University of Arizona Impact in Action

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June 25, 2024

• Arizona Astrobiology Center, NASA empower middle school teachers
• Study: First evidence of sex differences in how pain can be produced
• Tribal leaders and university heads connect during third Tribal Leaders Summit
• Arizona-led Snow4Flow mission attracts $30M from NASA
• University's Cybersecurity Clinic to combat threats, develop student's skills

June 11, 2024

• University and partners form the nation’s first Tribal Food Safety Alliance
• James Webb Space Telescope spots two most distant galaxies ever seen
• Director of new Lovejoy Center named one of NASEM's New Voices
• Study: cannabis terpenes may relieve chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain
• Students' award-winning designs will help Hopi Tribe expand solar-powered facilities

May 28, 2024

• Undergrads & RII grant support Biosphere 2’s Landscape Evolution Observatory
• Professor uses CT network to 'open the doors of science and let everyone in'
• University joins new center helping communities manage extreme heat
• How University of Arizona research informed a new state law
• Hundreds gather for largest Indigenous data sovereignty event in history

May 14, 2024

• Advances in phononics could revolutionize size, quality of wireless technologies  
• CyVerse to support new center focused on molecular and cellular biosciences
• Student-Made Arizona to offer online marketplace for student entrepreneurs
• NIH supports Wildcat mission to follow HPV on its path to nucleus
• Undergraduate researcher unites varied talents and community impact

April 30, 2024

• NSF and NobleReach Emerge select Cyverse, USA NPN for pilot program
• University researchers use JWST to study faraway potential water world
• Every day is Earth Day at Biosphere 2
• AI bot developed on campus could revolutionize medical training
• University expertise in mining and minerals shines in Washington, D.C.

April 16, 2024

• NASA will take UArizona science when it returns to the moon
• Safety first: civil engineer researches inequities in traffic safety
• UArizona sociologist receives NSF CAREER award to study the “science of science”
• SCORCH focuses on collaborative approach to climate change health threats, solutions
• Four UACI startups selected for exclusive entrepreneurship program

April 2, 2024

• Women of Impact program expands, nominations now open
• OSIRIS-REx teams win prestigious aviation award
• USDA names Yuma senior a Future Leader in Agriculture
• University investment in quantum will stimulate economic prosperity across state
• University of Arizona scientists pinpoint neurological origins of anorexia

March 19, 2024

• Sample from asteroid Bennu lands at UArizona museum
• JDRF funds clinical testing of bioartificial pancreas at College of Medicine - Tucson
• New lab uses state-of-the-art imaging to understand roots, agricultural success
• U.S. Fleet Forces Command Tours Applied Research Building
• Holocaust survivor to share her story at free event co-hosted by Freedom Center

March 5, 2024

• Steward Observatory's GUSTO mission breaks NASA record
• FuseNano 2024 brings leaders and experts from across the country to UArizona
• International society names director of the BIO5 Institute as its new president
• Five UArizona innovators named to the National Academy of Inventors
• Venture Valley Tournament draws enthusiastic crowd in Yuma

February 20, 2024

• National recognition highlights UArizona's commitment to regional prosperity
• UArizona among top universities worlwide granted U.S. utility patents
• Collaboration to advance Indigenous geosciences in the Grand Canyon
• UArizona museum receives major donation of micromounts and endowment

December 12, 2023

• USDA grant to build next generation of agriculture workers at UArizona Yuma
• Delegation represents UArizona at United Nations climate change conference 
• College of Medicine professor improves method for studying Parkinson's disease.
• Growing together: Conservator marks 26 years at Arizona State Museum
• University of Arizona Tech Park welcomes cutting-edge sensor company 

November 28, 2023

• African American Museum of Southern Arizona receives grant to fund swim lessons for Black children in Tucson
• Tucson helps rebuild Ukraine
• UArizona experts 'literally wrote the book' on Native nation building
• UArizona named one of the nation's top 'green colleges'
• Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon

November 9, 2023

• Anonymous $4M gift establishes UArizona postdoctoral research prize to address climate and resilience challenges
• UArizona student-led sustainability initiative is driving innovation with aquaponics
• $35.5M awarded to UArizona College of Engineering for tech center expansion
• UArizona research and facilities take center stage during USDA meetings, campus visit
• Fuel Wonder campaign to raise $1B for grand total of $3B

October 26, 2023

• Student researcher ensures historical documents are safe for future generations
• UArizona astronomers investigate asteroid believed to be part of the moon
• UArizona startup to begin clinical trial studying natural approach to hot flashes
• Local high school students honored at annual UArizona Women of Impact celebration
• UArizona English professor awarded MacArthur Fellowship

October 12, 2023

• Furnace lit as UArizona casts final mirror for Giant Magellan Telescope
• Streamlined surgery: UArizona startup aims to ease removal of hardware
• UArizona study to determine if COVID-19 link to IBS is more than a gut feeling
• UArizona researchers turn to tree rings for details of historic earthquake in Pacific Northwest
• ABOR grant unites universities in support of reusing copper tailings across Arizona

September 28, 2023

• Space is Wildcat Country: UArizona takes center stage for asteroid sample return mission
• UArizona ranks 22nd in nation for U.S. universities granted utility patents
• Native FORGE welcomes entrepreneurs from Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe
• Student-produced recruitment video answers, "What even is optics?"
• UArizona researcher partners with NOAA to promote best practices for mitigating extreme heat

September 14, 2023

• UArizona scientists investigate new frontiers of sound with $30M center
• New project will expand AZ HSI Consortium and support Hispanic students in STEM
• Regulating AI risk: Why we need to revamp the ‘AI Bill of Rights’
• Study finds the brain can help solve its own memory issues
• Take a stroll through the solar system – on the UArizona campus

August 31, 2023

• UArizona experts suggest solutions to boost food, water and economic security in changing climate
• UArizona researchers and community partners map history of housing injustices in Tucson
• Study finds the brain can help solve its own memory issues
• Tucson startups find support they need at UA Tech Parks
• Grant empowers educational equity and diversity in STEM on campus

August 16, 2023

• UArizona reports second-most inventive year on record
• Prestigious awards pave the way for twins in College of Engineering
• Virtual city prepares students for future of cybersecurity
• A common mold could help a bee species thrive
• Researchers look to improve worksite sleep health for Arizona firefighters

August 2, 2023

• How cities are battling extreme heat, and why record-breaking temps don’t tell the whole story
• New UArizona study links brain waves directly to memory
• Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center receives $7.8M NIH grant
• Solving water challenges is complex–learn how law, health, climate and Indigenous rights all intersect in developing solutions
• Separating lightning fact from fiction