Image Ultrasound technology can be used to boost mindfulness, study finds July 11, 2024 Researchers used low-intensity ultrasound technology to alter a brain region associated with activities such as daydreaming, recalling memories and envisioning the future. Read more at UArizona News
Image By teaching tech skills, Pascua Yaqui entrepreneur hopes to create opportunities for others July 9, 2024 U of A junior Nicolette Gomez hopes to foster a community of Yaqui entrepreneurs through the new Yaqui-Tech Innovation Lab. Read more at UArizona News
Image New center to help lead national Indigenous language revitalization efforts July 3, 2024 A $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will establish the West Region Native American Language Resource Center. Read more at UArizona News
Image Weather trucks search for answers about extreme heat in Tucson's 'data deserts' July 2, 2024 A pair of climate-tracking trucks crisscrossed Tucson as part of a statewide project to understand the effects of extreme heat. U of A researchers will translate the data into policy recommendations and other ideas for communities to stay heat resilient. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona's first satellite built by students is ready for launch June 29, 2024 Students have been preparing since 2016 for the launch of CatSat, a student-built small satellite also known as a CubeSat, that will collect data about space weather. Read more at UArizona News
Image Flood monitoring from space: A Q&A with flood expert Beth Tellman June 27, 2024 Assistant professor Beth Tellman explains how satellite monitoring helps translate people's flood experiences into maps for policymakers. Read more at UArizona News
Image Phoenix City Council approves $20M for CAMI June 26, 2024 The funding will support the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, a biomedical research hub in downtown Phoenix. Read more at UArizona News
Image Bennu holds the solar system's 'original ingredients,' might have been part of a wet world June 26, 2024 OSIRIS-REx sample scientists took a deep dive into the rocks and dust returned from asteroid Bennu. They found that the sample is rich in carbon, nitrogen and organic compounds – essential components for life as we know it. Read more at UArizona News
Image Space sciences, water resources, geosciences excel in latest US News global ranking June 26, 2024 In the Best Global Universities rankings, UArizona earned its best scores in space sciences, ranking No. 8 overall, No. 6 in the U.S. and No. 2 among public universities. Read more at UArizona News
Image Study challenges popular idea that Easter Islanders committed 'ecocide' June 21, 2024 A new study involving UArizona professor Terry Hunt suggests that the population of the island originally named Rapa Nui did not spiral to unsustainable levels as scientists have long theorized. Read more at UArizona News