Jan. 8, 2019 Fighting Human Disease with Birth Control… for Mosquitoes A newly discovered protein that is crucial for egg production in mosquitoes opens a possibility for "mosquito birth control," an approach that might offer a way to reduce mosquito populations in areas of human disease transmission.
Jan. 7, 2019 International Research Park Executive To Lead Tech Parks Arizona Carol Stewart, former CEO of the Association of University Research Parks, has joined the UA to oversee Tech Parks Arizona, which includes the UA Tech Park at Rita Road, the Arizona Center for Innovation, and the future UA Tech Park at The Bridges.
Jan. 4, 2019 Developing an Attosecond Snapshot Physicist Mohammed Hassan wants the UA to be the first place where humans take a photo of an electron in motion. Thanks to $1.75 million in grants, it just might happen.
Jan. 2, 2019 UA Researchers Developing 15-Minute MRI A team of UA researchers led by biomedical engineer Nan-kuei Chen is using a $2.1 million grant to improve MRI technologies for challenging patient populations.
Dec. 31, 2018 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Enters Close Orbit Around Bennu, Breaking Record On December 31, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft entered into orbit around the asteroid Bennu, and made Bennu the smallest object ever to be orbited by a spacecraft.
Dec. 21, 2018 UA Attractions to Explore During the Winter Break From family-friendly science exhibits and planetarium shows, to archeology, history, fine art and photography, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the UA.
Dec. 21, 2018 Traumatic Brain Injury: What Happens Next? More efficient classification and predictive models could lead to better treatment for traumatic brain injuries.
Dec. 20, 2018 Reconnecting the Disconnected: Restoring Movement in Paralyzed Limbs Andrew Fuglevand is using artificial intelligence to stimulate multiple muscles to elicit natural movement in ways previous methods have been unable to do.
Dec. 20, 2018 UA-Led $3.9M Project to Focus on Date Palm Production in Oman UA faculty and staff will lead the development of the Central Date Palm Laboratory in Oman in support of the One Million Date Palm Trees Project, which aims to increase sustainable date production in the country.
Dec. 20, 2018 UA Researcher Captures Rare Radar Images of Comet 46P/Wirtanen A UA-led team took the best known opportunity to image a comet with radar for the next 30 years, resulting in some unique and surprising information about Comet 46P/Wirtanen.
