KGUN May 5, 2022 Bringing more diversity to campus at the University of Arizona The University of Arizona has several initiatives underway to recruit students from Mexico and then prepare those students to succeed. Currently, 138 students from Mexico are enrolled in UArizona. "We started a new enrollment option called Global Direct, which is the option for an international student to receive a UArizona degree fully online from their home country and they get a tuition discount based on where they're located," student recruiter Hope Noriega said.
Scientific American May 5, 2022 NASA spacecraft will visit Apophis, once Earth's deadliest asteroid threat The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft won't clock out after it drops off its samples from asteroid Bennu on Sept. 24, 2023. NASA extended the University of Arizona-led mission, which will be renamed OSIRIS-APEX as it heads to study asteroid Apophis during a close pass by Earth in 2029. Planetary sciences assistant professor and OSIRIS-REx deputy principal investigator Dani DellaGiustina will become principal investigator of OSIRIS-APEX.
The Atlantic May 4, 2022 What did all those COVID infections get us? This column examining the elusive nature of "herd immunity" to COVID-19 in the United States quotes University of Arizona immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya. He said there is a "'mosaic of immunity,' with plenty of vulnerable cracks and crevices into which the coronavirus will still seep."
The New York Times May 4, 2022 Few transgender children change their minds after 5 years, study finds Young children who transition to a new gender with social changes — taking on new names, pronouns, haircuts and clothing — overwhelmingly continue identifying as that gender five years later, according to a first-of-its-kind report published May 4 by the Trans Youth Project. Just 2.5 percent of the group had reverted to identifying as the gender they were assigned at birth.
The Conversation May 4, 2022 The Southwest is on fire, iconic deserts and towns are at risk and one governor is calling for a disaster declaration University of Arizona associate research professor of environment and natural resources Molly Hunter explains what's fueling extreme fire conditions in the Western U.S. and why risky seasons like this are becoming more common.
The Conversation May 4, 2022 The Southwest is on fire, iconic deserts and towns are at risk and Biden has issued a disaster declaration University of Arizona associate research professor of environment and natural resources Molly Hunter explains what is fueling extreme fire conditions in the Western U.S. and why risky seasons like this are becoming more common.
The New York Times May 4, 2022 Few transgender children change their minds after 5 years, study finds Young children who transition to a new gender with social changes – taking on new names, pronouns, haircuts and clothing – overwhelmingly continue identifying as that gender five years later, according to a first-of-its-kind report published May 4 by the Trans Youth Project. Just 2.5 percent of the group had reverted to identifying as the gender they were assigned at birth.
Forbes May 3, 2022 Tree rings could pin down Thera volcano eruption date A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous eruption of the volcano Thera – a goal she has pursued for decades. Charlotte Pearson, an associate professor in the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, is lead author of a new paper that narrows down the date to just a handful of possibilities: 1611 B.C., 1562-1555 B.C. and 1538 B.C.
No Film School May 3, 2022 The power of the ask – and other things I learned making my first sci-fi telenovela Linda Paola Varela, a student in the University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film and Television, writes about her experiences writing and directing "I'm Just Trying to Help," which screened at this year's "I Dream in Widescreen" festival.
The New York Times May 3, 2022 Deadly venom from spiders and snakes may also cure what ails you Venomics – the study of venom – has led to several important drug discoveries. "A century ago we thought venom had three or four components, and now we know just one type of venom can have thousands," said Leslie V. Boyer, a professor emeritus of pathology at the University of Arizona. "Things are accelerating because a small number of very good laboratories have been pumping out information that everyone else can now use to make discoveries."
