Science and Technology

Research Team Designing Holographic Imaging System for Ovarian Cancer | August 10, 2009
UANews | UA researchers Jennifer Barton and Ray Kostuk have received a five-year, $2.4 million grant to build the instrument that they hope will one day be used to monitor women at high risk for ovarian cancer. | Health | Science and Technology
UA SkyCenter to Host Perseid Meteor Shower Program | August 7, 2009
UANews | The Mount Lemmon SkyCenter will host a special program for viewing the Perseid meteor shower.    | General News | Science and Technology
High School Mentorship Program Recruiting Professional and Student Mentors | August 5, 2009
UANews | The young women's mentorship program also will offer new online mentor selection to high school students interested in science, technology, engineering and math careers. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
ADVANCE Award Works to Eliminate Gender Inequity and Promote Research | August 3, 2009
UANews | The $3.3-million grant supports the work focused on eliminating gender inequity within the academy while also promoting equity across campus. | Health | Science and Technology
Flandrau's Astronomy Programs Move to Virtual and Inflatable Planetaria | July 30, 2009
UANews | Flandrau astronomy shows aim to inspire, teach and entertain audiences ranging from preschool through retirement age. | Science and Technology
Engineering Project on Water Reuse and Supply Gets $2M in Funding | July 29, 2009
UANews | Five professors from the UA have received $2 million from the National Science Foundation to research water reuse and supply systems. | Science and Technology
Australia Gives $72 Million for the Giant Magellan Telescope | July 28, 2009
UANews | The Steward Observatory Mirror Lab is currently polishing the first of seven giant mirrors it planned for the GMT. | Science and Technology
Sensitizing Tumor Response to Cancer Therapy | July 28, 2009
UANews | UA researchers are working to find natural, biologically active compounds that will sensitize cancerous tumors to therapy without damaging normal tissue. | Health | Science and Technology
Camp Aims to Spark Girls' Visions of Careers in Science, Math | July 24, 2009
UANews | Girls will explore the UA and myriad career opportunities at MISS Adventures Camp. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Project Sage Special Report: Bringing Solar Power to the Masses | July 22, 2009
UANews | Research at the UA could one day lead to photovoltaic materials thin enough, flexible enough and inexpensive enough to go not only on rooftops but in windows, outdoor awnings and even clothing. | Science and Technology
Tiny Saturn Moon Could Be Targeted in Search for Extraterrestrial Life | July 22, 2009
UANews | Plumes spewing from a tiny moon of Saturn – a moon roughly the width of Arizona – are filled with molecules that suggest that the moon, Enceladus, is likely another place in the solar system to look for life. | Science and Technology
Concentrated Solar for the Nation | July 22, 2009
UANews | Famed UA astronomer Roger Angel is redirecting his talents toward a new goal, changing the nature of electric generation in America. | Science and Technology
The Power of Partnerships | July 22, 2009
UANews | The UA is partnering with Tucson Electric Power on a program to monitor the efficiency of solar panels at TEP's test yard. | Business and Law | Science and Technology
Neuroscience Researchers Seek Interns Ages 55 and Up | July 21, 2009
UANews | There are currently two available positions to help conduct research in one of more than 40 laboratories on campus. | Science and Technology
'One Giant Leap for Mankind' … 40 Years Later | July 19, 2009
UANews | The UA has many ties to the Apollo program, from helping develop maps of the moon to determining landing sites and analyzing rocks returned to earth by Apollo astronauts. | Science and Technology
Three UA Researchers Receive Award for Best Paper | July 17, 2009
UANews | A team of UA researchers that studied the Colorado River Basin has received the American Water Resources Association's "Boggess Award," which goes to the best paper published within a one-year period. | Science and Technology
Maricopa County Discussions Feature Water Experts | July 17, 2009
UANews | The next discussion, about rainwater harvesting, takes place at noon on July 29. | General News | Science and Technology
Arizona STEM Teachers Training at Biosphere 2 | July 16, 2009
UANews | Dozens of science and mathematics teachers are convening at the UA's Biosphere 2 for the Summer Institute of the Arizona Center for Science Teachers. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
UA Student Scholar Presenting at National Symposium | July 15, 2009
UANews | Ahmed Badran has been selected as one of the few students who will present research during this month's Beckman Scholars Symposium, which is part of a nationally competitive program. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Researchers to Sequence West African Rice Strain | July 13, 2009
UANews | UA and Tucson high school students will be involved in the research to help sequence the West African rice genome. | Health | Science and Technology
UA Researcher Earns Presidential Award for Work on Hidden Virus | July 9, 2009
UANews | Felicia Goodrum was the only professor in Arizona to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. | Health | Science and Technology
Public Invited to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing | July 7, 2009
UANews | To commemorate the anniversary, the UA is hosting a public celebration, featuring lectures, children's activities, solar telescope viewing and opportunities to meet UA science luminaries. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Offering Watershed Steward Training in Phoenix | July 6, 2009
UANews | The UA Cooperative Extension is seeking applicants for the Phoenix Master Watershed Steward Program to become volunteers who share their knowledge about water issues. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Scientists' Film Chronicles Minority Astronomers | July 6, 2009
UANews | Jarita Holbrook and Romeel Davé's "Hubble's Diverse Universe" features interviews with nine African-American and Hispanic astrophysicists on their work. The film will screen for the first time this weekend. | Arts and Humanities | Science and Technology
Online Forum to Feature UA Biologist, Others on Two Science Issues | July 6, 2009
UANews | Michael Worobey, an assistant professor  with the UA ecology and evolutionary biology department, is one of the panelists who will discuss swine flu and genetics. | Health | Science and Technology
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