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
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
RELATED: Guest letter: Now is a great time for women to join STEM fields RELATED: The University of Arizona will host a national congress on Hispanics in STEM Nov. Read more
UA’s Mel and Enid Zukerman College of Public Health hosted a bilingual community teach-in Aug. 27 to educate community members on the impact of groundwater contamination in Southern Tucson and begin collaborations with agencies to address future community concerns. Read more
The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded the University of Arizona geoscientists a three-year, $1 million grant to research fluids beneath Earth’s surface. The goal of the project, titled "Evolution of Crustal Paleofluid Flow Systems," is to get a better understanding of the effects and reactions of underground fluids, such as oil, groundwater and gas. Read more
The cloud, or as I like to call it, “someone else’s computer,” has become thoroughly integrated into our daily lives. We can automatically back up our pictures to iCloud, turn in our homework using Dropbox and email our peers gigantic files using Google Drive. Cloud services have become so easy to use they seem to have created a mystique surrounding what is actually happening to our data when they're uploaded to "the cloud." Read more
The Safeway on 1940 E. Broadway Blvd. now has more to offer than groceries. As of August 9, the store has opened a Banner Quick Care clinic to provide different health care services for store customers. Read more
“Rabbits” is a story about a journalist’s search for her missing best friend and the frightening alternate reality game that ties into her disappearance. The main character Carly Parker is tired of police ignoring her concerns about her best friend Yumiko, and decides to do some digging herself — but she quickly gets wrapped up in the strange and complicated ARG known only as Rabbits. Read more
The purpose of this experiment, which is the first of its kind, is to test humanity's capabilities to defend itself from extraterrestrial threats, such as asteroids. Read more
STEM faculty at the University of Arizona were asked what their favorite sci-fi movies of all time were. Below is a list of their choices, including a little information about the reality of the science depicted within the films, as well as their cultural importance. Read more
A “helicopter parent" may not be the best candidate to raise a future guide dog, according to new research from the Arizona Canine Cognition Center. The most successful guide dogs had less attentive mothers as puppies, making them more independent. Read more
