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  • UA Entomologist Wins Grant to Develop Malaria-Resistant Mosquito | October 30, 2009
    UANews | Michael Riehle is among scientists from around the world selected for their unconventional projects to fight infectious diseases. | Science and Technology
  • Biosphere 2 Fellow's Halloween Talk is on 'Monsters of the Deep' | October 29, 2009
    UANews | Scary-looking giant water bugs are models of fatherhood and important in our world. | Science and Technology
  • On a Rooftop, Students of Invention | October 28, 2009
    UANews | The assignment for the first class of the Practice School of Sustainability is to design a cogeneration system that combines a solar photovoltaic array with water cooling. | Science and Technology
  • Sustaining the Mining Supply Chain | October 28, 2009
    UANews | The new Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources is charged with making the process of extracting copper more sustainable and energy efficient. | Science and Technology
  • Project Sage Special Report: Sustainability Through Engineering | October 28, 2009
    UANews | Work at the UA's Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing is leading to to advancements in reducing water and energy consumption. | Science and Technology
  • Professor Working to Advance Computing as a Science | October 28, 2009
    UANews | Chiefly concerned with understanding how processes work, computation has garnered a reputation for not being a true science. But Richard T. Snodgrass, a UA computer science professor, has received a National Science Foundation grant to work to change that. | Science and Technology
  • Research May Help Plants, Humans Survive Stress, Disease | October 27, 2009
    UANews | New technology to analyze gene expression at the level of different cell types offers new insights in the ways that plants and animals react to the environment and how they change when they are diseased.  | Health | Science and Technology
  • SkyCenter Hosts Special Leonid Meteor Program Nov. 17 | October 26, 2009
    UANews | If you've never experienced a Leonid meteor shower from the 9,157-foot summit of Mount Lemmon, here's your chance. | Science and Technology
  • UA Entomologist Discusses Insect-resistant Plants in PBS Film | October 23, 2009
    UANews | Bruce Tabashnik, professor and head of entomology at the UA, is part of a documentary's exploration of the role plants have played throughout human history. | Science and Technology
  • School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior to Offer New Teaching and Research Avenues | October 22, 2009
    UANews | The school, which includes psychology, speech, language and hearing sciences, neuroscience and cognitive science, will also offer new undergraduate majors and collaborative projects between researchers. | Health | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
  • Meeting Examines Benefits, Costs of Developing Solar Energy | October 21, 2009
    UANews | A workshop and seminar will offer a variety of experts with information and opinions on the associated costs of producing solar energy. | 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • 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
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