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Americans receive more than 4 billion robocalls a month.

Arizona attorney general signs nationwide anti-robocall agreement

The voluntary pact with 12 major phone companies has no deadlines or enforcement mechanism.
Researchers are facing the challenge of collecting data on texting behavior.

UA research on sexting points to double standard

A survey found that women are four times more likely to send sexually explicit photos.
Roche senior manager Heidi Barnett, left, and Empire High School chemistry teacher Hillary Stacey at Roche/Ventana's Oro Valley lab.

Tucson educators bringing experience in STEM industry to classrooms

The UA-generated fellowship placed teachers in Arizona technology and medical companies for the summer.
Inside the Southeastern Arizona Communications Center in Sierra Vista. The center helps dispatch first responders with multiple agencies in Cochise County.

Technology helping curb border crime in Cochise County

Arizona 360 tours the county's new communications center for first responders.
A 2017 lidar "point cloud" image of the Washington Mall in Washington, D.C. Advances in remote sensing technologies are changing the types and quantity of data available to researchers.

Understanding data more and more important for college students, professor says

Hoshin Gupta suggests there are some basic ways of seeing the world through data that all college students should understand.
The Northern Arizona University campus in Flagstaff, Arizona.

NAU to implement 'virtual parking' with cameras that read plates

License plates will be treated as permits and scanned by cameras mounted to university vehicles, officials said.
UA professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering Larry Head sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media on July 11, 2019.

As industries turn to automation, cyber vulnerabilities arise

UA professor Larry Head says attacks on systems are inevitable.
John Heun operates a mobile platform in an alfalfa field at the Maricopa Agricultural Center on July 26, 2019. The mobile platform is equipped with technology used for research in precision agriculture conducted by the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

UA research farm using automation to innovate industry

The Maricopa Agricultural Center is a testing ground for precision agriculture.
A backup driver sits behind the wheel of a Waymo self-driving taxi as the vehicle makes a right turn on its own in Chandler, Arizona.

Waymo on its plans to grow in the Phoenix metro area

The company offers Lorraine Rivera a ride in one of its self-driving taxis.
A TuSimple test driver waves from inside a self-driving semi as it leaves the company's warehouse in Tucson.

Inside TuSimple's Tucson warehouse

The company is testing self-driving semis on I-19 and I-10.
Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews UA Eller College of Management economist George Hammond in his office on August 6, 2019.

Study examines long-term impacts of automation in Arizona

UA Eller College of Management economist George Hammond explains some of the findings.
A row of vehicles outfitted with Waymo's self-driving technology sit parked in the company's depot in Chandler, Arizona.

Automation in Arizona

Arizona 360 explores how some companies and organizations are taking a proactive approach to automation.
Summer students learning self-driving car technology at UA.

UA summer program offers experience with self-driving tech

Students from all over the country test their skills using an autonomous car on campus.
Matt Hashim discusses how people can protect themselves from cyber crimes with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media on August 1, 2019. Hashim is an expert in digital privacy at the UA Eller College of Management.

Changing our online behaviors to guard against cybercrime

Security and privacy expert Matt Hashim discusses steps to be more vigilant.
Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin works on the moon's surface during the Apollo 11 moonwalk, July 20, 1969.

UA scientists mark moon landing's 50th anniversary

The university's lunar lab played key role in Apollo 11 mission planning.
This image shows prostate cancer cells interacting with medicine-carrying nanoparticles. The end goal is to deliver drugs specifically to the tumor.

UA nanotech research supporting (very) small solutions to big problems

The applications range from cell phone techonology to cancer-fighting measures.

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