University of Arizona in the News

Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2009
The Universe's Past; In Close-up

There's a race to build super-large, ground-based telescopes, and the mirror laboratory at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory is at the center of it. The lab is currently the only facility in the world that manufactures the huge mirrors going into these observatories.
Associated Press, KSAZ Nov. 23, 2009
Arizona Student from NM Wins Rhodes Scholarship

Justine Schluntz, a former All-American student-athlete at the UA and now a graduate engineering student, will attend Oxford University to study tidal energy as a possible source of renewable electricity.
Arizona Republic Nov. 23, 2009
Surprise Firefighters: New Heart-attack Response Makes Difference

Firefighters in Surprise, Ariz. are among those to report that the use of cardiocerebral resuscitation has helped improve the survival rates of patients. Dr. Gordon Ewy, who directs UA's Sarver Heart Center, promotes using the chest compressions-only technique to aid a person experiencing a heart attack. 
The Arizona Republic Nov. 20, 2009
Signals Still Mixed on Arizona Job Market

The state has been adding jobs, but UA economic forecaster Marshall Vest said when those numbers are adjusted to account for seasonal employment, growth is nearly nonexistent. Vest said unemployment in Arizona may not bottom out until at least the middle of next year.
KVOA Nov. 20, 2009
UA Astronomer Attends Vatican Conference on Extraterrestrials

Steward Observatory's Chris Impey was among the scientists who attended a conference held in Rome. The participants discussed the possibility of extraterrestrial life and its possible implications on the Catholic Church.
The Arizona Republic Nov. 20, 2009
Research Group Cracks Corn's Genetic Code

A landmark discovery by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod Wing and his colleagues will allow scientists to develop new strains of crops that yield more food, provide better nutrition and are resistant to drought.
National Public Radio Nov. 19, 2009
Higher Temperatures May Be Behind Pine Growth

Bristlecone pines have been growing at unusually fast rates for the past half century.
Pointe Magazine Nov. 19, 2009
The Turning Point

Six students talk about their intense and extensive training at the University of Arizona in the pursuit to become professional dancers.
The Scientist Nov. 18, 2009
A Fix for Down Syndrome Brains?

A new study shows boosting levels of a neurotransmitter in the brain may reverse some of the cognitive abnormalities that characterize Down syndrome. Lynn Nadel, a Regents' Professor studying Down syndrome and cognition, said the research may one day lead to early life interventions in humans.
National Geographic News Nov. 18, 2009
Could Jupiter Moon Harbor Fish-Size Life?

Jupiter's moon Europa has a global ocean with enough oxygen to support organisms more complex than microbes, says Richard Greenberg of the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Greenberg reported his research last month at the American Astronomical Society's Divison for Planetary Sciences.