Oct. 2, 2019 Precipitation Extremes Driving Tree Growth Reductions Extreme rainfall variability may cause long-term declines in tree growth for many trees in the western U.S., including the ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, piñon pine and bur oak.
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. 30, 2019 Which Comes First: Smartphone Dependency or Depression? New research suggests a person's reliance on his or her smartphone predicts greater loneliness and depressive symptoms, as opposed to the other way around.
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. 26, 2019 Researchers to Evaluate Sexual Assault Prevention Program in Arizona Bars A $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help a team including University of Arizona researchers evaluate the effectiveness of "Safer Bars" program, a program designed to help staff recognize and safely intervene in situations that could lead to sexual violence.
Sept. 26, 2019 $3M Grant to Create Cybersecurity Modeled After Human Body University of Arizona electrical and computer engineering researchers are training a future cybersecurity workforce and creating bioinspired methods for keeping computers secure.
Sept. 18, 2019 Study of Ancient Climate Suggests Warming Could Accelerate as CO2 Levels Rise A model used to assess climate change suggests that with increasing carbon dioxide levels, the Earth may warm more rapidly than previously thought.
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.
Sept. 17, 2019 Study Changes Guidelines for Sepsis Management A new study from a team including a University of Arizona researcher shows when physicians administer antibiotics could impact their ability to effectively diagnose and treat sepsis.
Sept. 17, 2019 Sound of the Future: A New Analog to Quantum Computing University of Arizona engineers researching the emerging field of phononics are using soundwaves to search through big data with more stability and ease.
