Image UArizona Head of Research Recognized by AAAS in New Class of Fellows Nov. 20, 2019 The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, will honor Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell and other inductees at a ceremony in February. Read more
Image 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. Read more
Image Q&A: Rattlesnake Expert Matt Goode on the Seasonal Snooze Nov. 18, 2019 A UArizona wildlife ecologist shares what researchers know about when, where and why snakes are scarce in the winter, and how climate can change their behavior. Read more
Image From Clam Shells, Echoes of Past Climate Oct. 29, 2019 Just as scientists study trees to gain insights into the planet’s past and future climate, University of Arizona scientist Bryan Black has turned to the sea to gather new climate data—from an unassuming, if strange-looking, clam called a geoduck. Read more
Image Sangita Pawar Named Vice President for Research Operations Oct. 18, 2019 Sangita Pawar has been named Vice President for Research Operations in the Office of Research, Innovation & Impact, or RII. Read more
Image On Navajo Nation, Taking Clean Water Off the Grid Sept. 26, 2019 A group of faculty, staff and students sets out to build an off-the-grid system to power water filtration for communities across the Navajo Nation, where running water is not universal. But first, they set out to understand life on the reservation. Read more
Image Q&A: Stephanie Stewart Crunches Data from an Asteroid in Orbit June 20, 2019 Get to know Stephanie Stewart, an undergraduate student whose contributions to NASA’s first-ever asteroid sample return mission will help ensure a flawless 5-second operation to capture dust from the surface of the asteroid Bennu. Read more
Image Inside Bacterial Cells, a War Against Copper April 1, 2019 While antibiotic resistance is on the rise, pharmaceutical companies are making fewer and fewer new antibiotics. UA immunobiologist Michael Johnson says this trend is in urgent need of reversal and believes copper might just be the key. Read more