The appointment of Robert Shelton is further evidence of the UA's central role in the Giant Magellan Telescope — the first of a new crop of extremely large observatories tasked with studying the first stars and galaxies in the universe and the exploration of planets orbiting other stars.
Former administrators "Rocky" LaRose and Cedric Dempsey will help in the president's search to replace Greg Byrne, who recently moved on to the University of Alabama.
UA researcher Patrisia Gonzales has published a book that is considered a first-of-its-kind text on healing and wellness among the nation's American Indian populations.
The invention is a new kind of laser that can generate spectrally tunable light and multiple wavelengths, from the ultraviolet to the far infrared regions of the spectrum.