July 12, 2019 A 20-year-old Dream Comes True The International Society of Chinese Health Practices will facilitate research of the benefits of Chinese health practices and the complementary use of Eastern and Western medicine on a global scale.
July 8, 2019 Exploring a Desert Portal to Other Worlds The merge between astronomy and geology, necessary to get humans to the moon, led to field trips that continue to this day, enabling fledgling scientists to interpret data from far-off worlds without leaving Earth.
July 3, 2019 From Points of Light to Worlds: UA Explores the Solar System A determined bunch of scientists set out to map the moon in preparation of the Apollo landings, but that was only the beginning. A new field of science blossomed, and UA scientists have been involved in nearly every U.S. space mission since.
July 2, 2019 Alumnus Leaves $8.8M to College of Medicine – Tucson The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson has received an $8.8 million gift from the estate of Dr. Ronald K. Baker, a 1975 alumnus of the college.
July 2, 2019 Chemist Creates Program to Support Vets in STEM Assistant professor Michael Marty is developing a program to support veteran students who are pursuing STEM degrees and bring their skills to research labs at the University of Arizona.
June 28, 2019 Four Questions: Celebrating OSIRIS-REx on Asteroid Day When she’s not in class or training to qualify for next year’s Boston Marathon, you can find undergraduate Stephanie Stewart hard at work with her teammates on OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission.
June 26, 2019 People with ALS May Benefit From More Glucose A new study led by scientists at the UA has uncovered a potential new way to treat patients with ALS, a debilitating neurodegenerative disease.
June 26, 2019 How the University of Arizona Guided Men to the Moon A University of Arizona team imaged and mapped the surface of the moon, which allowed them and NASA to understand the moon’s geology and choose landing sites for future robotic and Apollo missions.
June 25, 2019 These Neurons Affect How Much You Do, or Don't, Want to Eat UA researchers have identified a network of neurons that coordinate with other brain regions to influence eating behaviors, which could help with appetite loss or overeating.
June 18, 2019 Ion Beams and Atom Smashers: Secrets of Moon Rocks Thanks to new technological tools, moon samples collected by the Apollo astronauts a half-century ago hold answers to questions that weren't even on scientists' minds at the time.
