The UA had an especially strong showing in this year's national Boren Awards competition, which supports students for international study to gain foreign language and international skills.

UA German studies minor Katherine Weingartner has been selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchan

Magda Mankel looks at immigration from a unique perspective, not only because her mother was born in Mexico and immigrated to the United States, but also because she is a major in the UA School of Anthropology who is fascinated with human migrations. 

Four Tucson-area neighborhood are getting $31,000 in grants for improvement projects thanks to a UA partnership.

A life-like robotic fish, a lightweight mammal GPS tracker, a hybrid rocket engine test stand and a competitive autonomous underwater vehicle were among about 60 projects presented by several hundred UA engineering students during last week's Engineering Design Day.

Saguaro National Park in Arizona. (Photo credit: Hugh Mason, via Wikipedia)

What is a Ferocactus?

May 1 was the 12th annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

During this time, we are being asked to remember that teenagers are too immature, poor, uneducated or unstable to carry healthy pregnancies or raise children with positive outcomes.

In an era of increasing climate instability, the southwestern region in the United States faces strained water resources, greater prevalence of tree-killing pests and potentially significant alterations of agricultural infrastructure.

Is there a connection between genius and madness? Some say the connection is evident, given examples of Vincent van Gogh, Hildegard of Bingen and Theresa of Avila.

But how can the study of mental illness and spirituality during the Middle Ages help us to come to a more conclusive answer? Researchers attending symposium to be held at the UA in May have a number of compelling ideas.