Oct. 1, 2019 UA Laser Technology Startups Receive Funding Three companies formed to commercialize inventions developed in the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences have received funding from UAVenture Capital.
Sept. 19, 2019 John Paul Schaefer Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences Created The John Paul Schaefer Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences is the fourth of recently announced endowed chairs associated with James C. Wyant's $20 million gift to the Wyant College of Optical Sciences.
Aug. 7, 2019 A New Lens for Life-Searching Space Telescopes UA researchers have designed a telescope that is a cheaper, lighter and more powerful option than creating telescopes using ever-larger mirrors.
July 31, 2019 UA Inventions Help Legally Blind to See Low vision can have an immense impact on quality of life for individuals who are legally blind or have impaired eyesight. Thanks to technology developed in the Wyant College of Optical Sciences, a system from eSight Corporation is allowing people to see.
July 24, 2019 Automated Eyesight Testing May Make 'Better One or Better Two?' Obsolete Using phoropter technology developed at the UA James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, startup iCrx aims to shorten and ease visits to the eye doctor.
April 25, 2019 Startup to Bring Holographic Video Glasses Into View EARDG Photonics Inc. has adopted technologies invented at the UA College of Optical Sciences that represent a leap forward in augmented reality display glasses using 3D holographic video.
Nov. 30, 2018 $20M Gift to UA College of Optical Sciences is Largest Ever for Faculty Endowed Chairs The gift from the college's founding dean, James Wyant, and his family will add 10 endowed faculty chairs to the nation's largest academic optics education and research program.
