🚨: UA officials say the incoming fall 2026 class is expected to be even smaller than last year's, which already saw a 19% drop from fall 2024, again due to declines in out-of-state and international students. Exact enrolment numbers are yet to come. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: Community members are saying changes to the UA's admissions process also changed the clarity on how much merit aid prospective students with certain GPA numbers would get. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: As admissions draws to an end for fall 2026, UA officials are saying their yield rate is higher than last year's, honors enrollment is at an all-time high while international is down, and ASU and NAU are "struggling" with yield. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: Student advocacy groups at the University of Arizona continue to raise their voice against the university choosing former Google CEO and tech billionaire Eric Schmidt to be the commencement speaker right up to the day of the ceremony. tucson.com/news/local/e...

A fourth UA fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, has now been placed on an "activities suspension" after allegations of subjecting its new members to to sleep deprivation, forced alcohol consumption, “kidnapping” and forced calisthenics. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: Mariam Rana's parents were told she wouldn't live long due to a brain condition that led her to being in the hospital for two months. Today, as she graduates from the UA and plans on going to medical school, she wants to treat others like herself. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: UA faculty leaders are opposing a change to their university email policy, which they say was decided without faculty input. Their concerns include increased surveillance, threats to academic freedom, and the creation of a “police state” at the UA. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/s...

NEW: The University of Arizona is hosting a four-day dorm move-out rummage sale over two weekends with things left behind by students who lived on campus. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: May 16-17 and May 23-24. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: Two weeks after UA announced former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as the 2026 Commencement speaker, student advocacy groups across campus are calling for his removal due to the sexual assault allegations against him and his mentions in the "Epstein Files." tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: Activist and actor Dallas Goldtooth, famously known for his role on the television series “Reservation Dogs,” will address graduates and guests at a University of Arizona ceremony exclusively for Native American graduates this week. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: A UA faculty group, Committee of Eleven, is hosting a public forum series to discuss university issues, with the first session this week. Discussions on Saturday will circle 3 most important things people would like to see or see changed at the UA. tucson.com/news/local/e...

Three fraternities at the UA are being investigated for allegedly forcing their members to drink alcohol, knowingly or unknowingly giving them drugs, and subjecting them to “threatening and endangering behaviors.” tucson.com/news/local/e...

UA held a public forum to get community input on the renaming of its César E. Chávez building, after a NYT investigation revealed Chávez's sexual abuse actions. The community feedback will be collected and put together in a report to President Garimella by June 1. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: The UA is developing “smart bandages” to detect infections after surgeries, technology that could also help Southern Arizona’s diabetes patients, as part of a UA strategic priority to have artificial intelligence intersect with health-care research. tucson.com/news/local/s...

NEW: UA's office for commercialization and innovation generated $459.7 million in economic output and supported 3,070 jobs statewide in fiscal year 2025, according to an economic impact analysis report by Rounds Consulting Group, Inc. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: The American Red Cross of Arizona and New Mexico received the agency’s Presidential Award for Excellence this month for work to prevent heat-related illness and death, and nursing students from the UA and NAU directly contributed to the effort. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: Former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt, who is now working with the University of Arizona on a privately funded space telescope, is set to address graduates at UA's 2026 Commencement ceremony in May. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: The UA has begun work on a $20 million project to enhance its Student Union Memorial Center and other student dining venues, which includes maintenance improvements and updated heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical and plumbing systems. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: As announced in fall 2025, the UA will be keeping its tuition and fees flat for in-state undergraduate students for the third year in a row to prioritize affordability. In-state undergraduates will pay $12,168 in tuition and $1,738 in mandatory fees. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: After years of controversy surrounding UAGC, UA's online body, the federal education department has now dropped efforts to recoup $72 million from the UA to cover student loan debt from those who were defrauded by the former Ashford University. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: The UA's Campus Health will now be offering counseling services to students free of cost starting July 1. Counseling sessions have cost $25 per session until now, with financial assistance offered to students who need support. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: Pima Community College celebrated the grand opening this week of its newly remodeled and expanded Building and Construction Technology Center, which will offer training in in carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing and construction management. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: Two UA professors, one a playwright and one a space researcher, were named as one of over 200 people in 2026 to receive the Guggenheim Fellowship, an annual grant for exceptional mid-career artists, scholars and scientists. tucson.com/news/local/e...

U.S. Rep. Grijalva says President Trump is threatening the genocide of civilians as leverage in negotiations in the war against Iran, calling it illegal and “evil.” She said Trump's handling of the Iran war has been "unhinged" and "deranged." Read more: tucson.com/news/local/g...

Ten University of Arizona students will be honored at the fourth annual Wildcat Heroes Award Ceremony for their work in humanitarian aid and community service by the university in partnership with The Powerhouse, a local philanthropic group. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: UA Faculty Chair Leila Hudson has announced that she will not be participating in this year's commencement and convocation ceremony after President Garimella cut out Faculty Senate participation from taking part in deciding who gets honorary degrees. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: UA faculty members cite lower application numbers, a lack of transparency in the application process and a new application deadline that may disadvantage first-generation college students, as the UA changes its admissions process this year. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/s...

