Optica seeks to recognize 20 outstanding women in 2023. The $10,000 scholarship is available to undergraduate and current Masters-level women.

Join the Wyant College and the UArizona Campus Pantry to fight against food insecurity on campus by bringing in and dropping off staple foods for fellow campus community members, starting January 17 and going until January 31.

As part of the Optical Sciences Winter School 2023, at which more than 60 undergraduates from across the country and 20 optics professionals and faculty from other universities attended, Dr. Donna Strickland, Nobel Laureate, also joined us at Wyant College.

More than 60 undergraduates from across the country as well as approximately 20 optics professionals and faculty from other universities attended the 2023 Optical Sciences Winter School was held Jan. 4 – Jan. 7 and hosted by Wyant College of Optical Sciences.

Graduating students and their loved ones, along with Wyant College staff and faculty, gathered on Friday, Dec. 16 to celebrate the Wyant College of Optical Sciences' Winter Commencement. The intimate ceremony was followed by a light spread and cake in the Meinel 3rd floor lobby. 

Arvind Shankar Marathay, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Optical Sciences, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 88 years old. A Celebration of Life service, held by the Marathay family, was on Friday, December 9 at the Fountains at La Cholla in Tucson. Arvind was among the earliest faculty members in OSC and a tremendous contributor to the College’s reputation for excellence.