Sept. 22, 2020 UArizona Downtown Lecture Series Explores the Power of Women The annual College of Social and Behavioral Sciences series will take place virtually this year and explore the themes of fairy tales, gender-based violence, Latinas in politics and more.
Sept. 21, 2020 University to Continue Holding Only 'Essential Courses' in Person Through Oct. 2 While the campus has seen a spike in cases over the last few weeks, Friday's positivity rate was down from last week, and no new students were admitted to isolation housing over the weekend.
Sept. 21, 2020 NASA's OSIRIS-REx to Asteroid Bennu: 'You've Got a Little Vesta on You...' Bits of the asteroid Vesta have been found on the mission's target asteroid Bennu, highlighting the variety of asteroids in the solar system and what it says about its evolution.
Sept. 17, 2020 NSF Grant Accelerates Development for One of World's Most Powerful Telescopes; Test Bed Being Built at UArizona UArizona researchers have been busy building a testbed that essentially consists of a miniature-sized active stand-in for the Giant Magellan Telescope's seven-piece primary mirror.
Sept. 16, 2020 Just Add Water: Biodiversity Resurgence in Effluent-Fed Desert Riverbeds Dragonflies, mayflies and caddisflies may be small, but their appearance could signal a big comeback for the beleaguered rivers of the American Southwest.
Sept. 16, 2020 Perfectionists May be More Prone to Helicopter Parenting, Study Finds The negative effects of helicopter parenting on young adults are well documented, but less is known about why certain people over-parent. A new study suggests perfectionism is one driver.
Sept. 15, 2020 Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union Tracks Virus Strains in State Molecular clock analysis showed no widespread community distribution of the highly contagious coronavirus in Arizona until mid-February.
Sept. 15, 2020 UArizona Receives $4M in Federal Grants to Support Underrepresented Students The three grants from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Programs will help first-generation students, students from low-income households and students with disabilities pursue STEM majors, earn bachelor's degrees and become teachers.
Sept. 14, 2020 University, County Issue Shelter-in-Place Recommendation for Students The recommendation applies to dorms, fraternities, sororities and apartment complexes in areas where there has been increased COVID-19 transmission.
Sept. 14, 2020 Green Light Therapy Shown to Reduce Migraine Frequency, Intensity Green light therapy resulted in about a 60% reduction in the pain intensity of the headache phase and the number of days per month people experienced migraines.
