University of Arizona in the News

Tucson Weekly Jan. 4, 2010
Local Heroes

Nina Rabin, an assistant research social scientist at the UA, has been named a "local hero" by the Tucson Weekly. Rabin, who also co-directs the James E. Rogers College of Law's immigration clinic, was recognized for working toward improving the rights of migrant female detainees in Arizona.
Arizona Daily Star Dec. 22, 2009
Engineering Recruits Buttered Up

A new and unique program at the UA is recruiting future engineers. The program places high school seniors an an introductory engineering course, allowing them to earn both high school and University credit.
Arizona Daily Star Dec. 22, 2009
UA Researcher Says Crop Pests Abroad Resistant to Controls

UA entomologist Bruce Tabashnik said insects that destroy cotton and corn fields are developing resistance to genetically engineered Bt crops and called for monitoring. His report is in the current Journal of Economic Entomology.
Arizona Republic Dec. 22, 2009
Gilbert Baby Who Made Transplant History out of Hospital

One-year-old Adrianna Martinez was the first recipient of a triple-organ transplant in the Southwestern United States.
CNN Dec. 21, 2009
NASA Reveals First-ever Photo of Liquid on Another World

UA team members working on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft helped capture the first observed flash of sunlight reflecting off a lake on Saturn’s moon
Arizona Daily Star Dec. 21, 2009
UA Class Helping Those With Hearing Difficulty

The UA speech, language and hearing sciences department has developed a five-week course designed to help adults coping with hearing loss.
The Arizona Republic Dec. 21, 2009
Report Shows Autism Rates on the Rise

UA Pediatrician Dr. Christopher Cunniff attributed the rise to a better awareness, as well as increased evaluations by physicians and an expansion of criteria for autism spectrum disorders.
Space Daily Dec. 18, 2009
Sunglint Confirms Liquid In Titan Northern Lake District

The Cassini spacecraft has confirmed the presence of liquid on Saturn's moon, Titan.
Arizona Republic Dec. 18, 2009
Arizona's Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.9%

According to UA economist Marshall Vest, the Tucson area has not experienced the rise and fall in the housing market that Phoenix has.
MSNBC Dec. 17, 2009
Mars Lander Just Might Rise from the Dead

Odds are that the Phoenix Mars Lander did not survive the Martian winter, when temperatures averaged minus 195 degrees Fahrenheit. However, mission engineers will start listening for lander signals in January, said Peter Smith of UA's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, principal investigator for the Phoenix Mars Mission.