Sept. 6, 2019 Can the Alzheimer's Brain Regenerate and Recover? A $37.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow the University of Arizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science to further test a unique Alzheimer's disease treatment.
Sept. 5, 2019 $3M Breakthrough Prize Goes to Black Hole Hunters Including UA Astrophysicists The EHT collaboration, which included UA researchers and students, received a prestigious and lucrative award for producing the first image of a supermassive black hole.
Sept. 5, 2019 UA-led Study Measures Impact of Built Environment on Water Use Many of a community's built environment factors, such as housing age and density, vegetated land cover and lot size, are tied to how much water single-family residences use.
Sept. 4, 2019 UA Awarded $1.4M Grant To Support Sleep Apnea Patients People with sleep apnea who struggle with CPAP treatment, which saves lives but is difficult for many patients to follow, could find relief through a peer-support program a UA professor is helping create.
Sept. 4, 2019 UA Rises 81 Spots in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings The University of Arizona improved its position in the annual rankings, marking the third time since May the university has posted significant gains in national higher education institution standings.
Sept. 4, 2019 From the Tropics to the Boreal, Temperature Drives Ecosystem Functioning UA researchers found a link between temperature and plant and microbe communities within forests, which will help predict how ecosystems might respond to climate changes.
Sept. 2, 2019 Agrivoltaics Proves Mutually Beneficial Across Food, Water, Energy Nexus A paper published in Nature Sustainability presents the first field-data assessment of outcomes of a multi-year study of agrivoltaics in dryland regions.
Aug. 30, 2019 UA Institute Tackles Homelessness Among LGBTQ Young Adults A $2.5 million grant will allow The Lighthouse Project, led by the UA Southwest Institute for Research on Women, to provide homeless LGBTQ young adults with comprehensive care.
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.
Aug. 28, 2019 Building a Bridge to STEM Degrees for Transfer Students The UA has received a $4.8 million grant from the NSF to provide scholarships and mentor support for Pima Community College students looking to complete STEM degrees at the UA.
