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New study points to one worrisome effect melatonin could have on your heart health

people holding a large ribbon while one cuts it with a large pair of scissors under a backdrop that reads "bear down begins here"

Photos: Wildcat Welcome Center opens as U of A's 'front door' to prospective students

The Wildcat Welcome Center opened its doors in the Student Union Memorial Center on Wednesday with an open house that included remarks from U of A, local and state leaders before a ribbon cutting and an all-campus reception.

Mining and engineering leaders wear safety vests

$20M DOE award bolsters U of A mining research, industry partnerships

The School of Mining Engineering and Mineral Resources is growing its MiningWerx facility to welcome more underground proving projects.

Come out and 'Play' at the 2026 Tucson Humanities Festival

The College of Humanities celebrates National Arts & Humanities Month with its 17th annual festival, which will explore the concept of "play" as its theme.

For Native students, education can be a source of healing

President Garimella outlines new partnership to train doctors where they’re needed most in recent op-ed

University President Suresh Garimella and Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis explain how training physicians in underserved communities can help address Arizona’s doctor shortage.

A high-angle landscape view looking across the deep blue waters of Lake Mead framed by towering, rugged canyon walls near Hoover Dam. A prominent white "bathtub ring" mineral deposit lines the base of the dark rock cliffs, reflecting a soft twilight sky.

Water wisdom following the new Colorado River framework

Sharon Megdal, who directs the U of A's Water Resources Research Center, spoke with LQP about recent Colorado River delivery cuts, actionable water-saving tips and the center's mission.

Two celestial bodies, riddled with craters, are depicted crashing into each other. The impact throws up a ring of fiery, molten rock and sprays debris far out into the surrounding space.

Soft and stretchy or rock solid? New modeling study sheds light on how the Earth got its moon

Historically, computer simulations modeling collisions between protoplanetary bodies have treated them largely as fluids. A new study suggests taking into account the material strength of solid bodies drastically changes outcomes.