Science and Technology

University of Arizona's SEED [pod] House | October 21, 2009
EcoHome Magazine | The students responible for the UA's entry in the 2009 Solar Decathlon used the competition as an opportunity to innovate. | Science and Technology
New Lecture Series Centers on Security Issues | October 20, 2009
UANews | Christian Collberg, a UA professor who recently published a book about software security has launched a lecture series featuring experts on computer security issues. | Science and Technology
Biosphere 2 Lectures Focus on Weather and Climate | October 20, 2009
UANews | UA weather and climate experts will talk about their research at noon on Saturdays at Biosphere 2. | Science and Technology
Solar Decathlon Team Leaders Celebrate UA’s Success | October 17, 2009
UANews | As the Solar Decathlon winds down, UA students can now celebrate a successful competition, which has garnered the team praise from thousands of visitors and national recognition. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
UA Seeks to Broaden Diversity in Engineering, Geosciences | October 16, 2009
UANews | UA researchers will use a grant from the National Science Foundation to interest young people from underrepresented groups in pursuing engineering and geosciences. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Caltech Scientist to Join UA Engineering Faculty | October 15, 2009
UANews | Caltech scientist Wolfgang Fink will become the first Edward and Maria Keonjian Distinguished Professor in the UA College of Engineering. | Science and Technology
Leaders in Environmental Science Meet at Biosphere 2 | October 15, 2009
UANews | Scientists from around the world are meeting at Biosphere 2 to determine how changing precipitation patterns will affect the ecosystems that help to feed, fuel, and house modern society. | Science and Technology
Even in the Rain, UA Solar Decathlon Team Shines | October 15, 2009
UANews | The chief executive officer of a power company, the head of a solar company and a member of Congress joined hundreds of visitors at the UA's Solar Decathlon house. | Business and Law | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Snapshot in Time: The Changing College of Science | October 14, 2009
UANews | New departments and schools within the science college will expand and modernize student curricula, especially for undergraduate students. | Campus News | Science and Technology
Upcoming Events Focusing on Open Access of Information | October 14, 2009
UANews | The UA Libraries is celebrating "Open Access Week" this month in celebration of the public's right to access to information and scholarship. | General News | Science and Technology
Science Cafe Serves up Bugs | October 12, 2009
UANews | Carl "Bug Man" Olson shares the importance of the insect species found in Arizona and will help people to identify and live with insects around their homes. | Science and Technology
Herbivory Discovered in a Spider | October 12, 2009
UANews | Ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student Christopher Meehan is the co-discoverer of the first known vegetarian spider. | Science and Technology
Worobey Receives Sterling Controversy Prize | October 12, 2009
UANews | UA evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey has earned the Simon Fraser University's Nora and Ted Sterling prize in support of controversy. | Health | Science and Technology
Improving the Sleep Cycle | October 9, 2009
UANews | Dr. Richard R. Bootzin, a nationally known sleep expert, will talk about about research related to treatment of sleep disorders and practical ways people can improve their sleeping patterns. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Scores Well in Sustainability Report Card | October 7, 2009
UANews | The Sustainable Endowments Institute's "College Sustainability Report Card 2010" again lists the University of Arizona as one of the most environmentally sensitive campuses in the nation. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Scientists Discover Quantum Fingerprints of Chaos | October 7, 2009
UANews | Poul Jessen and his team in the College of Optical Sciences are the first to produce experimental evidence that classical chaos occurs in the quantum world. | Science and Technology
Southern Arizona Telescopes Will Point at Lunar Impact Early Friday | October 6, 2009
UANews | Astronomers at the some of the best ground-based telescopes in southern Arizona plan to observe two lunar impacts at 4:30 a.m. and 4:34 a.m. Arizona time Friday. | Science and Technology
Book Details Unraveling of Einstein Code | October 5, 2009
UANews | UA physicist and astronomer Fulvio Melia will discuss his new book, "Cracking Einstein's Code," at a book-signing event on Oct. 8 at the UA BookStore. | General News | Science and Technology
‘Inverse Energy Cascade' May Energize Jupiter's Jet Streams | October 5, 2009
UANews | Jupiter's intense and persistent jet streams could be triggered by small-scale energy events, a  planetary sciences graduate student reports. | Science and Technology
UA Graduate Student Presents Research to Congress | October 4, 2009
UANews | UA doctoral student was one of 28 researchers nationally selected to present on Capitol Hill.  | Science and Technology
UA Students Providing Free Computer Training on Saturday | October 1, 2009
UANews | The training will be offered in English and Spanish. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Astronomers Begin New Search for Dark Energy | October 1, 2009
UANews | UA astronomers are part of a major effort to map the 3-dimensional structure of the universe in a quest to understand dark energy. | Science and Technology
Project Sage Special Report: Model Houses at Bargain Prices | September 30, 2009
UANews | UA architecture students and faculty are building energy-and-water efficient houses at costs that lower-income desert dwellers can afford. The modestly priced houses could be duplicated around Tucson.   | Science and Technology
Magnetic Tape Research Earns Award for UA Chemist | September 30, 2009
UANews | Jeffrey Pyun has been developing nanostructured thin films that resist corrosion and store more data on magnetic tape. | Campus News | Science and Technology
Project Sage Special Report: A Crowning Achievement in Green | September 30, 2009
UANews | An extension on UA’s architecture building waters its own one-acre desert wetlands oasis. CALA East will soon be topped by a green roof of desert plants and house a wind-tunnel that occupants will use to improve the energy audits they prepare for Arizona residences and businesses. | Science and Technology
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