Science and Technology

Phoenix Mission Data Published in Science This Week | July 2, 2009
Science this week carries four articles on the results of the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission, led by the UA. | Science and Technology
Algebra Academy Students to Showcase Projects | July 1, 2009
Projects engineered by area students will be showcased on Thursday as part of the UA's Algebra Academy program. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
ADVANCE Program Hits Three Years | July 1, 2009
The UA's ADVANCE program, in its third year, continues to try and eradicate gender inequity within the academy. | Science and Technology
Local Students Teams Placed First, Third in Nationwide Competition | June 30, 2009
Students participating in the Math, Engineering, Science Achievement program, which is administered by the UA, placed at the top in a nationwide design competition. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
Graduate Students Develop Skills, Share Science Expertise with K-12 Teachers | June 29, 2009
The weeklong BioME Summer Institute marked the beginning of a year-long partnership between Tucson teachers and UA graduate students. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Mineral Museum Continues to be Open to the Public | June 29, 2009
The UA Mineral Museum will continue to be open to the public due to the generous financial assistance of the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation and an anonymous donor. | General News | Science and Technology
UA-Affiliated Company Producing Early Disease Detection Technology | June 26, 2009
Chemistry professor Mary J. Wirth is creating products that use technologies at the nano level that serve to improve early disease detection. | Science and Technology
Teens in UA's MESA Program Participating in National Competition | June 25, 2009
Southern Arizona students involved in a UA program are competing in a national engineering design competiion in Denver. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Tracking a Whitefly-Transmitted Cucurbit Virus in Melons | June 24, 2009
A plant virus that first attacked melon and squash crops in Arizona, California and Sonora, Mexico, in 2006 has now been identified in an expanded range of wild and cultivated host plants. | Science and Technology
Astronomer Frank J. Low, 1933-2009 | June 22, 2009
Frank J. Low devised instruments that opened the universe to infrared astronomers. His work revolutionized astronomy to include telescopes mounted on aircraft and satellites. | General News | Science and Technology
ARL Receives $1 Million to Train Graduate Students | June 22, 2009
A $1 million training grant awarded to UA researcher will help prepare graduate students for careers that integrate math and biology. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
SIRLS Earns Federal Grant to Train More Tech Savvy Librarians | June 19, 2009
The nearly $1 million grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will allow the UA's School of Information Resources and Library Science to offer scholarships for its digital information graduate certificate program. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Engineering Prof., Students Win Professional Awards in Miami | June 19, 2009
Associate Professor Young-Jun Son and two of his systems and industrial engineering students won three awards at the 2009 Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers in Miami. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
More Summer Programs to be Held at UA SkyCenter | June 18, 2009
Evening star gazing events are part of the UA Sky Center's summer lineup. | General News | Science and Technology
High School Student Conducting Research at UA Earns Intel Honors | June 17, 2009
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair has recognized a Tucson High Magnet School student for research conducted at The University of Arizona's BIO5 Institute. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
UA Flies High at International Competition | June 17, 2009
UA engineering students and their micro air vehicle placed second in an international competition in Florida. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
New Report Outlines Current, Future Impacts of Climate Change | June 16, 2009
The UA's Jonathan Overpeck is among the lead authors of the national report that details risks from warming, as well as ways to adapt to future conditions. | Science and Technology
One Dozen Make the Pitch to Local Investors | June 11, 2009
The UA's Arizona Center for Innovation held its first Investor Showcase, connecting inventors and startup company founders with the people needed to help take their ideas to market. | Business and Law | Science and Technology
Flandrau’s Observatory Remains Open to The Public | June 10, 2009
Thanks to a number of dedicated astronomy volunteers, Flandrau's telescope will remain open for public viewing. | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
UA Biologist Discovers Pink-winged Moth in Chiricahuas | June 9, 2009
UA biologist and amateur insect collector Bruce Walsh has published his discovery of a new species of moth. The moth has distinct bright pink wings, which prompted Walsh to name it after his wife. | Science and Technology
Building Wildlife Habitats Builds Community Pride | June 4, 2009
Tucson residents are building better habitats for wildlife and people with help from the UA program Tumamoc: People and Habitats. | General News | Science and Technology
Insect Lab Looking for Kissing Bugs | June 3, 2009
UA insect scientists are asking for help trapping kissing bugs in southern Arizona for a research study. | Health | Science and Technology
Top High School Students to Perform Scientific Research at UA | June 2, 2009
The program will run from June 8 to July 16 in various labs at the BIO5 Institute and the College of Pharmacy. | Health | Science and Technology
SkyCenter to Offer Weekend Educational Programs | June 2, 2009
Summer visitors to the UA's Mount Lemmon SkyCenter will learn about more than just the heavens. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Scientist Warns Congressional Committee on Threats to Colorado River Basin | May 29, 2009
A "perfect storm" of growth, drought and climate change threaten the Colorado River Basin ecology systems and people. | Science and Technology
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