Nov. 19, 2020 Look Out, Bill Nye! Earyn McGee Rises to Social Media Stardom Earyn McGee started her university education focused on field research, but then became a science communication sensation on social media. The UArizona graduate student advocates for conservation and inclusivity in the sciences and was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Nov. 19, 2020 UArizona Hypersonic Experts Contributing to $100M Consortium Home to multiple high-speed wind tunnels and facilities for high-temperature materials and manufacturing, UArizona is among the leading institutions working to accelerate research and technology for hypersonic flight.
Nov. 13, 2020 Choose Your Own Adventure at Reopened Biosphere 2 After temporarily closing due to COVID-19, Biosphere 2 is now welcoming visitors to tour the world-class research facility safely and at their own pace, using the updated Biosphere 2 Experience app.
Nov. 12, 2020 Escape from Mars: How Water Fled the Red Planet Mars once had oceans but is now bone-dry, leaving many to wonder how the water was lost. New research suggests that the water escaped not like a leaky faucet, but with a sudden splash.
Nov. 9, 2020 Pharma Company Licenses UArizona Method for Treating Parkinson's Disease with Ketamine UArizona researchers have developed a method of using ketamine in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The discovery has been licensed to Pharmather Inc. for development and commercialization.
Nov. 9, 2020 Life on Ancient Earth and Alien Planets: UArizona to Lead NASA Astrobiology Projects NASA awarded approximately $12 million to UArizona astrobiology researchers to establish research teams tasked with advancing our fundamental understanding of early Earth.
Nov. 5, 2020 Past is Key to Predicting Future Climate, Scientists Say Experts say data about Earth's climate millions of years ago should be considered in the development of climate models today.
Oct. 30, 2020 Asteroid's Scars Tell Stories of its Past Impact craters in the boulders on asteroid Bennu allowed researchers to reconstruct the history of the near-Earth object in unprecedented detail.
Oct. 29, 2020 Scientists Expand PET Imaging Options Through Simpler Chemistry Researchers have developed a rapid, simplified method for producing radio-labeling compounds used for PET scans.
Oct. 29, 2020 Lundin Family Giving $2M to UArizona Mining and Mineral Resources Programs with Challenge that Could Bring Millions More The $2 million initial gift, plus a $2.5 million challenge grant, is helping the university upgrade facilities, provide financial support to students and work toward an interdisciplinary school of mining engineering and mineral resources.
