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UANews | UA graduate student Paul J. Wright and his adviser, Dale Kunkel, are heading up research to better understand the influence entertainment media has on the sexual behaviors of youth. Both have found that the influences may vary, but the concern is the same: public health.

UANews | For more than 80 years, the Arizona Cooperative Extension has used classes, seminars, workshops and other methods to bring research-based information to farmers and ranchers throughout the state.

UANews | The UA's Santa Rita Experimental Range has served as an important outdoor laboratory for more than a century for researchers investigating sustainable grazing practices.

UANews | UA researchers believe that algae will be providing fuel to power vehicles within the next five years.

UANews | Marcia Neugebauer has received two prestigious awards for her research into the nature of the solar wind.

UANews | The Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, Biosphere 2 and Flandrau Science Center are hosting a  joint public event highlighting Mars closing in on Earth on Jan. 29.

UANews | UA researchers report that the Southwest's climate had rapid shifts between wet and dry periods 11,000 to 55,000 years ago.

UANews | Nearly 100 students from the UA and San Miguel High School will presenting their research during the Undergraduate Biology Research Program's 21st annual conference held at the UA.

UANews | The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will soon be taking suggestions from the public to photograph areas on the planet's surface in unprecedented detail.

UANews | Five College of Science faculty members have been named Galileo Circle Fellows for their outstanding accomplishments in academic scholarship. Each receives $5,000 and lifetime membership in the Galileo Circle, a society that supports the college.

UANews | Thanks to an American Chemical Society grant, two UA departments joined forces to organize a camp designed to increase educational and professional opportunities for children with autism.

UANews | The "Solar Zone" is slated to be an interdisciplinary hub for education and industry in the development of renewable energy research.

UANews | As part of its Hubble Heritage program, NASA has released an image, taken by a team led by UA astronomer Rodger Thompson, of a galaxy that resembles a snowflake.

UANews | The largest single gathering of meteorites found in Arizona will be on display on Jan. 30 during the Arizona Meteorite Exhibition. 

UANews | The National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, of which the UA is a member, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling more than $44 million for algal biofuels and bioproducts research and development. 

UANews | The collaboration includes student and faculty exchanges and the ability to expand the boundaries of knowledge in the environmental and biomedical fields and other disciplines.

UANews | The co-host of the Science Channel's "Meteorite Men" discusses his worldwide quest to find meteorites during the next Science Café on Jan. 12.

UANews | The Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex Diseases has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health ot identify predictors of asthma.

UANews | Matt Bunting's six-legged robot uses cognitive software to "learn" how to navigate through various terrains and could be a precursor to devices that could go almost anywhere, including other planets.

UANews | UA water specialist Katharine L. Jacobs is taking her expertise to Washington, D.C. where she has a new appointment to work on national climate change issues.