Science and Technology

Life Books names Biosphere 2 "Man-Made Wonder" | April 21, 2009
UANews | The UA's Biosphere 2 made the list, alongside other structures that include the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House and the Hubble Space Telescope. | Campus News | Science and Technology
UA Team a Winner in National Sustainability Competition | April 21, 2009
UANews | A team of UA graduates earned $75,000 for their sustainable aquaculture system during the National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, D.C. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Science Foundation Arizona Launches Solar Initiatives Totaling $4 Million | April 20, 2009
UANews | UA, Arizona State University and industry have joined in five new projects that focus on solar energy breakthroughs. | General News | Science and Technology
Batty About Bats | April 20, 2009
UANews | The UA, the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Game and Fish Department are collaborating to educate the public on rabies exposure prevention and bat conservation. | Health | Science and Technology
Golf Classic Raises Funds for ALS Research | April 20, 2009
UANews | The Jim Himelic Memorial Golf Classic will be held Friday to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease research.  | General News | Health | Science and Technology | Sports
UA Student Named Goldwater Scholar | April 17, 2009
UANews | Arshed Al-Obeidi, a UA Honors College student, has been named a Goldwater Scholar by the federally endowed Goldwater Foundation named after the former U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, a UA alumnus. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Megadroughts in Sub-Saharan Africa Normal for the Region | April 16, 2009
UANews | Global warming may intensify the age-old pattern of recurring severe droughts. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Team Competes in National Design Competition | April 16, 2009
UANews | UA graduate student Kyle VanderLugt and his University colleagues are traveling to Washington, D.C. this weekend to compete in the P3 Award competition. | Campus News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Acclaimed Photographer to Speak on Art, Climate Change | April 16, 2009
UANews | David Buckland, who is known around the world for his work in the Arctic, will give a public lecture at the UA this month. | General News | Science and Technology
Warp Power May Soon Add Extra Life to Your Cell Phone and iPod Batteries | April 14, 2009
UANews | Engineering professor Roman Lysecky has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to develop high-performance customizable computer chips. | Science and Technology
Biosphere 2 Experiment Shows How Fast Heat Could Kill Drought-Stressed Pine | April 13, 2009
UANews | More frequent widespread piñon pine die-offs can be predicted because of higher temperature alone, without factoring in worsening drought, insect attack or other climate change effects. | Science and Technology
Science Cafe to Cover Cancer and Genetics | April 10, 2009
UANews | The April 19 Science Caféwill feature two UA cancer specialists who will talk about DNA and its link to cancer. | Health | Science and Technology
Major Earth Day Celebration at UA on April 22 | April 10, 2009
UANews | The UA, joined by the city of Tucson, Pima County and local businesses, will host one of the biggest Earth Day celebrations ever held on campus. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology
Arizona Public Media to Broadcast '400 Years of the Telescope' Friday | April 9, 2009
UANews | The hour-long documentary celebrating four centuries of astral discoveries will air on KUAT6 and HD at 10 p.m. April 10. | General News | Science and Technology
Astronomer Erick Young Named Director of 'SOFIA' Airborne Observatory | April 8, 2009
UANews | NASA said that Young's appointment marks a major milestone for the airborne observatory. | Science and Technology
Potential Planets Around Cool Stars Could Have Alien Chemistry | April 7, 2009
UANews | If planets exist around cool, low mass stars, they could be chemically different from planets in our solar system. | Science and Technology
Tree-Ring Lab Director Testifies on Impacts of Climate Change on National Parks | April 7, 2009
UANews | Dendrochonologist Thomas Swetnam told members of Congress that place-based scientists can be an important part of managing climate change in America's national parks. | Science and Technology
Engineering Professor Appointed as First 1885 Society Presidential Chair | April 6, 2009
UANews | Hermann F. Fasel, a UA professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering since 1982, heads the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
UA Camera Helps Capture Spitzer Image That Celebrates IYA2009 | April 3, 2009
UANews | UA astronomers used their camera on NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to help take a new portrait of Galaxy M33 in infrared light. | Science and Technology
Wound Shape is Supreme in Healing Process | April 2, 2009
UANews | Researchers at The University of Arizona are predicting healing based on the shape of wounds. | General News | Health | Science and Technology
Biosphere 2 Will Celebrate Earth Day With Music, Art and Science | March 31, 2009
UANews | The UA's Biosphere 2 will combine music and art with science, technology and business at its first Earth Day Festival. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Science and Technology
The True Shape of Space | March 31, 2009
UANews | Independent mathematician Jeffrey Weeks will present the second annual Daniel Bartlett Memorial Lecture. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Astronomy Is Part of April 3 Worldwide Astronomy Marathon | March 30, 2009
UANews | Visit advanced astronomical facilities that UA helped develop via "Around the World in 80 Telescopes." | Science and Technology
GeoDaze 2009 Features UA Student Research in the Earth Sciences | March 27, 2009
UANews | GeoDaze is an annual showcase of earth sciences research by undergraduate and graduate students at the UA. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Researchers Honored at Innovation Day | March 26, 2009
UANews | University researchers were honored for their work, ranging from vaccine development to global warming research, during the sixth annual Innovation Day at UA. | Campus News | Science and Technology
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