New Green Fund-Supported Sustainability Projects Named

  • UANews
  • March 25, 2013
The Green Fund continues to support faculty, students and staff as they work together to make the UA a more environmentally sustainable institution, benefiting the campus and community. More than $470,000 have been granted to projects that expand sustainability efforts.

Dead Forests Release Less Carbon Into Atmosphere Than Expected

  • UANews
  • March 22, 2013
Contrary to predictions, trees killed in the wake of widespread mountain pine beetle infestations have not resulted in a large spike in carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, a UA-led study involving large-scale field studies and satellite observations has found.

Study Reveals How Mushrooms Help Environment

  • Arizona Public Media
  • March 22, 2013
Mushrooms are crucial to the environment because they can break down fibrous materials, such as wood waste. They also play an important role in the production of food. Barry Pryor, a professor in the UA School of Plant Sciences, recently was awarded a grant to study mushrooms and their effectiveness at breaking down both landscape and consumer waste.

Observing Electrons in Real-Time Could Lead to Faster Computing

  • UANews
  • March 22, 2013
By observing electrons in real-time over a few millionths of a billionth of a second, physicists have demonstrated that organic molecules interact with the magnetic electrode in so-called spintronics devices, which use electron spin to encode information. The results open the possibility of manufacturing such data storage devices from cheaper, carbon-based materials instead of metals and silicon.

The Father of All Men is 340,000 Years Old

  • NewScientist
  • March 21, 2013
UA geneticists have discovered the oldest known genetic branch of the human Y chromosome - the hereditary factor determining male sex. The new divergent lineage branched from the Y chromosome tree before the first appearance of anatomically modern humans in the fossil record.

Startup Sees Role in Next-Gen 3-D Chips

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • March 20, 2013
nMode Solutions, a local tech startup involved in 3-D circuit design, launched successfully in 2010 as a tenant at the Arizona Center for Innovation, a high-tech business incubator at the UA Science and Technology Park. The company uses labs at the UA's Micro/Nano Fabrication Center for research.

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