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Fernando Martinez

Thursday

Molecules link lower weight babies and chronic diseases

U of A researchers found that a group of proteins involved in neuronal development was overrepresented in the umbilical cord blood of about one-third of babies born small for gestational age.

Read more at University of Arizona News

Family dining table

Phones frequently come to family dinner for parents and kids alike, new U of A study finds

A new University of Arizona study has now examined media use during mealtime and has found that more than 70% of parents and children in the U.S. use media across various devices during family meals.

Read more at University of Arizona News

Startup turns accidental lab discovery into next-generation skincare technology

Hyapeptides builds on research to enhance the performance of a key ingredient used in cosmetics and medicine.

Jianqin Lu

U of A researchers' new approach boosts immune response against lung cancer

A chemotherapy drug and a gene-silencing molecule exploit an "eat me" signal on dying cancer cells to stop tumor growth.

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Video: Guatemalan Coffee Farmers and a Changing Climate

May 29, 2018

Illustration of a comet traveling through space between the earth and sun

What is a Comet?

April 25, 2018

For Desert Dwellers, a Life in Balance

April 19, 2018

A female Bombus impatiens (bumblebee) sonicating a deadly nightshade blossom in the UA EEB greenhouse.

New Study Reveals the Evolution of Sonicating Bees

April 4, 2018

Video: Researching Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications to Reduce Risk of Accidents

March 27, 2018

Reddy and Campbell examine their animation of a Chinese space station flyby.

UA Researchers Track Chinese Space Station as it Falls to Earth

March 21, 2018

Video: Climate Scientists Work with Communities in Guatemala

Feb. 8, 2018

Tumamoc Arts Fellow Lyn Hart poses next to a Saguaro cactus.

On Tucson's Tumamoc Hill, Art and Science Meet

Feb. 7, 2018

Photo of woman using a laptop computer

In Harlem, a Digital Renaissance Takes Shape

Nov. 3, 2017

UA research associate Bob Seaman and Chris Yazzie, a master's degree student in environmental engineering, fasten solar panels to the roof of the bus that will purify water in Navajo Nation. (Photo: Rodolfo Peon)

UA Leads STEM Traineeship to Address Needs of Navajo Nation

Oct. 12, 2017

photo of wildfire burning a log on the ground in a forest

7 Things You Didn’t Know about Wildfire

Aug. 2, 2017

illustration of a woman using an asthma inhaler

Study Finds Molecular Explanation for Poor Symptom Control among Obese Asthmatics

July 13, 2017

What's an asteroid? an image of the earth bigger than an asteroid in the asteroid belt. The selected asteroid has the 3 main elements that make up an asteroid from the periodic table overlaid.

What Is An Asteroid?

June 28, 2017

telescope built by University of Arizona students sees first light

First New Telescope in 20 Years Opens on UA Campus

June 27, 2017

Matt Kaplan and new worker reviewing computer read out

How a UA Lab Jumpstarted a National Phenomenon in Home DNA Ancestry Testing

June 18, 2017

Close-up of a focused ion beam

So You Want to Analyze Asteroid Dirt

May 18, 2017

Dr. Vishnu Reddy's Design Day team poses with one of two telescopes they designed and built. This one will be installed in the Kuiper Building on University of Arizona campus and will be used to monitor the movement of satellites.

Undergraduate Students Build Telescopes to Track Space Junk

May 16, 2017

Baskets of peppers, chilis and cactus

Slack Chat: What's Desert Living Got to Do With Good Eating?

April 21, 2017

Video: Turning Algae Into Jet Fuel

April 4, 2017

Researcher at the university of Arizona examining a wood block sample from the Tree Ring lab

Radiocarbon Dating Gets a Postmodern Makeover

March 30, 2017

George Ruyle standing in the sun in front of a herd of cattle with his white cowboy hat on

Out Here, Stewardship of Public Lands is Cultural

March 21, 2017

whole, roasted coffee beans spilling from a cup

For Threatened Coffee Crops, Tree Rings May Offer Answers

Feb. 27, 2017

Storm trooper looking at a bank of computers with the death star plans on the computer screens

Rogue One: A Case Study in Cybersecurity

Dec. 15, 2016

cars on I-10 outside of Tucson Arizona

Arizona’s Public Universities Team Up to Improve the State’s Stretch of I-10

Dec. 5, 2016