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In March 2026, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai led a delegation to Arizona, USA, to sign a "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Six-Party Semiconductor Ecosystem and Global Talent Partners". This week, the University of Arizona returned the visit to Kaohsiung to discuss semiconductors with Chen Chi-mai and visited National Sun Yat-sen University and ASE Group to explore opportunities for high-tech industry-academia cooperation.

University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella conferred about 10,000 bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degrees at the university's 162nd Commencement on Friday, May 15th, 2026.

A million-dollar infrared microscope capable of detecting defects invisible to the human eye is now operational in the University of Arizona's Nanofabrication Core Facility, thanks to a transformational gift from IRLabs.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) led a delegation from the Kaohsiung City Government and National Sun Yat-sen University on a visit to the University of Arizona to promote cross-border cooperation in silicon photonics research.

CSM Director Krishna Muralidharan and University of Arizona Research & Partnerships convened the first Summit on Photonics Heterogeneous Integration (PHI) at the University of Arizona, bringing together industry, government, and academic leaders to discuss next-generation chips that merge electronics and photonics.

NXP Semiconductors has donated $7.7 million worth of chips and hardware — nearly 75,000 circuits and motherboard components — to help train the next generation of engineers.

University, government, and industry leaders unveiled the Office of Research and Partnerships’ Nano Fabrication Center semiconductor cleanroom with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on February 17, 2026.

The University of Arizona formalized an agreement with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan to redefine workforce development in a high-tech, globally interconnected economy.

As commercial interest in space-based data centers grows, University of Arizona researchers are combining their expertise to propel sustainable, high-performance computing beyond Earth's atmosphere.

The University of Arizona Office of Research and Partnerships named John Schaibley, associate professor of physics, as its first Faculty Fellow for Quantum, a new position designed to guide the university’s growing efforts in quantum science and technology.