Oct. 15, 2019 Could Near-Infrared Light Give Aging Brains a Boost? Researchers will test a novel intervention that uses near-infrared light to enhance cognition and brain function, and reduce Alzheimer's disease risk in older adults.
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. 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. 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.
Sept. 11, 2019 UA Named a Top 20 U.S. Public Research Institution by Times Higher Education The UA finished 104th overall in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 – a 55-spot leap over the university's position last year.
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.
Aug. 19, 2019 UA Packing a Multibillion-Dollar Economic Punch A study commissioned by the Arizona Board of Regents pegs the UA’s economic impact at more than $4 billion and says the university supports thousands of Arizona jobs.
July 3, 2019 From Points of Light to Worlds: UA Explores the Solar System A determined bunch of scientists set out to map the moon in preparation of the Apollo landings, but that was only the beginning. A new field of science blossomed, and UA scientists have been involved in nearly every U.S. space mission since.
Feb. 5, 2019 New UA-affiliated Corporation Targets Defense Research The University of Arizona Applied Research Corp. will focus the UA's research strengths in several diverse areas on solving national security issues.
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.