by the Arizona Board of Regents: Neal R. Armstrong in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, Hsinchun Chen in the Eller College of Management, and Xiaohui Fan in the department of astronomy. The title recognizes achievements of national or international distinction.
Storms on Uranus, Neptune Confined to Upper Atmosphere
Applying newly developed analysis techniques to data obtained by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, a team involving two UA planetary scientists discovered that weather phenomena on Uranus and Neptune are confined to the upper 680 miles of atmosphere instead of reaching deeper into the planets' interior as was previously thought.
UA-Led Asteroid Mission is a Go
NASA has granted final approval of the OSIRIS-REx sample return mission led by the UA. The target asteroid, uniquely interesting scientifically, is one of the most potentially hazardous objects known - it has a one-in-2,000 chance of colliding with Earth in the late 22nd century. The asteroid could hold clues to the origin of the solar system.
Undergraduate Research
The research opportunities available to UA Science undergraduates make this college a smart choice for students who want to grow academically, socially, and intellectually.
K-12 Education
Science and math-focused camps and workshops are available for K-12 students—each designed to deliver research experience through hands-on activity.
Tucson: Science Lives Here
UA Science invites you to experience telescopes atop of Tucson's highest peak, a century-old ecological laboratory and the world-class attraction, Biosphere 2.
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