Oct. 7, 2021 UArizona Chemists Develop Flame Retardant Sulfur Plastics from Fossil Fuel Waste Researchers have developed a way to turn sulfur – the byproduct of fossil fuel refining – into a flame retardant, high-end plastic that's rubbery, elastic and moldable.
Oct. 6, 2021 Highly Porous Rocks Responsible for Bennu's Surprisingly Craggy Surface Using data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, a UArizona-led team of scientists concluded that asteroids with highly porous rocks, such as Bennu, should lack fine-grain material on their surfaces.
Oct. 6, 2021 Explorando la historia de los Latinos dentro del béisbol en los Estados Unidos Un estudiante de un doctorado en historia fue inspirado por el pasado de su familia, lo cual lo llevó a estudiar la relación que existe entre la identidad racial y los deportes en los Estados Unidos.
Oct. 6, 2021 New Research on Tropical Cyclone Extremes Could Aid in Disaster Planning Hurricanes and tropical storms are slowing down and dumping more water in the process. At-risk communities could use new research findings to prepare for future disasters.
Oct. 6, 2021 Exploring the History of Latinos in U.S. Baseball A UArizona doctoral student in the Department of History was inspired by his own family's past to examine the relationship between racial identity and sports in the United States.
Oct. 4, 2021 Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy Likely Not Fully Protected by COVID-19 Vaccine Cancer Center researchers found lower immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine in patients on active chemotherapy. A third dose of the Pfizer vaccine boosted immune response.
Oct. 1, 2021 'Mini Psyches' Give Insights into Mysterious Metal-Rich Near-Earth Asteroids New research into metal-rich asteroids reveals information about the origins and compositions of these rare bodies that could one day be mined.
Sept. 30, 2021 What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health Researchers analyzed people's idle thoughts for 10 minutes. What they learned may be useful in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues such as depression.
Sept. 29, 2021 Learning About the Complexity of Coffee From Crop to Cup As the world celebrates International Coffee Day on Oct. 1, UArizona students will be learning about the complexity of coffee in the new course Food 353: Coffee from Crop to Cup.
Sept. 28, 2021 UArizona Awarded $60 Million to Lead Precision Aging Network The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.
