Radiation can save lives, but it often leaves head and neck cancer survivors with damaged salivary glands. Scientists are uncovering how the body's own immune cells might help restart the healing.

An $8 million estate gift from the late Susan K. Von Kersburg will provide lasting support for students in the W.A. Franke Honors College.

An analog astronaut spent two weeks sealed inside the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars at Biosphere 2, sharing his breath with 144 pea plants to test how humans and vegetation could sustain each other in space.

Researchers used modeling to better understand which tumor proteins can provoke a powerful immune system attack against a type of skin cancer.

A newly constructed stream feature in the Desert Biome habitat at Biosphere 2 will provide a home for Sonoyta pupfish and Gila topminnows, both listed as endangered species native to the region.

In the 10 years since Banner Health and University of Arizona forged their partnership, a new study reports that the academic medicine program has delivered an estimated $59 billion in total economic impact to the state of Arizona.

The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation has awarded grants to the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner Health to expand primary care graduate medical education in Arizona.

The first analysis of recent extinctions across plants and animals finds that, contrary to previous studies, the rate at which many groups of organisms have gone extinct has declined over the last 100 years.

Founded in 1975, Flandrau has inspired generations of curious minds with exciting planetarium shows, curiosity-quenching science exhibits, community programs and resources for teachers and students of all ages.

University of Arizona researchers evaluate the impact of pumping on groundwater levels using data spanning millennia.