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An artist's impression of the quasar Pōniuāʻena, the first quasar to receive an Indigenous Hawaiian name. (Image: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld)

Astronomers Discover 'Monster' Quasar from Early Universe

June 24, 2020

The discovery of the most massive quasar known in the early universe challenges current theories of supermassive black hole formation and growth.

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Douglas firs are the most abundant trees in North America. Their ecological niche spans Southern Mexico to the Northern Rockies.

Warming Will Reduce Ability of Trees to Slow Climate Change

June 23, 2020

The most prolific tree in North America – the Douglas fir – will absorb less atmospheric carbon dioxide in the future and therefore do less to slow climate change than once thought.

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The latest design of the enclosure, telescope and site at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. (Image: M3 Engineering)

Anonymous Gift Means More Time on GMT for UArizona Astronomers

June 22, 2020

The Giant Magellan Telescope promises to deliver breakthrough discoveries.

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UArizona Testing App to Alert Students, Employees Exposed to COVID-19

June 17, 2020

The Covid Watch smartphone app sends exposure alerts without having to collect any personally identifying information from users, protecting their anonymity.

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Shining a Light on COVID-19 Detection

June 14, 2020

The startup that licensed a UArizona-invented ultraviolet spectrometer has been awarded a $1.5 million Air Force contract to build devices that can quickly detect COVID-19 in virus test samples.

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Artist's illustration of complex organic molecules in space. Image: NASA/Jenny Mottar

Ingredients for Life Appear in Stellar Nurseries Long Before Stars are Born

June 10, 2020

Astronomers probed a vast, cosmic cloud of gas and dust for traces of organic molecules that form building blocks for life. They found that such molecules appear hundreds of thousands of years before stars start to form.

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This image, taken by the spacecraft from a distance of 0.4 miles, shows a group of large boulders located just north of asteroid Bennu’s equatorial region, with two exhibiting linear cracks. For scale, the crack that runs through the rectangular boulder (upper left) is 8.7 feet long, which is about the length of a dining room table. (Image: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Discovers Sunlight Can Crack Rocks on Asteroid Bennu

June 8, 2020

Scientists with the UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission found that rocks on asteroid Bennu appear to be cracking as sunlight heats them up during the day and they cool down at night.

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Starting June 8, nearly 50 high school students will work virtually with leading UArizona researchers to conduct high-impact bioscience research. (Photo: UAHS BioCommunications)

Trading Pipets for Keyboards: KEYS Internship Goes Virtual

June 7, 2020

The BIO5 KEYS Research Internship Program will take a new form this summer as 49 students engage in computational projects from the safety of their homes.

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Underrepresented STEM Students Explore New Frontiers of Sound

June 7, 2020

The New Frontiers of Sound Research Experience and Mentorship program provides mentors and research opportunities for underrepresented students interested in graduate school and careers in engineering.

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This image, showing asteroid Bennu's spinning-top shape, was taken by the MapCam camera on NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on April 29, from a distance of 5 miles. From the spacecraft's vantage point, half of Bennu is sunlit and half is in shadow. (Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona) Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

Asteroids Bennu and Ryugu May Have Formed Directly From Collision in Space

May 31, 2020

Scientists from the OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 teams have new theories about why the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu have their signature "spinning-top" shapes.

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Researchers Develop System to Address $150B Health Care Losses Due to No-Shows

May 27, 2020

An engineering graduate student developed a system to help mitigate no-shows for health care appointments.

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Color-stained cell culture in Jun Wang’s laboratory in the Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center. The lab has helped identify several promising drug candidates that inhibit the coronavirus in cell cultures. (Photo: Kris Hanning/University of Arizona Health Sciences)

Pharmacists on the Frontlines of COVID-19

May 20, 2020

College of Pharmacy scientists, labs and alumni are partnering with pharmaceutical companies, working in emergency departments and helping the public get the medication they need.

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