Oct. 19, 2020 Tohono O'odham Nation Commits $1M to UArizona to Combat COVID-19 The contribution will allow UArizona researchers to continue developing better, more efficient and effective COVID-19 tests for people across the state.
Oct. 19, 2020 UArizona Increases In-Person Instruction, Cancels Spring Break The university also will conduct a travel survey and testing blitz prior to the Thanksgiving holiday in an effort to reduce travel-related spread of COVID-19.
Oct. 19, 2020 What Touching an Asteroid Can Teach Us NASA will make history on Oct. 20 by attempting to grab a sample from an asteroid. UArizona professor Dante Lauretta, principal investigator for the OSIRIS-REx mission, discusses the significance.
Oct. 16, 2020 UArizona School of Theatre, Film & Television Named a Top 50 Film School by The Wrap For the fourth time, the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television is ranked among The Wrap's Top 50 Film Schools in the U.S.
Oct. 15, 2020 Why Scooping a Sample from an Asteroid is Harder than it Looks Here's what will happen on Oct. 20, when the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descends to asteroid Bennu to pick up a sample of pristine material from the formation of the solar system.
Oct. 15, 2020 Packard Fellowship Will Help Cosmologist Probe What the Universe is Made Of Elisabeth Krause has been selected for a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. The $875,000 award will allow her to expand her research on the structure of the universe.
Oct. 15, 2020 With Arabic Flagship Program, UArizona Attracts New Students and Provides Virtual Immersion Experiences The University of Arizona was awarded an Arabic Flagship Grant for four more years, allowing for top-tier Arabic training – including virtual immersion experiences – to all Arabic learners.
Oct. 14, 2020 $1.8M to Advance Device for Detecting COVID-19, Cancer, Contaminants A biomedical engineering professor's technology detects ultra-low levels of disease particles, performance-enhancing drugs, contaminants and "anything worth sensing."
Oct. 14, 2020 Carbon Accounting Must Include City Greenery, Researchers Say A new study shows that LA's manicured lawns, emerald golf courses and trees have a surprisingly large influence on the city's carbon dioxide emissions.
Oct. 13, 2020 Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Provide Lasting Immunity UArizona researchers developed one of the most accurate COVID-19 antibody tests available and now have shown antibodies persist for months after infection, providing long-term immunity.
