Oct. 25, 2018 What Makes A Good Working Dog? Canine 'Aptitude Test' Might Offer Clues Testing dogs' cognitive abilities might help predict which dogs will be most successful in various working roles, according to new research by Evan MacLean, director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center.
Oct. 24, 2018 Rare Blue Asteroid Reveals Itself During Fly-By An international team led by Teddy Kareta, a doctoral student at the UA's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, investigated (3200) Phaethon, a bizarre asteroid that sometimes behaves like a comet, and found it even more enigmatic than previously thought.
Oct. 23, 2018 Taking Drug Discoveries From Research to Reality The Arizona Center for Drug Discovery will focus on bridging faculty experts with partners in the pharmacy industry, creating a pipeline for advancing drug discovery and development.
Oct. 22, 2018 UA Program Teaches Mindfulness to Combat Obesity Among Latino Youth in Arizona In a pilot study by researchers at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Latino youth in Arizona are learning to manage toxic stress using mindfulness techniques to prevent obesity.
Oct. 22, 2018 Funding Unites UA College of Nursing and MHC Healthcare to Battle Opioid Crisis UA Nursing Professor Rene Love's passion for bringing health care to rural and medically underserved communities is bolstered by an $821,171 grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration.
Oct. 19, 2018 UA, USDA Recognize Milestone in Pink Bollworm Research UA scientists have been studying the pink bollworm for decades, with their research playing an integral role in the eradication of one of the world's most devastating crop pests.
Oct. 18, 2018 Helping Minority Students Overcome Barriers to Graduate Education A $1.075 million grant from the National Science Foundation allows the UA to continue helping underrepresented students through the Bridge to the Doctorate Program.
Oct. 17, 2018 Wildcats to Reunite at 104th UA Homecoming More than 50,000 Wildcats are expected to attend a wide range of Homecoming events including the Lighting of "A" Mountain 5K Fun Run and GLOW celebration for young alumni.
Oct. 17, 2018 UA and Microsoft Create Cloud Infrastructure Partnership to Train Tomorrow's Leaders The new Cloud Infrastructure Renewal Center will focus on developing sustainable data centers and educating students to engineer, operate and manage them.
Oct. 16, 2018 Data on Demand: Creating a Search Engine for Microbiome Sciences The Hurwitz Lab corrals big data sets into a more searchable form to help scientists study microorganisms and how they relate to each other, their hosts and the environment.
