Image Samples from Huanan Seafood Market provide further evidence of COVID-19 animal origins Sept. 19, 2024 A new study provides a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose. Read more at UArizona News
Image U of A project addresses loneliness in older adults living in border and rural communities Sept. 18, 2024 Associate professor Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee is partnering with border and rural communities in Arizona to help them overcome the health impacts of social isolation. Read more at UArizona News
Image U of A center awarded $7.4M for its work on climate adaptation solutions Sept. 18, 2024 The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center received a grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to help fund practical solutions to high-priority climate adaptation needs. Read more at UArizona News
Image Equinoxes explained: Everything you need to know about the upcoming fall equinox Sept. 17, 2024 Sept. 22 marks the official first day of fall this year, but that's not always the case. The start of fall and spring is determined by an astronomical phenomenon called an equinox, when the sun is positioned exactly above Earth's equator. Jose Daniel Castro-Cisneros, a physics graduate student, explains how equinoxes work. Read more at UArizona News
Image Researchers take power and efficiency of biological sensing to record level Sept. 16, 2024 Researchers have developed a new biological sensing method that can detect substances at miniscule amounts, which is immediately useful for drug testing and other research. Read more at UArizona News
Image U of A partners on project combining AI, virtual reality and agriculture Sept. 13, 2024 Researchers from the U of A and Purdue University are developing VR-Bio-Talk, a tool that will let researchers work in virtual reality settings that mirror real agricultural environments. Read more at UArizona News
Image First-year student from Ukraine hopes to find purpose helping others Sept. 11, 2024 Yuliia Vyskrebenets is among the 9,300 first-year students who started classes at the U of A this fall. She's working toward a career as an international attorney, with a goal of helping to solve global humanitarian issues. Read more at UArizona News
Image The molecular magic of mating Sept. 11, 2024 A U of A-led study suggests that the act of mating can cause bodily changes at a molecular level, offering new insights into the role of intimacy beyond reproduction. Read more at UArizona News
Image A mother’s touch: can close physical contact with newborns reduce mother and baby’s dependence on drug treatment? Sept. 6, 2024 Read more
Image Center for Creative Photography receives $1M gift commitment to establish endowment for interdisciplinary education Sept. 5, 2024 The anonymous gift will establish an endowment to support exhibitions and programming at the Alice Chaiten Baker Interdisciplinary Gallery. Read more at UArizona News