Fall 2023 | Arizona Alumni

Exploring New Frontiers of Space

The University of Arizona celebrated the grand opening the Applied Research Building - the cutting-edge home for the Arizona Space Institute. It’s the nation’s first integrated facility to house everything from space debris analysis to an anechoic chamber for antennae command, control and data-relay testing all under one roof.

In the Fall 2023 Issue

Dani DellaGiustina, deputy principal investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, speaks at the SXSW Festival in 2022.

Skyward

Dani DellaGiustina, a rising star in planetary science, will soon lead a NASA extended mission, OSIRIS-APEX. To do so, she’ll take over for a longtime mentor, Regents Professor Dante Lauretta.

The Desert Takeover Football Collective

NIL and a conference transition are redefining what it means to ’Bear Down, Arizona.’

Folklórico dancers from Desert View High School performing

Resilience Blooms in the Desert

Arizona Arts builds community connections through interdisciplinary collaborations.

George Vanderheiden - Photo provided by the Bartlett family

A Legacy of Hope

Honoring the life and love of their cousin, Bruce and Patricia Bartlett’s endowment to catalyze transformative cancer medicine may prove the ultimate ROI from legendary investor George Vanderheiden.

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Photo Spotlight

HOORAY! The 2022-23 members of the Bobcats Senior Honorary celebrate their graduation.

Chris Richards

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Dante Lauretta, principal investigator for NASA’s Wildcat-led OSIRIS-REx mission, celebrates in the Utah desert after the historic Sept. 24 return of a sample of the asteroid Bennu. Before the mission, the United States had never returned an asteroid sample to Earth. Lauretta serves as a Regents Professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona.

Our Favorite Images of 2023

A year of exploration, perseverance and achievement at the University of Arizona — captured on camera.

A photograph of five individuals standing outside of the Steward Observatory dome

Science

Campus

A Century of Exploration

For over a century, the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory has pushed the boundaries of astronomical research and established itself as a world leader in space sciences.

Sports

Arizona NIL Success Story: Maya Nnaji

When it comes to her career as a college student, basketball student-athlete and future medical doctor, Arizona standout Maya Nnaji wants to be an agent of change.

Denise TrimbleSmith, Ilyasah Shabazz and Bernice King

Campus

Beyond Legacy

Daughters of Civil Rights legends speak in honor of Juneteenth.

Research

Energy Innovation

A study published in the journal PLOS Climate in April takes a new look at how household energy use changes with rising temperatures, applying a model traditionally used for studying animals.

Campus

Journalists of Record

Arizona Public Media, bolstered by a new campus home, pledges evolution within a fluid news landscape.

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