University of Arizona in the News

New York Times April 6, 2010
Indian Tribes Go in Search of Their Lost Languages

UA graduate student Howard Treadwell, a registered member of the tiny Unkechaug tribe on Long Island in New York, is part of a research effort to revive the virtually extinct language spoken by his ancestors. Treadwell and linguistic scholars are finding clues in written religious records, deeds and even a vocabulary of words written by Thomas Jefferson in 1791.
USA Today April 6, 2010
Tax Credit, Inventory Help Tucson Home Market

Home sales in Tucson rose by more than 6 percent in February. Marshall Vest, director of the UA Economic and Business Research Center, believes there is a niche market for consumers looking for a new home.
CNBC April 5, 2010
UA Prof Awarded $1.7 Million to Study Ecstacy

Terrence Monks, the head of the UA department of pharmacology and toxicology, has a five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, to research the long-term effects of Ecstacy. The drug induces feelings of euphoria and affection, but is also thought, in some instances, to cause kidney failure, blood clots and stroke.
KOLD-TV April 5, 2010
Flandrau Science Center Now Back Open

Flandrau, which had closed in 2009 following state budget cuts, reopened on Saturday with a new schedule and new exhibits.
Christian Science Monitor April 2, 2010
Ready, Aim, Click: Mars Imaging Team Takes Your Requests

"Appreciating fresh thinking outside the box," UA Planetary Scientist Alfred McEwen and his HiRISE Mars camera team are now taking suggestions from the public for promising spots on Mars to be photographed at unprecedented detail.
KNXV-TV April 2, 2010
Cutting edge procedure holds promise for cancer patients?

A new treatment combining surgery and heated chemotherapy offers hope for certain patients with advanced cancers affecting abdominal organs. In Arizona, the procedure, which was recently featured on "Grey's Anatomy," is offered only by UA surgeons through University Medical Center in Tucson.
KNXV-TV April 1, 2010
Can Bioidentical Hormone Pellets Help Menopause Symptoms?

Dr. John Mattox, chair and director of the UA School of Medicine's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology program, comments on the validity of a tailored hormone treatment for menopause.    
Arizona Republic April 1, 2010
New Drug Being Developed That Could Cure Valley Fever

Dr. John Galgiani and the UA Valley Fever Center for Excellence are in line for a $3M grant to further the development of a drug that would cure valley fever. The respiratory ailment is endemic to the Southwest and residents in Arizona's desert communities account for two-thirds of the cases.
Arizona Daily Star March 31, 2010
Students Test Job Waters

Spring Career Days, which was held at the UA this week, served to pair University students and other job seekers with employers.
Arizona Daily Star March 31, 2010
UA, European Scientists Cheer Subatomic-particle Smashup

UA scientists had much to celebrate Tuesday when the first results from the Large Hadron Collider returned. Elliott Cheu, a UA physicist, will be among those to begun evaluating data collected from the first particle collision.