Eventually examine, the College of Arizona males’s basketball workforce had climbed to No. 5 within the nationwide rankings, whereas the ladies’s workforce had performed its option to No. 18.
Within the astronomy division, they name that “good however not nice.”
The UA continued its decadeslong streak because the nation’s No. 1 college for astronomy and astrophysics analysis, in accordance with information compiled by the Nationwide Science Basis.
The college topped the record with greater than $113 million in analysis exercise in the course of the 2021 fiscal yr, some $40 million greater than the second-place College of California, Berkeley.
Arizona has ranked No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics expenditures yearly since 1987.
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In general science analysis exercise throughout all departments, the college got here in thirty sixth nationally — and twentieth amongst public establishments — within the NSF’s Larger Schooling Analysis and Growth survey.
The annual survey of 900 faculties and universities within the U.S. is taken into account the first supply of knowledge on analysis and growth expenditures in larger training.
The UA reported about $770 million in R&D exercise in 2021, $9 million greater than the earlier fiscal yr. That locations the UA within the high 4% of all U.S. universities ranked on the NSF’s record.
“The College of Arizona is among the world’s premier educational analysis establishments, evidenced by our regular improve in analysis and growth expenditures,” mentioned UA President Robert C. Robbins in a written assertion. “From exploring the deepest corners of our galaxy to our management in vitally necessary efforts surrounding hypersonic know-how and the quantum web, College of Arizona researchers are on the forefront of the world’s most fun scientific discoveries.”
Along with its high rating in astronomy and astrophysics, the UA ranked No. 5 within the nation for NASA-funded work and No. 6 for analysis within the bodily sciences.
Its general R&D exercise in 2021 was the fourth most amongst so-called high-Hispanic-enrollment colleges, specifically faculties and universities with a minimum of 25% Hispanic enrollment.
The college additionally earned top-50 rankings in organic and biomedical sciences (No. 21); geosciences, atmospheric sciences and ocean sciences (27); agricultural sciences, pure sources and conservation (29); science and engineering fields (35); life sciences (39); chemistry (42) and laptop and data sciences (45).
The UA additionally cracked the highest 50 nationally in U.S. Division of Agricultural funding (29), Nationwide Science Basis funding (35) and Division of Well being and Human Companies funding (50).
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Contact reporter Henry Brean at hbrean@tucson.com or 573-4283. On Twitter: @RefriedBrean