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A Promising New Pathway to Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
UArizona researchers believe the liver may hold the key to new, preventative Type 2 diabetes treatments. Their findings are published in the journal Cell Reports.
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3D Illustration Concept of Human Internal Digestive Organ Liver Anatomy

Socioeconomic Fallout of COVID-19 Threatens Global Coffee Industry

Monday, June 28, 2021
COVID-19 has become a new threat to the coffee industry by acting as potential trigger for renewed epidemics of coffee leaf rust – the most severe coffee plant disease in the world.
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coffee cherries

Researchers Trace Dust Grain's Journey Through Newborn Solar System

Monday, June 21, 2021
Scientists have reconstructed the history of a dust grain that formed during the birth of the solar system. Their findings provide new insights into the formation of planetary systems.
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Artist's impression of a protoplanetary disk

Pediatrics Expert Answers Parents' Vaccine Questions

Thursday, June 17, 2021
A College of Medicine – Tucson assistant professor of pediatrics answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and the risk of side effects in children.
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a child at a vaccination site

Organic Molecules Offer Clues About Dying Stars and Outskirts of the Milky Way

Tuesday, June 8, 2021
UArizona researchers have observed, in unprecedented detail, organic molecules in planetary nebulae. Their work sheds new light on how stars form and die.
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Radio telescope at the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile

Connection Vital for Older Adults During the Pandemic

Monday, June 7, 2021
University of Arizona Health Sciences experts say resilience helped many older adults overcome a "second pandemic" of social isolation.
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older woman

Puppies are Wired to Communicate With People, Study Shows

Thursday, June 3, 2021
Dogs' abilities to communicate with people may be present shortly after birth rather than learned, a new study suggests. Genetics may also help explain why some dogs perform better than others on tasks such as following pointing gestures.
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five yellow retriever puppes

UArizona and NASA Identify Methane Super-Emitters in the Nation's Largest Oil Field

Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Fixing just the worst leaks in the Permian Basin oil field could cut emissions of methane  — a potent greenhouse gas — by 55 tons an hour, new research finds.
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gas flaring

Communicating science with illustration: A Q&A with Betsy Cantwell

June 1, 2021

Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell, senior vice president for research and innovation, talks about why she enthusiastically supports the use of illustration to communicate science. "I grew up reading science fiction and comic books, and I'm still a huge fan," she says. "I love how a good illustration can rev up your imagination and send it charging off to explore new worlds and ideas."

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illustration in the style of vintage comic book covers with a nod to space exploration

Why a Return to 'Normal' Might Feel Anything But

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Life is slowly returning to what it was pre-pandemic, but some people may be feeling anxious about the transition. University of Arizona behavioral scientist Chris Segrin explains why.
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woman in restaurant wearing mask