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At the U of A Imaging Cores – Optical facility, scientists explore worlds invisible to the naked eye, using advanced microscopes to reveal biological structures and processes in remarkable detail.

This month, 49 speakers and 424 participants gathered at the 2026 National PFAS Conference held at the University of Arizona to discuss educational resources, connections and research-backed strategies relating to PFAS. Read more in this article.

Matthew Wun, DVM, MS, DACVIM, a research technologist in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, recently published articles in the Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia for his work on injectable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acute kidney injury in veterinary medicine.

The 2026 National PFAS Conference takes place June 8-10 at the University of Arizona, the fifth gathering in a series that began at Northeastern University in 2017. The conference, held every other year, is one of the few national conferences devoted entirely to PFAS, and one of the only ones designed around the people living with the contamination very closely.

Arizona will receive $20 million in federal dollars to address PFAS "forever chemicals" and other harmful contaminants in the drinking water of small or disadvantaged communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced May 19.

As the toxic legacy of ‘forever chemicals’ grows, researchers are racing to develop safer alternatives.

Each year, the US News & World Report ranks universities in over 50 fields of study based on research performance. In 2026, the U of A was ranked number two in the field of water resources. US News compiles this list with bibliometric data from the analytics company Clarivate, which operates the research platforms Web of Science and ProQuest. Factors such as number of publications in the field and the reputation of the publishing journals play a role in determining ranking.

Scientists have found higher levels of minuscule plastic particles in brain tissue surrounding tumours than in samples of healthy brain.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center are conducting a clinical research trial with the Tucson Fire Department to evaluate whether an over-the-counter dietary supplement made from broccoli seed and sprout extracts can help the body detoxify and eliminate harmful chemical exposures that firefighters may encounter during their work.