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U of A neuroscientists studying the brains of songbirds have found that aging alters the gene expressions that control the birds' song. The finding could lead to earlier diagnoses and better treatments for human disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

NASA's newly launched SPHEREx mission will use software developed at the Arizona Cosmology Lab to analyze data and help astronomers understand what happened in the first trillionth of a second after the Big Bang.

The U of A has the world's top entomology program and is a leading university in nearly 200 different fields of study, according to EduRank's Best Universities in the World rankings.

U of A astronomers are learning more about a galaxy that existed when the universe was just 2% of its current age. One unexpected finding: significant amounts of oxygen.

Quantum computing is considered the next generation of information technology. Two U of A engineering researchers received grants from the federal government to advance novel areas in quantum information.

The gift will fund a 100,000-square-foot Student Design and Innovation Center, which will include collaborative classrooms, an advising center, makerspaces and more.

A new study sheds light on how extreme weather events impact phenological processes, specifically the flight period of butterflies and moths and the flowering time of plants, with implications for food security in the wake of climate change.

U of A ecologists, landscape architects and other experts are working with community partners to help designate part of the Santa Cruz River an urban national wildlife refuge.

The U of A's physical sciences programs are ranked 50th in the world and 11th among U.S. public colleges and universities in Times Higher Education's World University Rankings by Subject.

The U.S. Giant Magellan Telescope and the European Extremely Large Telescope, both under construction in Chile, could transform scientists' quest for life beyond Earth.