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A new @uarizona.bsky.social study in Nature Biomedical Engineering found a previously unknown immune cell type that drives fibrosis. Blocking its signaling reduced scarring and improved healing, which could lead to new fibrosis treatments.
A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds
Researchers in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Surgery are uncovering new insights into how mechanical strain on cells affects healing.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A new @uarizona.bsky.social study in Nature Biomedical Engineering found a previously unknown immune cell type that drives fibrosis. Blocking its signaling reduced scarring and improved healing, which could lead to new fibrosis treatments.
U of A researchers are using tree-ring science to study ancient solar storms and major earthquakes. With the TIME Lab’s advanced radiocarbon techniques, the team is uncovering patterns that may improve predictions of space-weather hazards and seismic risks. More: tinyurl.com/5x3mmakh
Unraveling the mysteries of ancient solar storms and earthquakes
Tree-ring and planetary scientists are preparing for the big natural events thanks to a Big Idea Challenge grant and a new laboratory.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
U of A researchers are using tree-ring science to study ancient solar storms and major earthquakes. With the TIME Lab’s advanced radiocarbon techniques, the team is uncovering patterns that may improve predictions of space-weather hazards and seismic risks. More: tinyurl.com/5x3mmakh
The U of A received $917,000 to study immune-based ways to prevent keratinocytic skin cancers. The study will identify early immune signals in sun-damaged skin to guide new topical interventions that stop cancer before it begins. More: tinyurl.com/hth28r5c @uazcancercenter.bsky.social
U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer
A new study seeks to prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers, reducing the need for invasive treatments such as surgery or chemotherapy.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The U of A received $917,000 to study immune-based ways to prevent keratinocytic skin cancers. The study will identify early immune signals in sun-damaged skin to guide new topical interventions that stop cancer before it begins. More: tinyurl.com/hth28r5c @uazcancercenter.bsky.social
What if a bandage could sense an infection before it becomes visible? Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner and his team are developing smart bandages that use sensors and AI to monitor wounds and guide early treatment. Learn more from his Q&A. More: tinyurl.com/4sbbnaup
Revolutionizing wound care with AI
A University of Arizona physician-scientist is developing smart bandages that continuously monitor wounds to predict and treat infections early.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What if a bandage could sense an infection before it becomes visible? Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner and his team are developing smart bandages that use sensors and AI to monitor wounds and guide early treatment. Learn more from his Q&A. More: tinyurl.com/4sbbnaup
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camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the closest image of comet 3I/Atlas, only the third interstellar object ever detected. bit.ly/49nQ7qh
camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the closest image of comet 3I/Atlas, only the third interstellar object ever detected. bit.ly/49nQ7qh
U of A's Mars camera gets close look at comet from interstellar space
HiRISE, a U of A-led Mars imaging camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, found itself closer than any other imaging tool to comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed through the solar system.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the closest image of comet 3I/Atlas, only the third interstellar object ever detected. bit.ly/49nQ7qh
camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the closest image of comet 3I/Atlas, only the third interstellar object ever detected. bit.ly/49nQ7qh
U of A researchers found that firefighters who battled the massive urban fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025 developed physiological changes that may increase their risk of diseases, including cancer. More: tinyurl.com/58epebw5 @uazcancercenter.bsky.social
Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns
A new study found that firefighters exposed to the Palisades and other fires had changes in their immune system and inflammatory response protein pathways.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
U of A researchers found that firefighters who battled the massive urban fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025 developed physiological changes that may increase their risk of diseases, including cancer. More: tinyurl.com/58epebw5 @uazcancercenter.bsky.social
