Feb. 4, 2020 Gun Owners Aren't Happier, Don't Sleep Better at Night New research challenges claims about the personal benefits of gun ownership, finding that gun owners and non-gun owners report the same levels of happiness and sleep disturbance.
Feb. 3, 2020 UArizona Helps to Preserve a Piece of Black History A grant and faculty support from the University of Arizona is helping Tucson's Dunbar Pavilion – a former segregated school – evolve into a revitalized community center.
Jan. 22, 2020 Grant to Help Local Fight Against Opioid Addiction Routing people with opioid use disorders toward treatment instead of jail is the goal of a program involving the University of Arizona and several community partners.
Jan. 16, 2020 Grant to Fund Development of Socially Savvy Artificial Intelligence University of Arizona researchers hope to create an AI agent that can gather and use information about humans' social interactions in order to help teams meet their goals.
Jan. 13, 2020 Widespread Droughts Affect Southern California Water Sources Six Times a Century A study used the annual growth rings of trees to reconstruct a long-term climate history and examine "perfect droughts" in Southern California's main water sources.
Jan. 9, 2020 Poverty Project Focuses on Housing, Evictions Low-income households in Tucson are struggling with the cost of housing, according to findings presented by students from the annual Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop.
Jan. 1, 2020 UA to Lead Multi-University Study on Sexual Assault Prevention A sexual assault training program that started in Canada teaches female freshmen how to better recognize risky situations, defend themselves, and communicate what they do and don't want.
Dec. 18, 2019 Self-Reflection Through Starlight Individuals incarcerated at some units of the Arizona State Prison Complex – Tucson have the opportunity to study astronomy in the University of Arizona Prison Education Program.
Dec. 16, 2019 Ben's Bells Founder Researching Kind Communication Jeannette Maré enrolled as a doctoral student in the Department of Communication, where she will research how best to equip people to practice kindness during difficult conversations.
Dec. 5, 2019 Schwarzman Scholar Turns World of Experience into Global Opportunity Senior Kendall Johnson was selected as a Schwarzman Scholar and will head to China for a year-long graduate program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
