The center was established in 1989 and has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1997.

An astronaut stand-in 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.

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

Jennifer Barton will further develop her minimally invasive device that examines fallopian tubes to aid in early diagnostics and hasten treatment.

New analyses of the largest impact crater on the moon reveal unexpected insights into its tumultuous past. They also suggest that once astronauts return to the moon, they will have access to a veritable gold mine of scientific clues.