May 22, 2019 UA Researcher Awarded $3 Million to Study Genomics in Cerebral Palsy Dr. Michael Kruer, of the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, has received the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of a condition that affects 1 in 250 children.
May 22, 2019 UA Announces Appointments for Two Key Leadership Positions Liesl Folks joins the UA as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost; Betsy Cantwell has been appointed senior vice president for research and innovation.
May 22, 2019 On Mars, Sands Shift to a Different Drum In the most detailed analysis of how sands move around on Mars, a team of planetary scientists led by the UA found that processes not involved in controlling sand movement on Earth play major roles on Mars.
May 21, 2019 Startup to Commercialize Blood Test for Most Major Cancers UA researchers developed a new blood test that can detect most major cancers and have launched a startup, DesertDx, to bring the invention to doctors and their patients.
May 21, 2019 Engineering Grad Student Helps Capture First Image of Black Hole Arash Roshanineshat’s digital signal processing skills and tools are helping a worldwide astronomical community write the next chapter on the universe’s most extreme objects.
May 20, 2019 A UA-Powered Science Fair Success Ask and you shall receive: A high school freshman turned to a UA researcher and a graduate student for help with a unique science project on aerosol particles.
May 15, 2019 Using Big Data to Prevent Cardiac Arrhythmias A new grant will allow researchers at the UA and Banner Health to create alerts to identify patients at risk for developing heart rhythm disorders and sudden cardiac death.
May 15, 2019 Weakening of Asian Summer Monsoon Blamed on Pollution Air pollution from industrialization is the likely culprit behind the reduced precipitation from the Asian monsoon, a phenomenon that affects almost half of the world’s population.
May 15, 2019 After 20 Years in a Wheelchair, UA Student Rises to His Feet at Graduation After spending most of his life in a wheelchair, Jeffrey Bristol took a few steps across the stage on May 11 to receive his diploma from the UA Eller College of Management.
May 15, 2019 Detecting Dementia's Damaging Effects Before It's Too Late Researchers might have found a way to detect neurodegeneration before brain cells are lost for good. Earlier detection could provide therapeutic drug treatments a chance to work.
