University of Arizona in the News

Arizona Daily Star Nov. 18, 2009
UA Program for Low-income Students a Success in 1st Year

The Arizona Assurance program at the University of Arizona had a successful first year, retaining 80 percent of freshmen students involved.
ESPN Nov. 17, 2009
Oregon-Arizona Preview

Oregon can make sure the Pac-10 race stays very simple with a win at Arizona on Saturday.
Christian Science Monitor Nov. 17, 2009
How Much Water is on the Moon?

Research by the UA's Richard Greenberg is contributing to the growing understanding of the processes that may bring life-supporting oxygen to the moon.
New York Times Nov. 17, 2009
A Solar Technology Seeks Its Day in the Sun

Famed UA astronomer Roger Angel is setting his sight on low-cost methods of generating solar energy.
San Francisco Chronicle Nov. 17, 2009
Bristlecone's Growth May Reflect Global Warming

The finding is another piece of evidence linking the unusual phenomena occurring in high-elevation ecosystems during the latter part of the 20th century with warming temperatures.
Daily Mail Nov. 16, 2009
Why the Kiss of Life Could Actually be the Kiss of Death

Dr. Gordon A. Ewy, director of the UA's Sarver Heart Center presented research showing chest-compression-only CPR doubles survival rate in heart attack victims.
ESPN Nov. 16, 2009
ESPN College GameDay Coming to Arizona

The popular college football program will broadcast live from the UA campus this Saturday prior to the Wildcats matchup against Oregon.
Arizona Daily Star Nov. 13, 2009
Baby Gets 3-Organ Transplant

University of Arizona surgeons performed a multi-visceral transplant on a one-year-old Phoenix girl. It was the first time such a procedure was performed in the Southwest.
New York Times Nov. 12, 2009
Hunt is On For Scattered Blueprints of Powerful Saturn Moon Rocket

Reconstructing the Saturn 5 launchers that took astronauts to the moon 40 years ago is daunting because blueprints for the rocket boosters have been lost.  The Saturn 5 moon rocket was a better bargain than the space shuttle, says UA planetary scientist John Lewis.
Arizona Daily Star Nov. 12, 2009
Vatican Looks to Sky for Signs of Alien Life

Chris Impey, an astronomy professor at the UA, was one of the scientists that participated in a conference held in Rome. The participants discussed the possibility of extraterrestrial life and its possible implications on the Catholic Church.