Researchers from the University of Arizona have recently discovered the most distant quasar to date. This finding allows researchers to answer how black holes can possibly grow. Read more
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Four out of the five annual Arizona-wide Bisgrove Scholar Awards have been awarded to UA researchers. Each will receive $200,000 to support them in their current research. Jianqiang Cheng, Michael Marty, Luke McGuire and John Schaibley are all current assistant professors at UA who plan to put the grant money to good use. Read more
In the north of Africa lies the Sahara Desert. It spans ten countries, three massive bodies of water and nearly 3.5 million square miles of land. It covers nearly 10 percent of Africa’s landmass and is the world’s largest hot desert. Read more
Ever bite into a cookie thinking it was chocolate chip only to find out the “chocolate chips” were actually raisins? Buffelgrass is that cookie. To an outsider, it looks just like part of the desert landscape, providing an illusion of a thriving ecosystem. But behind the scenes, it’s destroying the habitat of native plant species, such as Saguaro cacti, mesquites and palo verdes. Read more
This semester, the Arizona Student Unions are holding a competition for undergraduate students to design a garden on the Student Union Memorial Center roof. Teams of five interdisciplinary students will have about three months to plan out a garden that will produce crops to be donated to the Campus Pantry at UA. Read more
Associate professor in civil engineering and engineering mechanics Katerina Aifantis didn’t follow the traditional academic career path. In fact, you could say she left the path altogether, opting instead to head for the open road. While her educational journey was certainly unconventional, it has yielded unprecedented success. Read more
Usually, the “what came first” question refers to the chicken and the egg, but that’s not the case for UA researchers John Wiens and Tereza Jezkova, professor and postdoctoral researcher in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, respectively. Read more
Fissure opens up in the Arizona desert A two-mile crack in the ground opened up in Pinal County, Arizona, between Casa Grande and Tucson. cq Read more
Robert N. Shelton, a former president of the University of Arizona and physicist, has been appointed president of the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO) effective Feb. 20, 2017. The GMTO is in the process of building the world’s largest telescope, with the help of 11 other partners, including the University of Arizona. Read more
UA student organization Paws for the Cause, has said goodbye to another batch of freshly-trained guide dog puppies. While guide dogs perform an important task, it isn’t the only necessary job that canines can hold on a college campus. Many dogs on campus function as therapy dogs, calming stressed or anguished students. But what is the science behind the therapeutic affect of man's best friend? Read more
Chances are you’ve seen Arizona Stadium before. You might have even watched a football game or two while cheering from the student section. But did you know that underneath the east wing of the stadium lies one of the world’s preeminent manufacturers of cutting edge telescope mirrors? Read more
A team of UA researchers recently completed a NCAA-funded sleep study which focused on sleep management in student athletes. Read more
UA students protested President Trump’s climate change vision outside of Old Main this Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organized by Students for Sustainability and spearheaded by environmental studies and geography senior Diego Martinez-Lugo, who is also chair of the Energy and Climate Committee for SFS, the walkout sought to raise climate awareness and urge the UA to take action in making the campus more eco-friendly. Read more
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