Feb. 8, 2021 OSIRIS-REx to Fly a Farewell Tour of Bennu Before departing for Earth on May 10, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will perform a final flyby of Bennu – capturing its last images of sample collection site Nightingale.
Feb. 3, 2021 Battling Bugs Help Solve Mysteries of Weapon Evolution Scientists outfitted bugs with body armor to learn more about how evolution has shaped weapons in the animal kingdom and why weapons differ among species.
Feb. 1, 2021 COVID Cases Down, Vaccinations Up at UArizona While numbers are improving, the state of Arizona remains a COVID-19 hot spot, and precautions are still necessary, University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins says.
Feb. 1, 2021 NSF: UArizona Places in Top 20 Among Public University Research Expenditures The university ranks in the top 4% of all U.S. universities in research and development expenditures and No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics.
Feb. 1, 2021 Anti-Racism Project Uses Virtual Reality to Let People 'Walk in Someone Else's Shoes' The project will create immersive scenarios that simulate typical experiences of discrimination, with the goal of promoting honest and productive discussions about racism.
Jan. 29, 2021 UArizona Researchers Develop Smartphone-Based COVID-19 Test The test uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes.
Jan. 27, 2021 Startup Licenses Sustainability Technology for Mining Industry Auxilium Technologies has brought together multiple UArizona inventions that offer sustainable, energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions to improve the output of mines while reducing their environmental impact.
Jan. 27, 2021 UArizona Researcher Investigates Untold Stories of Blaxploitation Film Blaxploitation movies of the early 1970s are, to many, as problematic as they are influential. With a new award from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Derrais Carter will write a book about the history of blaxploitation film.
Jan. 27, 2021 Tree Rings and the Laki Volcano Eruption: A Closer Look at Climate When Iceland's Laki volcano erupted in 1783, its effects rippled around the world. Researchers analyzed tree rings to understand how climate responded in northwestern North America. The work will help fine-tune future climate models.
Jan. 26, 2021 UArizona-Led OSIRIS-REx Mission Plans for May Asteroid Departure On May 10, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will depart asteroid Bennu and begin its two-year journey back to Earth, where scientists will study the dust and rocks it collected from the asteroid's surface.
