University of Arizona in the News

U.S. News & World Report June 7, 2011
Boys Who Bully May Grow Up to Be Abusive Men

A new study says that men who bully others during childhood are more likely to grow up and abuse their wives and girlfriends. Stephen T. Russell, director of the Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth and Families at the UA, said the study provides more evidence that bullying isn't "just a fact of growing."
Arizona Daily Star June 6, 2011
UA Studies Forces on Bones as Kids Grow

UA researchers are studying the way children move to learn more about the forces placed upon bones as humans go from waddle to walk. The group is working alongside researchers at Penn State University and Ohio State University to complete the research, which is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Western Farm Press June 6, 2011
New Video Simulation Helps Control Cotton Pests

Gaming technology has moved beyond the entertainment realm into production agriculture, providing upland and Pima cotton growers with a new tool to better control lygus, the No. 1 pest in the U.S. cotton belt. The software was conceived and commissioned by the UA.
Monterey County Weekly June 3, 2011
New Software Offers Potential for Remote Weeding

Using a tractor-mounted laptop, software developed at the UA with a $115,000 grant from the Arizona Department of Agriculture detects the color and spacing of plants, then instructs an attached sprayer to apply a lethal concentration of herbicide or fertilizer to unwanted leaves.
KVOA-TV June 3, 2011
Construction Under Way for New UA Video Scoreboard

This summer, crews are installing a new massive video scoreboard at Arizona Stadium. The aim is to have it finished by Sept. 3, the date of the first home football game against Northern Arizona University.
Green Valley News and Sun June 2, 2011
Arizona Caves: An Underground Archive of Climate Data

Sarah Truebe, a UA graduate student, is looking for clues about past climates inside undeveloped caves. She works alongside UA professors who examine Earth's ancient past to understand how the planet reacts to periods of abnormal warming and cooling.
ESPN June 2, 2011
Q&A With USA Swim Director Frank Busch

Frank Busch, who took over in early May as the USA Swimming national team director, discusses U.S. swimming and the Olympics. Busch was head swimming coach at the UA from 1989-2011. He has served on U.S. Olympic and world team coaching staffs and has helped produce 10 Olympic medalists.
CNN June 1, 2011
Help Your Aging Parents

Talking with aging parents about their finances can be a tricky task. One way to go about it is to say you've been worried and they could make you feel better if you knew more about their plans. "You're asking them to do you a favor," said Jake Harwood, an expert on communication and aging at the UA.
NBC Nightly News June 1, 2011
A Salute to the Class of 2011

For a special segment on 2011 graduation, NBC Nightly News producers talked with UA graduates Rebecca Murphy and Emily Fritze about the Jan. 8 shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Matt Randle, a UA graduate and veteran, also shared memories of his time in the military.
Arizona Daily Star May 31, 2011
Decades of Travel Film Donated to UA Library

Filmmaker Ken Wolfgang, who has been diagnosed with bone cancer, has donated his travel film collection to the UA Libraries. All told, the hundreds of spools of films provide a rare view of Japan, India, Thailand, Singapore, Austria and Mexico.