EarthScape brought astronomy and art together in an amazing, cross-campus collaboration, where faculty from science and fine arts used dance, music, and vivid visuals to tell the story of Earth’s birth and our place in its future. More: tinyurl.com/ywzahk9y
EarthScape: Where artistic and scientific worlds collide
Experts from across the University of Arizona collaborated to craft a science-backed multimedia experience.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
EarthScape brought astronomy and art together in an amazing, cross-campus collaboration, where faculty from science and fine arts used dance, music, and vivid visuals to tell the story of Earth’s birth and our place in its future. More: tinyurl.com/ywzahk9y
U of A researcher M. Maya Kaelberer received a $1.5 million
NIH New Innovator Award to study how maternal diet shapes offspring food preferences by exploring how gut-brain signals through cells called neuropods form “nutritional memory.” More: tinyurl.com/bdfkunez
NIH New Innovator Award to study how maternal diet shapes offspring food preferences by exploring how gut-brain signals through cells called neuropods form “nutritional memory.” More: tinyurl.com/bdfkunez
NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices
A physiology researcher believes a better understanding of the gut-brain connection can help explain dietary choices and lead to strategies for altering food preferences.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
U of A researcher M. Maya Kaelberer received a $1.5 million
NIH New Innovator Award to study how maternal diet shapes offspring food preferences by exploring how gut-brain signals through cells called neuropods form “nutritional memory.” More: tinyurl.com/bdfkunez
NIH New Innovator Award to study how maternal diet shapes offspring food preferences by exploring how gut-brain signals through cells called neuropods form “nutritional memory.” More: tinyurl.com/bdfkunez
Congratulations to Joaquin Ruiz, Biosphere 2 director. He has been named chevalier in the French National Order of Merit, recognizing his leadership in science and his impact on global environmental research. More: tinyurl.com/3kywfudp
Biosphere 2 director honored by French government
Joaquin Ruiz, a renowned leader in U of A research for more than 40 years, has been named chevalier in the French National Order of Merit.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Congratulations to Joaquin Ruiz, Biosphere 2 director. He has been named chevalier in the French National Order of Merit, recognizing his leadership in science and his impact on global environmental research. More: tinyurl.com/3kywfudp
At Biosphere 2, a researcher lived for two weeks inside the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars, sharing air with 144 dwarf pea plants. The experiment measured how humanity might one day live and breathe beyond Earth. More: tinyurl.com/4xvy6au4
Dwarf peas inside Biosphere 2's SAM breathe new life into space habitat research
An astronaut stand-in spent two weeks sealed inside the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars at Biosphere 2, sharing his breath with 144 pea plants to test how humans and vegetation could sustain each o...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
At Biosphere 2, a researcher lived for two weeks inside the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars, sharing air with 144 dwarf pea plants. The experiment measured how humanity might one day live and breathe beyond Earth. More: tinyurl.com/4xvy6au4
The U of A Superfund Research Center received a $14.8 million renewal grant from NIEHS. This funds new research into how toxic mine dust and fungal spores affect lung health in mining communities across the Arizona-Sonora border. More: tinyurl.com/35tj2ynr @uazhealthsciences.bsky.social
U of A Superfund Research Center secures $14.8M NIEHS grant to combat hazardous dust effects in Southwest
The center was established in 1989 and has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1997.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The U of A Superfund Research Center received a $14.8 million renewal grant from NIEHS. This funds new research into how toxic mine dust and fungal spores affect lung health in mining communities across the Arizona-Sonora border. More: tinyurl.com/35tj2ynr @uazhealthsciences.bsky.social
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Countdown clock in @stewardobservatory.bsky.social for our NASA Pandora Space Telescope: T-60 days!!
Our team is getting ready for the launch of this incredibly exciting mission to explore worlds beyond the Solar System! #exoplanets @uazresearch.bsky.social @uarizonalpl.bsky.social
Our team is getting ready for the launch of this incredibly exciting mission to explore worlds beyond the Solar System! #exoplanets @uazresearch.bsky.social @uarizonalpl.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Countdown clock in @stewardobservatory.bsky.social for our NASA Pandora Space Telescope: T-60 days!!
