The Washington Post Nov. 1, 2018 Thanks to active-shooter drills at school, my 4-year-old thought fireworks were gunshots The UA's Heidi L. Pottinger writes that active-shooter drills cause trauma for children, potentially impacting their education and health outcomes.
The Chronicle of Higher Education Nov. 1, 2018 What a med-school professor learned by teaching undergrads The UA's Jennifer Schnellmann is interviewed about her ideas to make pharmacology courses accessible to undergraduates and nonspecialists.
Arizona Daily Star Nov. 1, 2018 Former South Tucson judge Ronald Wilson is hired as UA's Title IX director The University of Arizona has announced the hiring of Ronald A. Wilson as Title IX director following a nationwide search.
The Washington Post Oct. 31, 2018 Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans New research shows that the world's oceans have been soaking up far more excess heat in recent decades than scientists realized. The UA's Joellen Russell is interviewed.
NPR Oct. 31, 2018 Another 'Civil War?' Pessimism about political violence deepens in a divided nation Carolyn Lukensmeyer discusses whether there is a deep national pessimism about the outlook for peaceful politics in the U.S.
The Boston Globe Oct. 30, 2018 Researchers find 'vampire' in ancient Roman cemetery The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child from rising from the dead.
Arizona Daily Star Oct. 30, 2018 UA ranks No. 81 out of 1,250 global universities by US News and World Report A top-10 ranking by the UA space science program leads a strong overall showing by the university in the 2019 Best Global Universities rankings.
KJZZ Oct. 30, 2018 UA researcher battles bugs resistant to GMOs, natural toxins UA researchers have pinpointed a dominant genetic mutation that makes cotton bollworms resistant to genetically engineered cotton.
HealthDay Oct. 29, 2018 Naps don't help Down syndrome kids learn 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.
Arizona Public Media Oct. 29, 2018 UA joins climate change coalition 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.
