Science and Technology

Mars Rocks: HiRISE Sees 10 Beats to the Bar | December 4, 2008
Stereo images from UA's HiRISE show a clear worldbeat to the rondo. | General News | Science and Technology
Lab Will Mark 50th Anniversary of UA Research Reactor | December 4, 2008
Low-power UA reactor has been used for analyzing samples, testing materials and other research. | General News | Science and Technology
UA to Open STEM Teacher Education Resource Center at Biosphere 2 | December 3, 2008
The Arizona Center for STEM Teachers will build capacity for high-quality science, technology, engineering and math education teachers statewide. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Keeping Chromosomes From Cuddling Up | December 2, 2008
UA researchers have found the molecular machines in fruit flies that yank chromosomes apart when necessary. | Health | Science and Technology
Two UA Professors to Lead National Academies' Climate Panels | December 2, 2008
Kathy Jacobs and Diana Liverman will play an important role in guiding U.S. response to climate change. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Planetarium Show Will Explore Holiday Traditions | November 26, 2008
A holiday planetarium show at the Flandrau Science Center Nov. 28-Jan. 4 will look at how different cultures celebrate the winter season with lights and explore possible explanations for the star over Bethlehem. | Campus News | Science and Technology
Researchers Say Tides Can Cut Life Short on Planets Orbiting Smaller Stars | November 26, 2008
Tides pull planets toward their stars, boiling water off worlds that could support life. | Science and Technology
Phoenix Lander Winds Up Its Astonishing Summer On Mars | November 25, 2008
For NASA's UA-led Phoenix Lander Mission, the first university-led mission to Mars, surface science operations are over. The mission thrilled millions. | Science and Technology
Eyes on the Sky | November 24, 2008
Flandrau: The UA Science Center, is hosting "An Evening with the Planets" on Friday and Saturday to coincide with the end of the Phoenix Mars Mission lander experiments and as Jupiter and Venus  near one another.  | Science and Technology
Stopping Germs From Ganging Up on Humans | November 21, 2008
Evolutionary theory points to a new approach to combat drug resistance in disease-causing organisms and in cancer, according to new research by UA evolutionary biologist John W. Pepper. | Health | Science and Technology
New Book Says Life May Exist at Europa's Surface | November 19, 2008
Richard Greenberg's new book offers insights on search for life and "big science" from space missions. | Science and Technology
Can an Ant Be Employee-of-the-Month? | November 18, 2008
Ants specializing on one job such as snatching food from a picnic are no more efficient then "Jane-of-all-trade" ants, according to new research by Anna Dornhaus of the UA. | Science and Technology
New Arizona Institute on Sustainability and Mineral Resources | November 18, 2008
The partnership among the UA, Science Foundation Arizona and several mining industry partners position the state to become a world leader in mineral resource development. | Business and Law | Science and Technology
Gamma-Ray Evidence Suggests Ancient Mars Had Oceans | November 17, 2008
Scientists report new evidence for the controversial idea that about a third of Mars was covered by an ancient ocean. | Science and Technology
UA Wins Governor's Award for Innovation for Phoenix Mars Mission | November 14, 2008
The Governor's Award for Innovation goes to UA for the Phoenix Mars Mission for a second consecutive year. | General News | Science and Technology
Planetary Astronomer Michael Brown to Give Aaronson Memorial Lecture | November 14, 2008
Brown titled his talk, "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming" | Science and Technology
Phoenix Mars Lander Wins Award From Popular Science | November 14, 2008
Phoenix lander is recognized as "Best of What's New" in aviation and space category. | Science and Technology
Science and Society Fellows To Talk on Climate, Declining Species, Pollution | November 13, 2008
Fellows will highlight work on major issues in ecology and environment.    | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
New Homo Erectus Fossil Overturns Prior Thinking About Human Brain Evolution | November 13, 2008
UA geoscientists were part of the team that discovered and interpreted fossil. | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Jeffrey Goldberg Named Interim Dean of UA College of Engineering | November 13, 2008
Jeffrey Goldberg, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, has been named interim dean of the college. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology
UA Researchers Studying Little-Known Genetic Sequences | November 12, 2008
BIO5 researchers at the UA are looking at the role small RNA molecules play in regulating plant growth. | Science and Technology
Cassini's Infrared Camera Sees Saturn's Strange Aurora | November 12, 2008
UA's infrared camera on Cassini has been taking images of Saturn's aurora that is unlike any yet seen in the solar system. | Science and Technology
Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet | November 10, 2008
Phoenix has delivered a trove of data that scientists will study for years to come. | Science and Technology
Research Conferences Pick UA Undergraduate Researchers | November 10, 2008
Traditionally, it has not been common for undergraduate students to present their work at conferences that draw international researchers, but a number of UA students are doing just that. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
The Age of Biology is Here | November 7, 2008
Hundreds of high school students and their parents will fill UA laboratories as part of a program design to boost interest in biology-related fields. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
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