Our team is getting ready for the launch of this incredibly exciting mission to explore worlds beyond the Solar System! #exoplanets @uazresearch.bsky.social @uarizonalpl.bsky.social
Our team is getting ready for the launch of this incredibly exciting mission to explore worlds beyond the Solar System! #exoplanets @uazresearch.bsky.social @uarizonalpl.bsky.social
A new refuge for the endangered Sonoyta pupfish has been established at the @uarizona.bsky.social’s Biosphere 2, where 48 fish were released into a custom desert stream to protect the species and support student research. More: tinyurl.com/47xf65uy
Endangered desert fish find new home at Biosphere 2
A newly constructed stream feature in the Desert Biome habitat at Biosphere 2 will provide a home for Sonoyta pupfish and Gila topminnows, both listed as endangered species native to the region.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A new refuge for the endangered Sonoyta pupfish has been established at the @uarizona.bsky.social’s Biosphere 2, where 48 fish were released into a custom desert stream to protect the species and support student research. More: tinyurl.com/47xf65uy
Welcome Linda Bixby, the University of Arizona’s new chief research partnerships officer. A national leader in innovation and cross-sector collaboration, Bixby will guide efforts to expand partnerships that accelerate research and real-world impact. More: tinyurl.com/ynz46xnf
Welcome Chief Research Partnerships Officer Linda Bixby, PhD
In her new role, Dr. Bixby will lead efforts to expand and strengthen the university’s strategic partnerships with industry, philanthropies, national laboratories and community collaborators.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Welcome Linda Bixby, the University of Arizona’s new chief research partnerships officer. A national leader in innovation and cross-sector collaboration, Bixby will guide efforts to expand partnerships that accelerate research and real-world impact. More: tinyurl.com/ynz46xnf
A U of A College of Medicine - Tucson preclinical study led by Jennifer Stern finds glucagon, a hormone long known for its role in metabolism, is crucial for the benefits of calorie restriction and may help slow the aging process. More: tinyurl.com/35ya63zj
U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging
A team from the Division of Endocrinology found that treatment with glucagon may induce similar metabolic benefits as caloric restriction, potentially slowing aging.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A U of A College of Medicine - Tucson preclinical study led by Jennifer Stern finds glucagon, a hormone long known for its role in metabolism, is crucial for the benefits of calorie restriction and may help slow the aging process. More: tinyurl.com/35ya63zj
Dr. Jason A. Wertheim has been appointed associate vice president for research and partnerships – health research at
@uarizona.bsky.social . He will lead health research initiatives and partnerships in AI-driven care and precision medicine. More: tinyurl.com/559n8ry9
@uarizona.bsky.social . He will lead health research initiatives and partnerships in AI-driven care and precision medicine. More: tinyurl.com/559n8ry9
Welcoming Dr. Jason Wertheim to university research leadership
Dr. Wertheim is a nationally recognized physician-scientist whose leadership in biomedical research and academic medicine will be pivotal as the university advances its strategic priorities in health ...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Dr. Jason A. Wertheim has been appointed associate vice president for research and partnerships – health research at
@uarizona.bsky.social . He will lead health research initiatives and partnerships in AI-driven care and precision medicine. More: tinyurl.com/559n8ry9
@uarizona.bsky.social . He will lead health research initiatives and partnerships in AI-driven care and precision medicine. More: tinyurl.com/559n8ry9
Congratulations! Three U of A faculty have been honored by the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association). Justin Starren was named a distinguished fellow. Jose Fernando Florez-Arango and Vignesh Subbian were elected as fellows. More: tinyurl.com/29bruh6w
Three U of A faculty honored by American College of Medical Informatics
Justin Starren, Jose Fernando Florez-Arango and Vignesh Subbian were recognized for their work in biomedical informatics.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Congratulations! Three U of A faculty have been honored by the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association). Justin Starren was named a distinguished fellow. Jose Fernando Florez-Arango and Vignesh Subbian were elected as fellows. More: tinyurl.com/29bruh6w
U of A researchers used AI to model skin cancer and identify tumor proteins that could trigger strong immune attacks. The work could guide personalized cancer vaccines. More: tinyurl.com/2s4k89yb @uazcancercenter.bsky.social @uazhealthsciences.bsky.social
Making cancer vaccines more personal
Researchers used modeling to better understand which tumor proteins can provoke a powerful immune system attack against a type of skin cancer.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
U of A researchers used AI to model skin cancer and identify tumor proteins that could trigger strong immune attacks. The work could guide personalized cancer vaccines. More: tinyurl.com/2s4k89yb @uazcancercenter.bsky.social @uazhealthsciences.bsky.social
The U of A Office of Research and Partnerships has launched Convergence Point, a newsletter connecting our research community through stories of discovery and collaboration.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The U of A Office of Research and Partnerships has launched Convergence Point, a newsletter connecting our research community through stories of discovery and collaboration.
