UA receives $1.78M grant to study safer mining fuels
In a job with many hazards, the CDC grant is focusing in on an insidious risk: diesel exhaust.
Researcher explores link between early childhood sleep and learning
Jamie Edgin developed findings while studying children with Down syndrome.
New heart valve technology comes to Tucson Medical Center
The hospital is offering a newly approved device designed to improve coronary blood flow.
UA researcher investigating chemicals used in firefighting foam
Reyes Sierra-Alvarez is working on methods to absorb a contaminant discovered in groundwater.
How much water is in the San Pedro? Every year, volunteers seek to find out
More than 100 volunteers spent last weekend tracking the presence of intermittent water in the river.
Bat night at the Mission Garden
Also: A new facility in Nogales, Sonora to help migrants following the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy; and strangers find common ground with "One Small Step".
Saturn's rings, moons raise questions about solar system, water origins
A discovery could prompt a rethinking of how the solar system formed.
UA storm watchers predict active hurricane season
Annual forecast model shows Atlantic conditions similar to dangerous 2017.
Tucson Juneteenth Celebration 2019
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A cross-cultural program inspires Native students in the UA College of Medicine; and, is it a piece of cake for the brain to interpret a metaphor?
UA researchers dating ancient volcanic eruption using tree rings
The tree rings can help them understand more about the explosion of a volcano thousands of years ago.
High-altitude balloon company World View completes 16-day flight
The Tucson-based company plans on marketing its balloon service next year.
Lowell Observatory marks 125th anniversary with 3-day celebration
The Flagstaff observatory, which took part in confirming the expansion of the universe, has embarked on a multiyear expansion plan.
UA study of language disorder could aid early dementia detection
The research looks at primary progressive aphasia, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a gradual decline in language abilities.
Grand Canyon fossil footprints reveal early desert dwelling animals
Fossil footprints survive as evidence of the animal occupants of a Northern Arizona desert of dunes that existed before the age of dinosaurs.
Project tracing earth changes to introduce plants into its landscapes
The Landscape Evolution Observatory experiment at Biosphere 2 observes changes to natural landscapes in a controlled environment.
