Bigger Questions. Better Answers. Bear Down.

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Harvest of awards for Arizona Public Media

Southern Arizona’s home to PBS and NPR collects a record number of Emmys for its broadcast work.

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New development in climate change

UA-led team of international scientists discovers that communities of tiny soil microbes play a big role.

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New radio telescope a star of its own

Located at Kitt Peak, it makes the UA the only university in the continental U.S. to have one.

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UA breaks new ground in downtown Phoenix

Biosciences Partnership Building, opening in 2016, will launch a new generation of health professionals.

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$45M

The amount Arizona residents save each year thanks to the UA's Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center

College of Pharmacy

The number of graduate programs in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences that were ranked in
the top 25 in 2011

National Research Council

The ranking of the School of Art MFA Photography program among public institutions

U.S. News & World Report

Mineral database in the world

Department of Geosciences

70K

The number of calls the UA's Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center receives annually

College of Pharmacy

120

The number of countries represented by international students attending the UA.

The University of Arizona

The UA is the only university in the continental U.S. with its own radio telescope

Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy

500

Student clubs and organizations

Associated Students of the University of Arizona

1st

First and only accredited public health college in Arizona

Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

The ranking of the College of Science among observational, theoretical, and space astronomy programs in the U.S.

National Science Foundation

19 th

In research and development expenditures among public universities with $650 million in federal funding

National Science Foundation

The ranking of the Eller College of Management's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship among public undergraduate programs

Princeton Review

1 st

Founded in 1975, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was the first of its kind in the world.

College of Science

1st

The Department of Hydrology and Water Resources became the first department in the U.S. dedicated solely to the science of water in 1966.

College of Science

1st

The world's first laboratory dedicated to tree-ring research was established at the UA. It now houses more than 2 million pieces of wood.

College of Science

The number of irreplaceable specimens in the UA's Insect Collection

Department of Entomology

Top25

One of the top 25 producers of Fulbright awards in the U.S.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Largest optics program among U.S. institutions

College of Optical Sciences

The number of UA graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in 2013

U.S. News & World Report

Among U.S. institutions in enrollment of Peace Corps Fellows/USA program participants in 2013

Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program

The number of UA faculty members who have won Nobel Prizes

The Nobel Foundation

Among U.S. graduate
geology programs

U.S. News & World Report

The UA's collection of children's and adolescent literature is the largest in the world.

College of Education

Top5

In the number of American Indian and Hispanic graduates among U.S. public health schools.

College of Public Health

The James E. Rogers College of Law was named a Best Value Law School in 2012.

National Jurist Magazine

Among U.S. business schools in the amount of federal grant support attracted by college faculty

Eller College of Management

The number of print volumes in the UA library system. There are also 600,000 e-books and 54,000 electronic journals.

The University of Arizona Libraries

In funding for the physical
sciences in 2012

National Science Foundation

1st

First design and planning program in Arizona, and the nation’s leader in sustainable design and planning for arid regions.

College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Our Impact

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The UA is the only university in the continental U.S. with its own radio telescope

Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy

The ranking of the College of Science among observational, theoretical, and space astronomy programs in the U.S.

National Science Foundation

Among U.S. institutions in enrollment of Peace Corps Fellows/USA program participants in 2013

Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program

Largest optics program among U.S. institutions

College of Optical Sciences

120

The number of countries represented by international students attending the UA.

The University of Arizona

1st

First design and planning program in Arizona, and the nation’s leader in sustainable design and planning for arid regions.

College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

The James E. Rogers College of Law was named a Best Value Law School in 2012.

National Jurist Magazine

The ranking of the School of Art MFA Photography program among public institutions

U.S. News & World Report

1st

First and only accredited public health college in Arizona

Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Top5

In the number of American Indian and Hispanic graduates among U.S. public health schools.

College of Public Health

The number of irreplaceable specimens in the UA's Insect Collection

Department of Entomology

$45M

The amount Arizona residents save each year thanks to the UA's Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center

College of Pharmacy

1st

The Department of Hydrology and Water Resources became the first department in the U.S. dedicated solely to the science of water in 1966.

College of Science

The number of print volumes in the UA library system. There are also 600,000 e-books and 54,000 electronic journals.

The University of Arizona Libraries

Mineral database in the world

Department of Geosciences

Among U.S. business schools in the amount of federal grant support attracted by college faculty

Eller College of Management

1 st

Founded in 1975, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was the first of its kind in the world.

College of Science

19 th

In research and development expenditures among public universities with $650 million in federal funding

National Science Foundation

Among U.S. graduate
geology programs

U.S. News & World Report

500

Student clubs and organizations

Associated Students of the University of Arizona

The UA's collection of children's and adolescent literature is the largest in the world.

College of Education

Top25

One of the top 25 producers of Fulbright awards in the U.S.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The number of UA faculty members who have won Nobel Prizes

The Nobel Foundation

70K

The number of calls the UA's Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center receives annually

College of Pharmacy

The ranking of the Eller College of Management's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship among public undergraduate programs

Princeton Review

The number of graduate programs in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences that were ranked in
the top 25 in 2011

National Research Council

1st

The world's first laboratory dedicated to tree-ring research was established at the UA. It now houses more than 2 million pieces of wood.

College of Science

The number of UA graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in 2013

U.S. News & World Report

In funding for the physical
sciences in 2012

National Science Foundation

Recent News

October 22, 2014

Thought Leaders Learn the Art of Promotion

A program co-sponsored by the UA helps women refine their skills in public discourse — and gets impressive results.

Students in Ellen McMahon's "Critical Issues in Design" course work on a mural of endangered animals in a coastal community in Mexico. McMahon tries to increase her students' environmental awareness by engaging them in cross-disciplinary projects at the UA and in the field.

October 22, 2014

Art Professor Creates New World of Awareness

Ellen McMahon grew up in a home where science and art often collided — and is both an artist and a biologist. Now she wants her UA students to be environmentally sensitive and to see the difference their work can make.