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A new planetarium dome show has gone global! More than 100 planetariums have downloaded “Big Questions: Astrobiology,” which focuses on the University of Arizona’s role in pursuing answers to the questions of the universe. More: tinyurl.com/48c2ff3k @azastrobiology.bsky.social
New planetarium show quickly becomes global success
A dome show created by the Arizona Astrobiology Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center is being shown at more than 100 planetariums around the world.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A new planetarium dome show has gone global! More than 100 planetariums have downloaded “Big Questions: Astrobiology,” which focuses on the University of Arizona’s role in pursuing answers to the questions of the universe. More: tinyurl.com/48c2ff3k @azastrobiology.bsky.social
A University of Arizona study reveals that Tucson's aquifer has dropped more due to human pumping since the 1940s than from natural climate changes over the past 20,000 years. More: tinyurl.com/ywzfbjwd
Study finds humans outweigh climate in depleting Arizona's water supply
University of Arizona researchers evaluate the impact of pumping on groundwater levels using data spanning millennia.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A University of Arizona study reveals that Tucson's aquifer has dropped more due to human pumping since the 1940s than from natural climate changes over the past 20,000 years. More: tinyurl.com/ywzfbjwd
Meet Karletta Chief, Diné hydrologist and director of the Indigenous Resilience Center. She’s been named the first recipient of the Agnese Nelms Haury Endowed Professorship in Indigenous Resilience for her work in climate, justice and Indigenous research. More: tinyurl.com/yxxchxex
Karletta Chief named to inaugural endowed professorship in Indigenous resilience
The Haury Professorship in Indigenous Resilience advances the university's world-class Indigenous environmental resilience research, education and outreach.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Meet Karletta Chief, Diné hydrologist and director of the Indigenous Resilience Center. She’s been named the first recipient of the Agnese Nelms Haury Endowed Professorship in Indigenous Resilience for her work in climate, justice and Indigenous research. More: tinyurl.com/yxxchxex
A U of A research team will receive nearly $2.7 million from the NIH’s Common Fund Venture Program to advance next-generation imaging technologies that allow deeper, clearer views inside the body without the need for invasive procedures. More: tinyurl.com/bdctxjnc @uazcancercenter.bsky.social
New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers
A $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health, will allow a U of A research team to develop imaging technology that will make it easier for clinicians to take high-resolution images from...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A U of A research team will receive nearly $2.7 million from the NIH’s Common Fund Venture Program to advance next-generation imaging technologies that allow deeper, clearer views inside the body without the need for invasive procedures. More: tinyurl.com/bdctxjnc @uazcancercenter.bsky.social
A $6.5M NCI Outstanding Investigator Award to Dr. Dan Theodorescu at the @uazcancercenter.bsky.social will advance research into why losing the Y chromosome can make some cancers more aggressive and uncover treatment targets. Read more: tinyurl.com/4b6a9tdr
Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues
U of A Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Dr. Dan Theodorescu plans to study loss of Y chromosome biology and investigate potential therapies for bladder and other cancers.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A $6.5M NCI Outstanding Investigator Award to Dr. Dan Theodorescu at the @uazcancercenter.bsky.social will advance research into why losing the Y chromosome can make some cancers more aggressive and uncover treatment targets. Read more: tinyurl.com/4b6a9tdr
An asteroid impact 4.3 billion years ago formed the Moon’s largest and oldest crater: the South Pole-Aitken basin. New research led by U of A scientist Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna reveals the impact also left a unique radioactive signature. More:
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The moon's biggest impact crater made a radioactive splash
New analyses of the largest impact crater on the moon reveal unexpected insights into its tumultuous past. They also suggest that once astronauts return to the moon, they will have access to a veritab...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An asteroid impact 4.3 billion years ago formed the Moon’s largest and oldest crater: the South Pole-Aitken basin. New research led by U of A scientist Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna reveals the impact also left a unique radioactive signature. More:
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