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University of Arizona alumnus Donald R. Pettit has been named to NASA's Expedition-6 crew, and will spend four months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). His flight to the station is scheduled for Nov. 10.
Improperly installed and maintained septic tanks can contaminate groundwater and cause human health problems, says Kitt Farrell-Poe, Cooperative Extension water quality specialist.
The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Arizona a five-year, $3 million interdisciplinary grant that will expose archaeology students to a range of laboratory sciences. UA anthropology department head John Olsen, an archaeologist who is in charge of the grant, says the grant will create the largest program of its kind in the United States.
Studies show that proper shading on a home can reduce energy consumption by as much as 20 percent. In Tucson, the Pima County Cooperative Extension has joined with Trico Electric Cooperative todistribute shade trees at reduced prices to residents for energy conservation.
UA geoscientists have developed a technique to directly date gold -- and used it to find the age and origin of Earth's greatest gold fields.
Several UA faculty and staff members with the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have contributed to a reference book recently published by Marcel Dekker Inc.
The UA Campus Arboretum will celebrate its acceptance into the American Association ofBotanical Gardens and Arboreta with a grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 28.
UA engineering sponsored a barbecue to welcome new women students to campus. The event was held for students who are freshmen or transfer students and their families the day before fall semester began. The barbecue was designed to introduce the new students to women faculty members, resources available on campus and other women students who are now in their sophomore, junior or senior years.
UA scientists are focusing on the neurological causes of voice disorders, new therapies for treating voice problems, and how good "vocal hygiene" might save the voices of young and old alike.