Camera On Arm Looks Beneath Phoenix Lander | May 31, 2008
The latest image adds evidence to a hypothesis that the underlying material is an ice table covered by a thin blanket of soil. | Science and Technology

Phoenix Lander's Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice | May 30, 2008
Scientists will gather more data about an area that was exposed when soil was blown away during landing to determine whether it's rock or ice. | Science and Technology

NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Puts Arm and Other Tools to Work | May 29, 2008
Phoenix has transmitted images of the entire area encircling it and unstowed its robotic arm. | Science and Technology

Phoenix Commanded to Unstow Arm | May 28, 2008
The robotic arm will trench into the icy layers of northern polar Mars and deliver samples to instruments that will analyze what Mars is made of, what its water is like, and whether it is or has ever been a possible habitat for life. | Science and Technology

Students Explore Environmentally Friendly Way to Extract Oil from Algae | May 28, 2008
Supercritical CO2 – the same stuff used to scrub caffeine from decaf coffee – shows promise in extracting oil from algae. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Phoenix Lander Sends New Images, Preliminary Weather Report | May 27, 2008
The Phoenix Lander is ready to begin moving its robotic arm and start delivering samples of icy terrain to instruments made to study the  unexplored Martian environment. | Science and Technology

UA's HiRISE Captures Image of Phoenix Lander's Descent | May 26, 2008
It's a first – a UA orbiting camera has captured a spacecraft the UA's Phoenix during landing. | Science and Technology

Phoenix Spacecraft Reports Good Health After Mars Landing | May 25, 2008
The first pictures confirmed that the solar arrays needed for the mission's energy supply had unfolded properly, and masts for the stereo camera and weather station had swung into vertical position. | Science and Technology

Phoenix Lander Touches Down | May 25, 2008
Phoenix cameras show the solar panels are open and footpads are firmly on the ground. | Science and Technology

Mars Pulls Phoenix In | May 25, 2008
Phoenix is on track for anticipated entry into the atmosphere at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time and reaching the surface at 4:38 p.m. | Science and Technology

Campus Celebrates Successful Mars Landing | May 25, 2008
Visitors to the UA campus erupted into applause today as scientists announced that the Phoenix Mars Lander had touched down on the Red Planet. | General News | Science and Technology

Phoenix Mars Spacecraft is About a Million Miles and a Day from Landing | May 24, 2008
The Phoenix team is anxious, and ready, for entry-descent-landing. | Science and Technology

UA Alzheimer's Researchers Fight the Disease and Educate Public | May 23, 2008
Thirteen UA researchers are part of the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, a collection of organizations statewide that are fighting the disease. | Health | Science and Technology

Student Project Brings Solar Cooking Indoors | May 23, 2008
The Mechanical Engineering senior design project combined a Fresnel lens and fiber optic cables to move the sun inside. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Phoenix Spacecraft is Healthy | May 22, 2008
The Phoenix spacecraft is only three days and three million miles away from entry, descent and landing on Mars. | General News | Science and Technology

Mars University | May 20, 2008
Beginning on the day the Phoenix Mars Lander arrives on the Red Planet, the UA will provide public access to news and images  related to the mission. | General News | Science and Technology

Students Design Key Component for African Water System | May 20, 2008
The students developed a water-level indicator for a water system created by the UA chapter of Engineers Without Borders. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

UA Study: Tucsonans Favor Long-Range Planning for Water Use | May 19, 2008
A survey of those with a stake in the future of southern Arizona shows most favor cooperative planning on water resources. | General News | Science and Technology

Arizona Public Media's Phoenix Mission Documentary Airing this Week on PBS | May 19, 2008
"Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice" will air nationally on Thursday, May 22. It is Arizona Public Media's first stand-alone documentary to be picked up by PBS for national distribution. | General News | Science and Technology

Students Win $7,000 in Cash Awards During Engineering Design Day | May 16, 2008
Winning projects included a device that automatically maintains air pressure in vehicle tires, a handheld sensor for detecting harmful bacteria in food, a security robot and other high-tech devices. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Willis E. Lamb Jr., 1955 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Dies at 94 | May 16, 2008
Lamb's legacy is to physics, colleagues and students. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology

Peter Smith Named Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science | May 15, 2008
A $2.5 million gift from the Thomas R. Brown Foundation establishes a rotating endowed chair in the UA College of Science. | General News | Science and Technology

Graduates Leave Devoted to Research | May 15, 2008
Three undergraduate researchers are among those who intend to pursue advanced degrees and move into research-based fields. | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

ISPE Director Testifying Before Congress on Wednesday | May 13, 2008
Jonathan Overpeck will speak to the House Committee on Science and Technology about managing water supplies. | General News | Science and Technology

UA-led Phoenix Mars Mission Ready for Landing | May 13, 2008
The Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to explore Martian soil and buried ice. | Science and Technology

UA Invites Public to View Stars from Mount Lemmon SkyCenter | May 13, 2008
The Mount Lemmon summit will become a unique science learning center. | Science and Technology

UA Researchers Create a Leaner, Greener Computer Cluster | May 12, 2008
A new environmentally friendly shared computer cluster is significantly reducing both the environmental impact and costs of campus computing. | Science and Technology

Solar Concentrator Shows Promise for Bringing Electricity to Remote Villages | May 12, 2008
Student engineers design a robust system that tracks the sun and focuses sunlight on a Stirling engine to provide enough energy for a small building or several homes. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Forecast: Wildfire Potential Above Normal in Arizona | May 9, 2008
UA experts helped draft a report that indicates the wildfire season is likely to be busy through August. | General News | Science and Technology

Luis Velarde Awarded University of California's Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship | May 8, 2008
The award recognizes Velarde's excellence in research and in academic achievement, and his record of activities that promote access and opportunity in higher education. | Science and Technology

Engineering Students Help in Search for Cost-Effective Solar Energy Systems | May 7, 2008
Their solar illuminator will help Prof. Raymond Kostuk test systems that combine optical concentrators with conventional solar cells. | Science and Technology

Researchers Tackling Unsolved Questions About Protein Structures | May 6, 2008
Their findings will help people better understand how proteins evolved to carry out the instructions encoded in the genes of every living thing. | Health | Science and Technology

Nobel-winning Scientist Headlines National Conference on Environmental Conflict Resolution | May 2, 2008
The ECR2008 National Conference will address ways that various environmental stakeholders can resolve disputes. | Business and Law | Science and Technology

Astronomical Society of the Pacific Honors UA Astronomer for Excellent Teaching | May 2, 2008
Chris Impey is nationally known as a top astronomy teacher. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

UA Mining Engineering Student Wins $3,000 in Michelin Essay Contest | May 2, 2008
Daniel Marsh, a junior in mining engineering, was the first runner-up in the Michelin Essay Contest. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Couple's Gift Brings Nobel Laureate to UA | May 1, 2008
The $1.1 million donation to the UA's chemistry department will help fund a lecture by Nobel Laureate Elias James Corey, a professor at Harvard University known for his contributions to chemistry. | Science and Technology