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
Chemists at the University of Arizona have developed a new, long-lasting sunscreen that won’t break down or absorb into your skin. “We’re the first to develop a polymeric sunscreen material,” said Ravindu Nanayakkara, a graduate student in chemistry and researcher involved with the project. Read more
A research team with members from the University of Arizona and the National Institutes of Health are looking to remedy the harmful side effects sometimes experienced by patients following heart bypass surgery. Read more
Associate professor of the lunar planetary laboratory Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna started his Sept. 6 talk on lunar gravity field mapping with a dose of pop culture. Read more
Off the West coast lies a research facility that informs the NASA mission to Mars. The Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program tests the endurance of humans in limited living space and resources. Read more
The fate of the Colorado River Delta will be decided in coming months as Mexico and the U.S. come closer to reaching an agreement on a water-sharing deal. Read more
An indicator that a tool or system is working well, especially in programming, is that you never have to think about it. It can chug along in the background, without us giving it any attention. Imagine that using your refrigerator required an intimate understanding of endothermic reactions, or that opening it required a complete mechanical comprehension of how a compressor works. Read more
While trust can have a genetic component, distrust does not. Trust can be heritable, while distrust is built through experience according to a study done by the Eller College of Management. Read more
University of Arizona scientists, led by Daniel Apai, associated professor of astronomy and planetary sciences, have found the reason behind the unusual fluctuation in brightness of brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are celestial bodies smaller than planets but larger than stars. Read more
The Navajo Nation’s first utility-scale solar plant is now providing sun-powered electricity to area homes. The 27.3-megawatt project sits on 300acres in Kayenta, a Navajo community south of Monument Valley, Arizona. Read more
To a student passing by, the recently completed Sonoran Pentapus may appear to be merely an eye-catching piece of art. However, the Pentapus is much more than that. Read more
As students, you’ve all been told a hundred times how important it is to be sustainable. Your gen-ed science professor preached about it, the student-run organizations tried to recruit you and even your roommate called you out for leaving the lights on in the kitchen. Read more
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