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.
Oct. 25, 2018 UA International Programs Bolstered by $4.8M in Funding Title VI grants from the U.S. Department of Education support teaching, research and outreach on critical world regions and languages and help the UA prepare students to thrive in a globalized world.
Oct. 25, 2018 What Makes A Good Working Dog? Canine 'Aptitude Test' Might Offer Clues Testing dogs' cognitive abilities might help predict which dogs will be most successful in various working roles, according to new research by Evan MacLean, director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center.
Oct. 24, 2018 Rare Blue Asteroid Reveals Itself During Fly-By An international team led by Teddy Kareta, a doctoral student at the UA's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, investigated (3200) Phaethon, a bizarre asteroid that sometimes behaves like a comet, and found it even more enigmatic than previously thought.
Oct. 23, 2018 Taking Drug Discoveries From Research to Reality The Arizona Center for Drug Discovery will focus on bridging faculty experts with partners in the pharmacy industry, creating a pipeline for advancing drug discovery and development.
Oct. 22, 2018 UA Program Teaches Mindfulness to Combat Obesity Among Latino Youth in Arizona In a pilot study by researchers at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Latino youth in Arizona are learning to manage toxic stress using mindfulness techniques to prevent obesity.
