A new course at the University of Arizona seeks to find treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Pharmacy students’ 2020 class registration ended earlier this month with the opportunity to take the class, “From Chemistry to Cure.” Read more
Klearchos Papas, a University of Arizona professor in the department of surgery, is leading a team to develop a new way to treat Type 1 diabetes. The treatment would release insulin into a person when an oxygen-enhanced implantable device senses their glucose level is too low. Read more
Over a dozen schools around Arizona will race their solar powered go-karts to find out which is fastest at Racing the Sun. Racing the Sun is free to attend and will take place at the Musselman Honda Circuit, at 11800 S. Harrison Rd., April 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read more
The "Bringing Black Holes into Focus with the Event Horizon Telescope" lecture was held the evening of Wednesday, April 17, in the Environmental and Natural Resources 2 building at the University of Arizona. Read more
Kacey Ernst is the program director and associate professor in epidemiology at the the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on the environmental determinants of the transmission and control of vector-borne diseases. Read more
On Wednesday, April 10, the scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope released the first-ever photograph of a black hole. In conjunction, Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium hosted a limited showing of "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity," followed by a presentation about the EHT announcement. Read more
Incoming University of Arizona assistant professor Jessica Barnes will lead a research team studying lunar samples that were originally collected during the 1972 NASA Apollo 17 mission. The study will focus on how different curation and storage practices affect lunar samples. Barnes and her team will compare their lunar samples, stored at freezing temperatures and untouched since their original collection, with lunar samples kept at room temperature. Read more
A University of Arizona satellite project was selected to be part of the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. The UA project is called CatSat and will be exploring the latest miniaturization of satellite technology by demonstrating an inflatable antenna which will transmit HD video from space to Earth. Read more
The University of Arizona Science Cafés are a series of talks and discussions held in casual and fun settings across Tucson throughout the fall and spring. Read more
The Discover BIO5 Open House and Reception was held on Wednesday, Feb. 27. They opened the Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building, Bioscience Research Laboratories and Medical Research Building to showcase the work UA researchers do. Read more
Assistant professor of astronomy Tim Eifler is one of the two University of Arizona astronomy and physics professors who will be working on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, or SPHEREx, mission. Read more
Peter Kennedy is an associate professor visiting from the University of Minnesota and focusing on biology teaching and learning, ecology, evolution, behavior and plant and microbial biology. Read more
Competitive cyclist and University of Arizona professor of astronomy Eric Pearce has challenged himself to finish one of the biggest cycling tournaments in the country in just three and a half days. Beginning in Oceanside, Calif., and ending in Durango, Colo., the Race Across the West is the second-longest qualifying race for Race Across America, or RAAM — three to four days of near-constant cycling over 930 miles, through four states and two time zones. The diverse terrain is unparalleled in any other qualifier. Read more
