Planet-forming disks, maelstroms of gas and dust swirling around young stars, are nurseries that give rise to planetary systems, including our solar system. U of A astronomers have discovered new details of gas flows that sculpt those disks and shape them over time.

Wednesday marked the start of a new era for the University of Arizona, when Suresh Garimella spent his first full day on campus as the university's 23rd president. Garimella, a mechanical engineer who previously served as president of the University of Vermont, has vowed to make students his No. 1 priority.

A new U of A women's hockey team took to the ice for its first game last week, marking the first time since 2007 that the university has had a competitive women's team in the sport.