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Solar panels at sunset

Harvesting Sunlight and Plant Power on UArizona's Greenest Building

Wednesday

Construction of a rooftop garden and solar panels atop the University of Arizona's ENR2 building is complete. The site will not only generate electricity, but also create environmental research opportunities.

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Two UArizona Researchers Receive $1M Grants to Advance Cyberinfrastructure and Quantum Sensing

Dec. 21, 2020

Hydrology and engineering professors receive Convergence Accelerator awards from the National Science Foundation. The new program aims to support interdisciplinary efforts to solve real-world problems in the near future.

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Pink bollworm moth on a cotton boll

Biotech Cotton Key to Eliminating Devastating Pest from US and Mexico

Dec. 21, 2020

A collaboration between UArizona, cotton growers, and government and industry partners eradicated the pink bollworm – one of the world's most damaging crop pests – from the United States and Mexico.

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Artist’s conception of a plume erupting on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

Plumes on Icy Worlds Hold Clues About What Lies Beneath

Dec. 16, 2020

A new model shows how brine on Jupiter's moon Europa can migrate within the icy shell to form pockets of salty water that erupt to the surface when freezing.

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Robert Norwood

UArizona Professors Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Dec. 8, 2020

Robert Norwood in optical sciences and Laurence Hurley in pharmacy are the latest UArizona faculty members to receive the prestigious designation.

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Michael Kuhns and Shio Kobayashi

Genetically Engineered T Cells Could Lead to Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases

Dec. 8, 2020

UArizona Health Sciences immunobiologists have created a five-module chimeric antigen receptor T cell that is showing early potential to fight Type 1 diabetes.

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UArizona Opens Bioscience Incubator in Oro Valley

Dec. 3, 2020

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation at Oro Valley provides resources to bioscience startups to help them bring their innovations to market.

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Gregg Garfin

UArizona Expert on Climate Science and Policy Selected as AAAS Fellow

Dec. 2, 2020

Gregg Garfin – whose research focuses on adaptation to climate change, climate variability and drought – has been elected a 2020 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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students getting tested for COVID-19

Statewide Study Builds Knowledge About Health Risks Before, After COVID-19 Infection

Nov. 30, 2020

The Arizona CoVHORT study will answer questions about risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection and how the virus impacts long-term health.

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UArizona research faculty and students collect samples in Pasi Peru.

$3M Grant Helps Students Bridge Sciences to Solve the World's Biggest Problems

Nov. 23, 2020

The National Science Foundation grant will support graduate students working across scientific disciplines on challenges ranging from climate change to sustainable food production.

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Brian Enquist and Lindsey Sloat

Hotter and Drier With a Chance of Extinction: Forecasting Biodiversity With Big Data

Nov. 20, 2020

Scientists hope to harness the power of big data and cyberinfrastructure to predict global biodiversity changes under different climate change scenarios.

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Eller team developing a gaming headband for the hearing-impaired. From the left: Max Santamaria, Hannah Simons, Vinith Nair, Lily Andress, and Mark Fariello (Not pictured: Taylor Reusser). Photo courtesy of Max Santamaria.

From Snake Detection to Water Purification, Tech Launch Arizona Supports Student Solutions to Real-World Problems

Nov. 19, 2020

Tech Launch Arizona’s second Student Innovation Challenge has selected five student teams for funding to prototype inventions for commercialization. Twenty-six applications were received in all, and the judging panel awarded a total of approximately $40,000, which was distributed amongst the teams to develop their ideas into prototypes.

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Earyn McGee by the water

Look Out, Bill Nye! Earyn McGee Rises to Social Media Stardom

Nov. 19, 2020

Earyn McGee started her university education focused on field research, but then became a science communication sensation on social media. The UArizona graduate student advocates for conservation and inclusivity in the sciences and was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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