🚨: Local UA experts on international relations say Israel pressured U.S. President Donald Trump into war with Iran over nuclear weapons, that U.S's lack of clarity about the goals is “the danger here,” and civilian casualties won't be easy to justify. Read my latest: tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: In light of the rape and sexual abuse allegations against civil rights leader César E. Chávez, the University of Arizona — which has a building named after him — is considering its next steps, a spokesperson said without giving any details. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: The James E. Rogers College of Law opened up recruitment opportunities with ICE in February, causing UA law students and organizations to push back and ask the university to stand up for students and safeguard them from the agency's activities. Read more: tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: Arizona public universities must make decisions collaboratively between administration, faculty and staff by state law, but faculty leaders say UA President Garimella has declined to sign a memorandum of understanding providing more detail on how that should work. tucson.com/news/local/s...

NEW: The Anti-Defamation League's 2026 anti-Semitism report says UA's transparency on actions combating it is above expectations, its quality of life for Jewish people on campus is excellent, and it sees few incidents of severe antisemitism or anti-Zionist behavior. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: The Tucson Festival of Books, for the first time in 17 years, is instituting a clear-bag policy for people attending author panel sessions at the request of its host, the University of Arizona. Read my latest: tucson.com/life-enterta...

🚨: Former UA President Eugene Sander, who passed away Feb. 22 at the age of 90, was remembered as an inherent leader with strong ethics and strategic thinking. Sander was dean of the agriculture and life sciences college before assuming presidency. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: The UA is selling the 80-acre Al-Marah Arabian horse ranch along Sabino Creek on the Tucson area’s northeast side that famed Arabian horse breeder Ruth “Bazy” Tankersley left to the university to be used as an equine center when she died in 2013. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: After weeks of not confirming if all visually-impaired ASDB students are being mainstreamed into public schools, ASDB said they won't directly provide on-site classes for VI students who are not also deaf as they move their current Speedway campus. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson just got its eighth bishop since it was established in 1897. Bishop James Misko, from Austin, was ordained Friday afternoon at the downtown church which serves 400,000 Catholics in nine counties. Read my latest: tucson.com/news/local/a...

🚨: The UA is undertaking a $250 million project of building a new 19-story student dorm on Speedway and Campbell, which will also have a dining hall open for all students. It will be built, operated and financed by a nonprofit organization. Read more: tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: An Arizona Auditor General’s report on the UA for FY25 has found UAGC overstated revenue by more than $250k and a former employee was paid for over a year after resignation, among other finds. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...

The Arizona Commerce Authority, a state economic development agency, will invest $35.5 million to expand UA's semiconductor research and manufacturing facility’s cleanroom, helping prevent microscopic contaminants from damaging or destroying highly sensitive microchips. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: Crime experts are divided on whether the newly released footage and images of a potential abductor in the Nancy Guthrie case shows evidence of it being a burglary gone wrong or an intentional abduction or kidnapping. Read mine & Cathy Burch's story: tucson.com/news/local/c...

NEW: The UA is focusing on mining as one of its strengths and initiatives, and expects increased federal funding for it as the Trump administration emphasizes interest in critical minerals, including copper and rare earth minerals. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/s...

🚨: The U.S. Energy Department has named UA President Suresh Garimella to the new Office of Science Advisory Committee, established to provide independent advice on scientific and technical challenges, probably including fusion energy, a UA initiative. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: UA Faculty Chair Leila Hudson is proposing a motion urging President Suresh Garimella to reverse his plan of cutting off Faculty Senate participation, while keeping input from individual faculty, in deciding who receives honorary UA degrees. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: UA Faculty Chair Leila Hudson announced she is distributing "emergency whistles" to faculty, students, staff at the first Faculty Senate meeting of the year, in the midst of what she described as "paramilitary thugs" threatening neighborhoods. Read more: tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨🚨: An ASDB community meeting Monday night brought heightened emotions as parents shouted out questions on if their kids were going to be served appropriately at the new location, after which the school's management abruptly shut it down. Read more: tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: Teachers working with blind students at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind's Tucson campus were notified Friday that they are being laid off, according to sources with professional ties to ASDB, my colleague @charlieborla.bsky.social writes. tucson.com/news/local/e...

NEW: The UA is launching an institute for national security that aims to translate research into solutions to “safeguard U.S. national security interests and armed services personnel amid an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.” Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...

The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind's Tucson branch is leasing Copper Creek Elementary Schools' Oro Valley campus starting in the fall 2026 semester due to reduced student enrollment. tucson.com/news/local/e...

🚨: The UA is partnering with defense contractor Precise Systems to compete for up to $151 billion in contracts under President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system, which he expects to be capable of intercepting missiles even if from space. tucson.com/news/local/e...