The "proud parents" of the UA's mission team talk about their excitement after a flawless launch sequence, their jitters prior to powering up the spacecraft's instruments for the first time in space, and what it takes to talk to a robotic probe hurtling around the sun millions of miles away.
Kidenga, a community-based disease detection system, allows public health investigators to track mosquito populations within a community and identify people with symptoms of illness.
Using high-performance techniques, UA researcher Adam Buntzman has led an effort to harness supercomputers to create the first map of the human immune system.
The award covers tuition and provides $32,000 in fellowships for two years for underrepresented minority students. The goal is to help more pursue graduate degrees in STEM disciplines.
