UA Student Chosen for NASA Fellowship

  • Tucson News Now
  • April 11, 2013
Jared Males, a UA doctoral student, is one of five scientists selected by NASA to receive a 2013 Carl Sagan Exoplanet Postdoctoral Fellowship. Males will investigate the habitability of Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets outside our solar system, perfecting instruments to image the planets.

UA Helps Lead U.S. Exploration of Asteroids

  • UANews
  • April 10, 2013
UA scientists welcome President Barack Obama's NASA budget proposal, specifically its focus on gaining a better understanding of asteroids that could potentially harm Earth. The UA operates the most prolific ground-based system for identifying near-Earth asteroids, and it is tasked by NASA with leading the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mission to retrieve a sample from an asteroid.

Golf Cart Restoration Suits Engineering Class to a Tee

  • Yuma Sun
  • April 9, 2013
Unique projects for a college-level Engineering 102 high school course, made possible through a partnership with the UA, include building a cardboard canoe, a hovercraft and, most recently, a golf cart. The course not only helps students understand basic engineering concepts, it also allows those who complete it to receive college credit.

Scientists Develop Computer Games to Keep Miners Safe

  • UANews
  • April 9, 2013
Computer games developed by UA scientists could help prepare miners to avoid potential fatal accidents and to respond to emergencies in the mines. Based upon real accident data and current training techniques, the games teach miners to make difficult decisions by allowing players to interact with the scenarios to affect the outcome.

UA Adds Tech Transfer to Promotion, Tenure Criteria

  • UANews
  • April 8, 2013
New faculty promotion and tenure guidelines take into account efforts in technology commercialization. The move is a cultural shift that emphasizes developing ideas with the potential to benefit the local and state economy, and beyond.

UA STEM Learning Center Set to Launch

  • UANews
  • April 8, 2013
The UA STEM Learning Center will provide the structural organization necessary to unify those engaged in STEM learning and workforce development in Southern Arizona. The center is set to launch April 12 during an event at the UA Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium.

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