Science and Technology

Researchers Complete Draft Genome Sequence for Cassava | November 9, 2009
UANews | A $1.3 Million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund the next phase of research that is critical to global food security. | Science and Technology
Why Nice Guys Usually Get the Girls | November 6, 2009
UANews | For the insects called water striders, the pushiest guys don't always get the girls, according to a research team led by a University of Arizona scientist. | Science and Technology
UA Camera Spots Phoenix Mars Lander Amid Frost | November 5, 2009
Arizona Republic | Despite very low light, HiRISE has taken images of the Phoenix Mars Lander blanketed by carbon dioxide ice. | Science and Technology
SEDS Students Host SpaceVision 2009 Conference at UA | November 5, 2009
UANews | UA students have organized what looks to be one of the year's premier space conferences and are holding it at the Lunar and Planetary Lab. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Unsettled Youth: Spitzer Observes a Chaotic Planetary System | November 5, 2009
NASA | A Spitzer Space Telescope team led by UA astronomer Kate Su captured an infrared image of a giant halo of fine dust around a young star. The dust is created by planets jostling smaller comet-like bodies. | Science and Technology
Spencer Titley Honored for Half-Century of Teaching and Research at UA | November 5, 2009
UANews | Spencer R. Titley is the UA economic geologist internationally renowned for his work on the origin of porphyry copper deposits. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
University of Arizona device could make solar power cheaper | November 3, 2009
Arizona Daily Star | UA Steward Observatory Mirror Lab director Roger Angel has produced a prototype solar device that, if developed for mass production, could generate electricity for $1 a watt. | Science and Technology
Frost-Covered Phoenix Spacecraft Found in HiRISE Images | November 3, 2009
UANews | Despite very low light, HiRISE has taken images of the Phoenix Mars Lander blanketed by carbon-dioxide ice. | Science and Technology
Dr. Fernando Martinez Appointed Director of the BIO5 Institute | November 2, 2009
UANews | Martinez is one of the most highly regarded researchers worldwide in childhood lung diseases. | Health | Science and Technology
UA Entomologist Wins Grant to Develop Malaria-Resistant Mosquito | October 30, 2009
UANews | Michael Riehle is among scientists from around the world selected for their unconventional projects to fight infectious diseases. | Science and Technology
Simulations Show How Earth-Like Planets Can Form | October 30, 2009
SPACE.com | Recent research led by UA planetary scientists looked at the dynamics behind the formation of Earth-like planets. | Science and Technology
Biosphere 2 Fellow's Halloween Talk is on 'Monsters of the Deep' | October 29, 2009
UANews | Scary-looking giant water bugs are models of fatherhood and important in our world. | Science and Technology
Professor Working to Advance Computing as a Science | October 28, 2009
UANews | Chiefly concerned with understanding how processes work, computation has garnered a reputation for not being a true science. But Richard T. Snodgrass, a UA computer science professor, has received a National Science Foundation grant to work to change that. | Science and Technology
Project Sage Special Report: Sustainability Through Engineering | October 28, 2009
UANews | Work at the UA's Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing is leading to to advancements in reducing water and energy consumption. | Science and Technology
Sustaining the Mining Supply Chain | October 28, 2009
UANews | The new Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources is charged with making the process of extracting copper more sustainable and energy efficient. | Science and Technology
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Blue Blob, San Juan Fire, More | October 28, 2009
National Geographic | A photograph taken by the UA's HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal sand dunes around an impact crater. | Science and Technology
On a Rooftop, Students of Invention | October 28, 2009
UANews | The assignment for the first class of the Practice School of Sustainability is to design a cogeneration system that combines a solar photovoltaic array with water cooling. | Science and Technology
Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds | October 28, 2009
Science Daily | Wolfgang Fink and his colleagues are developing robotic technology that may one day result in robots being able to explore the lakes and mountains of Saturn's moon, Titan. Fink recently joined the UA from Caltech. | Science and Technology
Research May Help Plants, Humans Survive Stress, Disease | October 27, 2009
UANews | New technology to analyze gene expression at the level of different cell types offers new insights in the ways that plants and animals react to the environment and how they change when they are diseased.  | Health | Science and Technology
El Niño Hurt Before But Could Help Later | October 27, 2009
The Daily Courier | UA climatologists contributed to a report explaining how El Niño stiffled the monsoon rains this year, and how it may lead to higher than normal precipitation in Arizona during the coming winter.  | General News | Science and Technology
SkyCenter Hosts Special Leonid Meteor Program Nov. 17 | October 26, 2009
UANews | If you've never experienced a Leonid meteor shower from the 9,157-foot summit of Mount Lemmon, here's your chance. | Science and Technology
Water-demanding Farms Looked at as Resources Vanish | October 25, 2009
Arizona Republic | Gary Paul Nabhan, an agronomist with the UA Southwest Center, and water law expert Robert Glennon from the Rogers College of Law offer insights on the fate of agriculture in the state as the population continues to grow. | Business and Law | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
A 200,000-Year-Old Cut of Meat | October 23, 2009
Discovery Channel | New archaeological evidence shows that people living at a Paleolithic cave site in Israel between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago were successful big-game hunters who shared meat differently in earlier and later times.   | Science and Technology
Using Trees To Curb Climate Change Not So Simple | October 23, 2009
National Public Radio | Scientists are suggesting that growing existing and planting new forests can help reduce the effects of climate change. Adding to the discussion, UA scientist David Breshears points to drought as another key issue to consider. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Entomologist Discusses Insect-resistant Plants in PBS Film | October 23, 2009
UANews | Bruce Tabashnik, professor and head of entomology at the UA, is part of a documentary's exploration of the role plants have played throughout human history. | Science and Technology
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