University of Arizona in the News

Arizona Republic Nov. 2, 2009
Cleaning Dirty Air Risks Costlier Arizona Water

Sharon Megdal, director of the UA's Water Resources Research Center, says the cost of treating and delivering water to Arizona communities is likely to increase in the coming years.
KAET-TV Nov. 2, 2009
Valley Fever

Dr. John Galgiani, director of the UA's Valley Fever Center for Excellence, appeared on KAET's "Horizon" to discuss efforts to combat the disease.
Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2009
Just When You Thought Spiders Couldn't Get Creepier

UA entomologist Christopher Meehan discovered the only known species of vegetarian spider.
Guitar International Oct. 30, 2009
Artist Profile: Classical Guitarist Matt Palmer

On his way to becoming a prominent classical guitarist, Matt Palmer studied at the UA under Tom Patterson and David Russell.
SPACE.com Oct. 30, 2009
Simulations Show How Earth-Like Planets Can Form

Recent research led by UA planetary scientists looked at the dynamics behind the formation of Earth-like planets.
ABC News Oct. 30, 2009
USDA Finds More Show Pigs With H1N1 Flu Virus

Recent research conducted at the UA found that the H1N1 virus likely circulated in pigs for more than 10 years before spreading to humans.
Arizona Daily Star Oct. 29, 2009
Local scene: Young filmmaker rewarded

A UA media arts student who began making films when he was in high school is the first winner of the Jim Ferguson Broadcast Film Critics Association Scholarship.
U.S. News & World Report Oct. 29, 2009
Germs On a Plane: Flying With the Flu

Travelers who cancel airplane trips during a pandemic might just as well fly, because diseases like the H1N1 flu strain will spread globally anyway.
MLB.com Oct. 29, 2009
Francona Thrilled for Good Friend Mills

Brad Mills, a former All-American at the UA, was recently named the new manager for the Houston Astros. Mills most recently served as the bench coach for another former Wildcat, Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona.
Science Daily Oct. 28, 2009
Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds

Wolfgang Fink and his colleagues are developing robotic technology that may one day result in robots being able to explore the lakes and mountains of Saturn's moon, Titan. Fink recently joined the UA from Caltech.