College of Science announces 2023 Teaching and Advising Awards July 8, 2023 Susan Hester, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Practice, Molecular and Cellular Biology, received the Distinguished Achievement in Science Education Award of the College of Science. Read more
College of Science faculty and staff recognized at 2023 Galileo Circle Awards April 28, 2023 Dr. Megha Padi, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Co-Director of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource at the Arizona Cancer Center, received a Galileo Circle Curie Award 2024. Read more
Outstanding Seniors in the College of Science: Jillian Sweetland April 24, 2023 Departments in the University of Arizona's College of Science nominated an outstanding senior who went above and beyond during their time as a Wildcat. Among them: Jillian Sweetland from the department of Molecular & Cellular Biology. Read more
Outstanding Seniors in the College of Science: Ola Allababidi Dec. 7, 2022 Departments in the University of Arizona's College of Science nominated an outstanding senior who went above and beyond during their time as a Wildcat. Today: Ola Allababidi. Read more
Dr. Ted Weinert receives College of Science Distinguished Career Teaching Award Sept. 30, 2022 Every year, the College of Science recognizes outstanding faculty and advisors for their noteworthy participation in representing and contributing to the teaching and advising mission of the University of Arizona. This year, Ted Weinert, Professor in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department, has been awarded the UA College of Science Distinguished Career Teaching Award. Read more
$3.2M NSF grant on capturing and converting methane with bioreactors Sept. 30, 2022 Researchers at the University of Arizona and Penn State University are looking to the sea for inspiration on how to capture methane and convert it into energy or valuable chemicals. Read more
Image Alumni Spotlight: Colin J Potter Sept. 22, 2022 Colin J Potter, a Tucson native and 2018 graduate with a double major in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science and Molecular & Cellular Biology, had no second thoughts about continuing his education post-graduation. Read more
Image Alumni Spotlight: Ben Van Maren Aug. 29, 2022 Ben Van Maren, a Tucson native and 2017 graduate from the University of Arizona, studied Molecular and Cellular Biology as an undergraduate in the College of Science. He is now a medical student in the College of Medicine here at U of A. Read more
Image 4-bit adhesion logic enables universal multicellular interface patterning Aug. 10, 2022 Dr. Riedel-Kruse with Honesty Kim (former UA postdoctoral fellow) and colleagues published a paper in Nature that explores how natural tiling patterns, such as on a fly’s wing, can be formed through mechanical interactions. Read more
Image Microbial Response to Increased Temperatures Within a Lava-Induced Hydrothermal System in Iceland: An Analogue for the Habitability of Volcanic Terrains on Mars Aug. 3, 2022 Dr. Duhamel and colleagues published on their investigation of microbial communities in a lava-water system in Iceland as a Mars analogue. T Read more