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.
Researchers have discovered four previously unknown viruses that infect the Earth’s most abundant organism, the marine bacterium SAR11, which play a critical role in the global cycle of carbon and other nutrients.
Experience from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 3-D.
The UA has held a long-standing love for asteroids, from pioneering the search for potentially hazardous space rocks before NASA did to sending a spacecraft to one to scoop up a sample.
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UA Science: A Place of Discovery and Innovation

Joaquin Ruiz, DeanThe 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

Genomics Tomorrow
Lecture Series: Genomics Now

This panel discussion will bring together this series' five esteemed presenters to address the complex and varied issues associated with genomics research and its potential impact on individuals an

Epigenetics: Why DNA Is Not Our Destiny
Lecture Series: Genomics Now

Donata Vercelli, MD, Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Director, Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex Diseases, The University of Arizona

The 9 Billion-People Question
Lecture Series: Genomics Now

Rod A. Wing, Bud Antle Endowed Chair, School of Plant Sciences and Director, Arizona Genomics Institute, The University of Arizona

Genomics and the Complexity of Life
Lecture Series: Genomics Now

Michael W. Nachman, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Arizona

Are Genes the Software of Life?
Lecture Series: Genomics Now

Fernando D.

Information and Immortality
Lecture Series: Living Beyond 100

Paul R. Cohen, Director of the School of Information: Science, Technology and Arts, University of Arizona

Society, Geographic Change and the New Longevity
Lecture Series: Living Beyond 100

Vincent J. Del Casino, Jr., Associate Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Professor of Geography and Development, University of Arizona

Repair, Regeneration and Replacement Revisited
Lecture Series: Living Beyond 100

David G. Armstrong, Professor of Surgery and Director, Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), University of Arizona

The Aging of the Brain
Lecture Series: Living Beyond 100

Carol A. Barnes, Regents' Professor of Psychology and Neurology; Director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona

The Biology of Aging: Why Our Bodies Grow Old
Lecture Series: Living Beyond 100

Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Professor and Department Head of Immunobiology; Co-Director, Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona

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.

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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.

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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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