Arizona Daily Star March 2, 2019 UA research: Long space missions can weaken astronauts' immune systems Long-term spaceflight could adversely affect certain cells in the immune systems of astronauts, according to a UA-led study.
The Hollywood Reporter March 1, 2019 Oprah Winfrey, Brie Larson, Stacey Abrams to headline 2019 Women in the World Summit Roberta Diaz Brinton, director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the UA, will speak at the 10th annual Women in the World Summit.
Tucson Weekly Feb. 28, 2019 UA astronomers join $242 million NASA mission NASA announced $242 million in funding for the SPHEREx project, a new space telescope that will help astronomers understand how the universe evolved.
The Washington Post Feb. 28, 2019 Weekend 'catch-up sleep' is a lie Michael Grandner, director of the sleep and health research program at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson, says people need to stop thinking of sleep as a balance sheet.
The Arizona Republic Feb. 28, 2019 2 steps for ending political divisiveness, from a UA civil discourse director Keith Allred, the new director of the UA’s National Institute for Civil Discourse, discusses how the institute plans to stem a rising tide of incivility.
The New York Times Feb. 27, 2019 $23 billion funding gap exists between white and nonwhite school districts, report finds "When I walk into a school district that is in one of these low-funded areas, it is a stark contrast," said Francesca López, associate dean of the UA College of Education.
Reuters Feb. 27, 2019 US craft marketplace makes plans to go green by offsetting emissions More than 100 U.S. companies have committed to setting emission-reduction targets, said Sabrina Helm, head of the UA's Consumers, Environment and Sustainability Initiative.
Arizona Public Media Feb. 27, 2019 Kwame Alexander's love affair with words Kwame Alexander, a poet and bestselling author of 28 books for young readers, will be one of hundreds of authors taking part in this weekend's Tucson Festival of Books.
Cosmos Feb. 26, 2019 This butterfly is not what it seems, doubly so UA entomologist Katy Prudic led a 15-year study that found that, when living apart from the unsavory bug it mimics, the viceroy butterfly becomes toxic.
USA Today Feb. 26, 2019 Your smartphone is seven times dirtier than your toilet "You're picking up germs all the time on your hands and fingers, putting them on your cellphone and bringing them close to your nose, mouth or eyes," said Charles Gerba.
