The Associated Press Dec. 6, 2018 UA studies using AI to restore movement to paralyzed limbs The UA's Andrew Fuglevand has received a $1.2 million grant to use artificial intelligence to restore movement to paralyzed limbs.
Buckmaster Dec. 6, 2018 The new blueprint for the future for the UA UA President Robert C. Robbins discusses the new strategic plan, which capitalizes on the research and discovery strengths of the university in tackling global grand challenges.
TechSpot Dec. 5, 2018 DoD-funded study will use 3D printing to help regrow damaged bones in military personnel The UA's John A. Szivek has received a grant to launch a study focusing on how to heal broken bones with a combination of adult stem cells and 3D printing.
Philanthropy News Digest Dec. 5, 2018 UA College of Optics receives $20 million for endowed chairs The UA College of Optical Sciences announced that it has received a $20 million pledge to support 10 new endowed faculty positions.
STAT Dec. 5, 2018 A shot-in-the-dark email leads to a century-old family treasure — and hope of cracking a deadly flu's secret Slides obtained by the UA's Michael Worobey could help rewrite the history of the 1918 Spanish flu — altering our understanding of when it began and how it spread.
The Arizona Republic Dec. 5, 2018 After 77 years, still stories to tell about those who went down with the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor Bobbie Jo Buel is compiling short biographies of the 1,177 crew members who died on the USS Arizona.
Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2018 LA County to vote on building a new city where fire hazard is high "We have to recognize that every time we build a house in an area that is fire-prone we are just making the land-use problem more difficult," said the UA's Donald Falk.
Reader's Digest Dec. 4, 2018 13 amazing medical breakthroughs of 2018 A decades-old drug known as ketamine is being repurposed to potentially help Parkinson's patients in a new clinical trial at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson.
The Associated Press Dec. 3, 2018 NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitor The UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission recently made contact with Bennu.
FiveThirtyEight Dec. 3, 2018 Who would win a fight between an anaconda and a Komodo dragon? In 2015, UA researchers published a paper showing that competition between two different species could contribute to evolutionary change.
