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UArizona Startups Create $585M Economic Impact

Monday

A study conducted by the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship found that University of Arizona startups generated substantial economic impact, from state revenues to job creation.
This view of asteroid Bennu ejecting particles from its surface on January 6 was created by combining two images taken by the NavCam 1 imager onboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft: a short exposure image (1.4 ms), which shows the asteroid clearly, and a long exposure image (5 sec), which shows the particles clearly. (Photo: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin)

Explaining Bennu’s Mysterious Particle Events

Dec. 4, 2019

NASA's OSIRIS-REx science team has identified three possible explanations for the particles that asteroid Bennu is consistently tossing into space.
One of the greatest threats from the sun — to astronauts and the satellites that provide GPS maps, cell phone service, and internet access — are high-energy particles that erupt from the sun in bursts. (Artist impression: NASA/Princeton)

First Results from Spacecraft Exploring Sun

Dec. 4, 2019

The sun is revealing itself in dramatic detail and shedding light on how other stars may form and behave throughout the universe. University of Arizona researchers involved in the mission report exciting findings from the Parker Solar Probe's first close encounters with our very own star.

UArizona Researchers Go on Offense, Defense in Battle Against Hackers

Dec. 2, 2019

Teams led by University of Arizona Regents Professor Hsinchun Chen will use $1.5 million in grants on efforts to protect intellectual property from cyberthreats and analyze data from international hacker hotspots.
The lowland Amazon rainforest canopy as seen by the Global Airborne Observatory. Different colors represent different spectral fingerprints. (Image: ASU Global Airborne Observatory)

Looking at Tropical Forests Through New Eyes

Dec. 2, 2019

New University of Arizona-led science is using air-based maps of plant chemistry to improve carbon cycling models in hyperdiverse tropical forests.

On Thanksgiving, the Plant Kingdom Reigns Supreme

Nov. 26, 2019

Physical and Life Sciences Earn High Marks in Times Higher Ed Ranking

Nov. 25, 2019

The University of Arizona placed in the top 20 among U.S. public universities in physical and life sciences in the newest subject rankings from Times Higher Education.
When the particular enzymes that Nancy Horton investigated for this study link up, they spiral around a length of DNA and shred it 200 times faster than when the enzymes are solitary. (Photo: Pixabay)

Once Hidden Cellular Structures Emerge in Fight Against Viruses

Nov. 25, 2019

A University of Arizona researcher describes how a cellular structure that was once lost to science combats attacks waged in the “world’s oldest war.” Her research is part of a larger renaissance in the field thanks to new techniques.
With exceptionally keen vision and the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, mantis shrimp are formidable predators of coral reefs around the world. (Photo: Roy L. Caldwell/University of California, Berkeley)

How Mantis Shrimp Make Sense of the World

Nov. 24, 2019

A new study provides insight into how the small brains of mantis shrimp – fierce predators with keen vision that are among the fastest strikers in the animal kingdom – are able to make sense of a breathtaking amount of visual input.
Deforestation puts very rare plant species at risk.

Many Plant Species Are Very Rare, Vulnerable to Climate Change

Nov. 21, 2019

New University of Arizona-led research found that out of about 435,000 land plants on Earth, 36.5% are exceedingly rare and are clustered in hot spots.
Betsy Cantwell

UArizona Head of Research Recognized by AAAS in New Class of Fellows

Nov. 20, 2019

UArizona Researcher Studies the Power of Recall in Classrooms

Nov. 19, 2019

A UArizona researcher is studying how students’ recollections might help them pick up and connect with material they learn in the classroom.