UA Scientist Studying the Formation of Antarctica

  • WAMC Academic Minute
  • April 25, 2013
Stuart Thomson's research involves the use and development of devices to determine the time and temperature history of rocks and minerals. His most recent project applied these techniques to determine the age of Antarctica's subglacial fjords. Thomson is a research scientist in the UA department of geosciences.

UA Researchers Solve Mystery of Lincoln's Funeral Train

  • UANews
  • April 25, 2013
With the 2015 sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's death approaching, interest in it is rising, and with new scientific tools, UA researchers have turned their attention to one of the last remaining mysteries about what reportedly was the largest traditional funeral in American history - they have determined the precise color of the president's funeral railcar.

UA to Host Statewide STEM Competition

  • UANews
  • April 24, 2013
Hundreds of MESA after-school program students from across Arizona will compete for awards in a series of engineering and design competitions at the UA. One contest asks that students design a prosthetic arm for a fictional college-bound student, an exercise indicative of the program's goals to cultivate critical thinking while demonstrating how engineering and science are "helping" professions.

UA Spin-Off to Test Cancer-Preventing Drug Combination

  • UANews
  • April 22, 2013
The UA spin-off company Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is building on systematic basic research by UA researchers that explored molecular mechanisms underlying tumor growth. The company is embarking on a clinical trial to prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer or high-risk polyps in colon cancer survivors.

Earth Day: Water is Hands-On Issue

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • April 22, 2013
The UA's Project WET, which stands for Water Education for Teachers, is designed to teach elementary and middle school students about Tucson's water scarcity and how to start conserving water. Project WET uses hands-on models and simulations of Tucson's watershed and groundwater pumping in its efforts.

A Telescope at the Bottom of the World

  • Scientific Computing
  • April 19, 2013
Alone in a wilderness of snow and ice, 600 miles from the Earth's South Pole, a solitary telescope watches the stars, searching for the origins of the colorful nebulae in which stars are born. How do nebulae form? It's is a question little understood and much debated by astronomers, and it's the topic of research by the UA's Craig Kulesa and Chris Walker.

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