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Browse Science and Technology stories - January, 2009

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  • UA Tech Park Contributes Nearly $2.5B Annually to Pima County | January 29, 2009
    UANews | A new report examines the economic and tax revenue impact of the UA Science and Technology Park for the calendar year 2007 for Pima County. | Business and Law | Science and Technology
  • Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Offers 'Diamonds in the Sky' and 'Astro Amore' | January 29, 2009
    UANews | Visitors can sign up for astronomical observing throughout February. | General News | Science and Technology
  • Fruit Fly Brains Provide Clues to UA Autism Research | January 28, 2009
    UANews | Linda L. Restifo and her team at the UA are conducting research that may eventually identify drugs that will help combat the behavioral and cognitive symptoms that affect children with mental retardation and autism. | General News | Science and Technology
  • Cardinal Who Oversees the Vatican Observatory Will Visit Tucson | January 28, 2009
    UANews | The President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State will visit Vatican Observatory astronomers in Tucson next month. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Charles Darwin is Topic for Spring 2009 St. Albert the Great Forum | January 26, 2009
    UANews | The forum encourages the University community and the public to discuss current issues where faith and science share a common ground. | General News | Science and Technology
  • NSF Grant to Fund UA Research on Math Proficiency Among English Language Learners | January 26, 2009
    UANews | Carole Beal, a UA cognitive science professor, and her research team are developing a Web-based tutorial to help English language learners perform better in algebra. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
  • Steward Observatory Mirror Lab Offers Public Tours | January 23, 2009
    UANews | The Mirror Lab is making mirrors for the most powerful telescopes of the future. | General News | Science and Technology
  • Overpeck: More Climate Change is Coming to the Southwest | January 23, 2009
    UANews | Jonathan Overpeck,  who directs the Institute for Environment and Society at the UA, gave opening comments during a climate change conference held in Tucson. | Business and Law | Science and Technology
  • New Site Combines Social Networking and Climate Change | January 22, 2009
    UANews | The newly launched Southwest Climate Change Network Web site will link experts and community members who are concerned about climate change issues in the Southwest. | Science and Technology
  • Climate Change Conference Begins Thursday | January 21, 2009
    UANews | The Adaptation to Climate Change conference gets underway at the UA beginning Thursday morning. | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology
  • Faculty to be Honored at Induction Ceremony | January 21, 2009
    UANews | A formal ceremony will mark the induction of three new Regents' Professors and two University Distinguished Professors at the UA. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • College of Science Lectures Focus on "Next: Science That Transforms" | January 21, 2009
    UANews | Speakers to talk about large-scale science that will dramatically change our views of the universe and ourselves. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Architecture Program Among Tops in the Nation | January 20, 2009
    UANews | DesignIntelligence magazine has ranked the UA's undergraduate program in architecture as the nation's 12th best. | General News | Science and Technology
  • New Emerging Contaminants Lab Holds Open House Jan. 21 | January 20, 2009
    UANews | The open house will showcase ALEC's research and the opportunities the new laboratory provides for multi-disciplinary research on water quality. | Health | Science and Technology
  • Arizona Radio Observatory Enhances Teaching, Research for New Research Center | January 15, 2009
    UANews | Partners in the Center for Chemistry of the Universe will use Arizona Radio Observatory telescopes to study the chemistry of deep space. | Science and Technology
  • UA Working to Increase Ph.D.s Among Minorities, Low-Income Students | January 15, 2009
    UANews | Students have until Feb. 1 to apply to the McNair Achievement Program, which is one of several programs attempting to increase the number of students who are low-income, first-generation and students of  color in master's level programs.  | Arts and Humanities | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Music Under the Dome | January 13, 2009
    UANews | Several local music groups will perform for Biosphere 2 visitors Jan. 25. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Science and Technology
  • Aphasia Research Project Targets Improved Reading, Writing Therapies | January 13, 2009
    UANews | UA speech-language pathologists pioneering new treatments are among the best in the nation. | Health | Science and Technology
  • Space-Bound Astronaut is a UA Alum | January 12, 2009
    UANews | Joseph M. Acaba graduated from the UA in 1992 and is now set to be one of the crew members scheduled to depart Earth next month for the International Space Center. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • How Martian Winds Make Rocks Walk | January 9, 2009
    UANews | Wind and erosion caused the regular spacing of rocks seen in images from the Mars Rover Spirit, according to new research from UA geoscientist Jon Pelletier and his colleagues. | General News | Science and Technology
  • AzRISE to Host Leadership Summit on Solar Energy and Economics | January 7, 2009
    UANews | The Arizona Leadership Summit on Solar Energy and Economics will address the role solar energy will play in the generation of new jobs and economic growth for Arizona. | Business and Law | Science and Technology
  • Science Cafe Explores Rainwater Harvesting | January 7, 2009
    UANews | UA hydrologist James Riley will offer insights and strategies on how to convert Tucson's meager rainfall into a significant water resource at the Jan. 13 Science Café. | Science and Technology
  • Catalina Sky Survey Sets New Record for NEO Discoveries, Receives Funding Through 2012 | January 7, 2009
    UANews | Funded by a $3.16 million NASA grant, plus an additional $250,000 NASA grant matched by private donations, the survey will run better than ever through 2012. | Science and Technology
  • Chemistry Professor Honored in Washington, D.C. | January 7, 2009
    UANews | Katrina Miranda was one of 20 recognized by the National Science Foundation with a Presidential Career Award  for Scientists and Engineers. | Campus News | Science and Technology
  • UA Faculty Member Earns White House-Approved Award | January 7, 2009
    UANews | Julio Betancourt, a UA adjunct professor and U.S. Geological Survey senior scientist, has received a 2008 Meritorious Senior Professionals award. | Campus News | Science and Technology
  • Undergraduate Research Program Turns 20 | January 7, 2009
    UANews | The Undergraduate Biology Research Program began at a time when there was not a coordinated effort to involve undergraduates in scientific research. Now, 20 years later, the effort is a mainstay at the UA. | Arts and Humanities | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • UA-developed Hubble Camera Helps Capture New View of Galactic Center | January 5, 2009
    UANews | Hubble's "infrared eyes" were developed at UA's Steward Observatory. | Science and Technology
  • New Grant-funded Project Meant to Improve Educational Technology | January 5, 2009
    UANews | A UA-led team of researchers has just earned a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create a tutoring system that can tailor teachings based on individual progress. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • 18th Century German Naturalist, Illustrator Subject of Annual Lecture | January 5, 2009
    UANews | Stanford historian Londa Schiebinger will offer insights into the pioneering scientific work of Maria Sibylla Merian, one of the few women scientists of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. | Arts and Humanities | Science and Technology
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