Weirdest Mars Craters Spotted by HiRISE

  • Discovery News
  • May 8, 2013
The Martian surface is peppered with impact craters of all shapes, sizes and ages. The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, team has identified which craters it considers to be the strangest. The UA operates the HiRISE camera, which is on board the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Solving the Mysteries of the Human Condition Using Genetic Tools

  • Scientific American
  • May 8, 2013
The UA Genetics Core is home to rows of rectangular machines that hum busily at all hours of the day and night. These machines, which produce hundreds of thousands of pieces of data in a single run, sequence DNA and RNA, the genetic code and the genetic messages that program the building blocks forming a plant, animal or human.

Researchers Use Satellites to Map Fire

  • Arizona Public Media
  • May 8, 2013
UA researchers using a technique called remote sensing have found that a wetter winter usually means a milder summer fire season. In remote sensing, satellites capture reflected sunlight, which can be processed and analyzed to study the Earth. Modeling rainfall and vegetation makes it possible to produce maps that show places at risk for wildfire.

Arizona Middle-School Science Push Hits a Wall

  • The Arizona Republic
  • May 7, 2013
The UA College of Medicine-Phoenix and the Arizona Science Center have teamed up to explore developing a new science curriculum for underserved inner-city and rural seventh and eighth-graders. The program aims to introduce students to new biomedical sciences they may be unfamiliar with, such as bioengineering and biotechnology.

UA Geneticists Find Causes for Severe Childhood Epilepsies

  • UANews
  • May 6, 2013
Using a DNA sequencing technique capable of deciphering all human genes at the same time, UA researchers have discovered genetic mutations underlying seizure disorders in previously undiagnosed children. Efforts are under way to establish a genomics diagnostic center at the UA and extend the capabilities to other areas such as cardiology, immunology and gastroenterology.

New UA Center to Help Schools Prepare High-Tech Workforce

  • Inside Tucson Business
  • May 3, 2013
The UA's STEM Learning Center seeks to coordinate ongoing University efforts around STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – education. The center also will help area K-12 schools and the University better prepare students for the workforce.

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