Sept. 26, 2019 Startup Licenses Carbon Fiber Tech to Treat Broken Bones, Receives Funding An Arizona professor has has invented a flexible carbon fiber fabric designed to be inserted inside and around a fractured bone. The technology has been licensed to a startup and has already received venture capital funding to take it forward.
Sept. 18, 2019 Brain May Not Need Body Movements to Learn Virtual Spaces A new study conducted by the University of Arizona and the University of California, Davis enhances our understanding of how the brain learns in virtual reality.
Aug. 29, 2019 Developing a High-Resolution Picture of Disease Biology UA inventions from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and BIO5 are allowing for a deeper understanding of complex biological processes and opening possibilities for more precise disease diagnosis and treatment.
April 24, 2019 Students Showcase Impactful Tech at Design Day Engineering Design Day will feature inventions to fight fires, reduce cyclist fatalities and combat child abuse, as well as more than 100 other projects to make the world better.
Jan. 25, 2019 Interdisciplinary UA Researchers Get Tangled Up in Quantum Computing UA researchers are building a quantum hub known as Inquire, which will be the world's first shared research and training instrument to help researchers in diverse fields benefit from quantum resources.
Jan. 8, 2019 UA Engineers Bring 5G Whiz to Cell Networks UA-led research into 5G networks allows for remote surgery, autonomous vehicles and ever-faster processing speeds.
Aug. 27, 2018 UA Licenses Deception-Detecting AVATAR to Startup UA researchers have developed AVATAR, an interactive system that interviews border crossers, monitors thousands of physical signals and alerts agents when it detects deception.
July 2, 2018 Reimagining the Humanities for a Changing Future "There is no such thing as a starving humanist. These people are employed in all kinds of jobs in all kinds of fields," Alain-Philippe Durand says of the UA's focus on the humanities.
May 30, 2018 Elite Designation for Cyber Ops Program From NSA The UA program, begun less than two years ago, becomes one of only 20 to be recognized by the National Security Agency for teaching specialized technologies and techniques.
April 18, 2018 Cybersecurity Means Job Security A young cyber operations program, based on the UA South campus, provides students with uncommon hands-on training for a wealth of career opportunities. With UANews video. This is the final installment in the eight-part series Fast Forward, which has examined the UA's role in the convergence of the digital, physical and biological worlds.
