Jan. 28, 2019 UA Benefits From Astronomy Superstar's 'Failed Retirement' The awards keep coming for Robert C. Kennicutt Jr., who was recently honored by both the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Astronomical Society.
Jan. 28, 2019 Greenland’s Southwest Ice Sheet Particularly Sensitive to Warming The ice fields of southwest Greenland are becoming sensitive to the North Atlantic Oscillation and will become a major contributor to sea level rise as global warming progresses.
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. 25, 2019 Tucson Entrepreneurs Launch Second Fund to Advance UA-Related Startups UAVenture Capital has launched a second venture capital fund designed specifically to help finance the commercialization of emerging and disruptive technologies formulated by UA researchers, faculty and students.
Jan. 25, 2019 $1.5M Gift Will Fund Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education at UA Margarethe Cooper, an assistant professor of practice in animal and comparative biomedical sciences, is the inaugural holder of the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education.
Jan. 24, 2019 Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts’ Immune Systems Astronauts who embarked on spaceflights lasting longer than six months experienced a decrease in the functionality of NK cells, which play an important role of the immune system by killing cancerous cells and preventing viruses from reactivating.
Jan. 23, 2019 UA Students Share Spotlight with Broadway Superstar Kristin Chenoweth Ten UA musical theater students got a special real-world learning experience when they were invited to perform alongside award-winning Broadway, film and television actress Kristin Chenoweth.
Jan. 17, 2019 Investing in the Arts The UA is investing in its future as an international arts destination with a new vice president for the arts position, filled by UA College of Fine Arts Dean Andrew Schulz.
Jan. 17, 2019 Having a Partner Present – or in Mind – May Keep Blood Pressure Down Visualizing your significant other may be just as effective as having them in the room with you when it comes to managing the body's cardiovascular response to stress.
Jan. 16, 2019 Water, Not Temperature, Limits Global Forest Growth as Climate Warms The changes are most evident in northern climates and at high altitudes, reports a team that includes UA scientists from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.
