UA News

UANews | UA researchers have developed a new statistical model that describes how genes move from cotton plant to cotton plant. The transfer of genes from genetically modified crops is an issue of interest to consumers and producers.  

UANews | Could a misguided signaling protein trigger the most deadly of brain cancers? A team led by the UA's Sourav Ghosh received funding from the National Institutes of Health to identify potential targets for new anti-cancer drugs.

UANews | A December ceremony will honor S. James Anaya, professor of law; Edgar Dryden, professor of English; and Marcia Rieke, professor of astronomy, as new Regents' Professors, and Mary M. Poulton, mining and geological engineering head, as a University Distinguished Professor.

UANews | Dr. Eric M. Reiman has been named a 2010 Rock Star of Science, joining scientific leaders and musicians in a campaign to celebrate biomedical research. Reiman participated in a photo shoot for the December issue of GQ Magazine, which pays tribute to "scientific heroes" in medical research.

UANews | A newly identified relationship between a fly and a weedy mustard-type plant promises to answer many long-standing questions surrounding the evolutionary arms race between plant-eating insects and their host plants.

UANews | The UA has officially dedicated its new BIO5 Oro Valley facility. The space will allow the University to expand its efforts to get new therapies and drug discoveries to the market and patients faster.

UANews | UA graduate student Benjamin Blonder may have solved the mystery of how leaf vein patterns correlate with use of sunlight, carbon and other nutrients. This knowledge could help scientists better understand the complex carbon cycle that is at the heart of global climate warming.

UANews | A USDA-funded project at the UA aims to increase the safety and quality of organic leafy greens and profitability for farmers. The endeavor includes outreach and an education program.

UANews | Combining genetically engineered cotton plants that kill caterpillars and the controlled release of sterile moths from airplanes has produced a new and highly successful approach to dramatically reducing pesticide use and crop damage, a UA-led study has shown.

UANews | Hacène Chaouch and Kevin Newman of the UA's College of Optical Sciences have received scholarships from an international optics laser company to follow their passion for research and development in the field.

UANews | The Laser Lecture Series, beginning Monday, Nov. 8, at the Flandrau Science Center as part of the Laserfest exhibit, will highlight laser connections and research at the UA. Speakers will include a Nobel laureate, a hologram expert and a laser light scientist. 

UANews | A consortium of three UA colleges has received a three-year grant of $1.6 million to set up the Western Mining Safety and Health Training Resource Center. Its members will address mining safety and health training issues unique to the West.

UANews | A team led by the UA's Nasser Peyghambarian has developed a new type of holographic telepresence that allows the projection of a three-dimensional moving image without the need for special eyewear such as 3D glasses or other auxiliary devices.

UANews | Beichuan Zhang, a UA assistant professor of computer science, is part of a team receiving up to $8 million from the National Science Foundation to investigate ways to revolutionize the Internet's architecture.

UANews | A 19-year UA study shows that the end product of municipally treated wastewater is generally free of pathogenic organisms that might harm humans or the environment. Biosolids are used as fertilizer across a variety of agricultural activities.