Nov. 1, 2018 Former Judge Ron Wilson Named UA Title IX Officer The University of Arizona has announced the hiring of Ronald A. Wilson as Title IX director.
Nov. 1, 2018 UA Study: Imported Tomatoes from Mexico Worth $4.8B to US Economy While the United States is one of the largest tomato producers in the world, imports play an important role in satisfying demand for fresh tomatoes since most U.S. production is destined for the processed market.
Nov. 1, 2018 Could Wearable Technology Help Patients Monitor Blood Pressure? A lab simulation model of an artificial artery demonstrates pulse wave velocity is a feasible measurement for monitoring blood pressure. Wearable patches show promise for measuring PWV, making them a potentially inexpensive blood-pressure monitoring option.
Oct. 30, 2018 US News: UA a 'Top Global University' A top-10 ranking by the UA space science program led a strong overall showing by the university in the U.S. News & World Report 2019 Best Global Universities rankings.
Oct. 30, 2018 Transforming the Humanities Through Technology The UA Center for Digital Humanities is using technology to create new opportunities to study who we are, where we came from, and ultimately what it means to be human.
Oct. 29, 2018 Genetic Search Reveals Key to Resistance in Cotton Pest Researchers have pinpointed a dominant genetic mutation that makes cotton bollworms, one of the world’s most destructive crop pests, resistant to genetically engineered cotton.
Oct. 29, 2018 Naps Hinder Learning in Children With Down Syndrome New research suggests that typically developing young children retain new information better after taking a nap, but the opposite is true in children with Down syndrome.
Oct. 28, 2018 UA Joins Research Coalition on Climate As part of the University Climate Change Coalition, the UA will collaborate with other top research institutions dedicated to finding practical solutions to climate challenges.
Oct. 26, 2018 Green Light Therapy Moves to Next Phase of Study: HIV-Related Pain Having found that green light therapy decreases fibromyalgia and migraine pain, UA researchers are beginning a new preclinical study to determine if it can also control HIV-related neuropathic pain.
Oct. 26, 2018 Nation’s First Opioid Helpline Launches in Arizona More than 1,100 calls have been received since the helpline launched in March 2018.
