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UANews | Paul Anastas, the science advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is slated to speak in Tucson to industry, academic leaders on sustainability innovations.

UANews | The funding will support the "energy telescope" project, headed by famed UA astronomer Roger Angel. Through the use of optical mirrors, sunlight is concentrated on high-efficiency photovoltaic cells.

UANews | An asteroid discovered more than 100 years ago my not be an asteroid at all, but an extinct comet that is coming back to life, according to new observations.

UANews | An invention by UA researchers may provide a way to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer tissues in controlled doses without harming healthy body cells.

UANews | UA scientists have inserted metal atoms into methane gas molecules and obtained a detailed structure of the resulting molecule. The discovery could be a key step in making hydrocarbons available to chemical production and broadening our understanding of how nature uses metals in the molecules of living organisms.

UANews | Pamela Nagler, a UA research physical scientist affiliated with the U.S. Geological Survey, has been honored with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for her studies of plant water use and water preservation in America's arid western states.

UANews | The program directly links teachers in search of funding with donors who will benefit from the state education tax credit. The fund evolved from the UA Science Connection website, a one-stop location for K-12 teachers who want to know about opportunities in the College of Science and other programs on campus.

UANews | Adding oregano to meat before grilling could reduce the formation of potentially cancer-causing compounds by up to 78 percent, UA researchers have found. The spice also helps inactivate harmful E. coli in the meat.

UANews | The UA College of Engineering is testing an invisible border monitoring system that could revolutionize the way the U.S. conducts homeland security. The system also has great potential for perimeter security, for example at prisons, and for mine safety.

UANews | An unprecedented combination of heat plus decades of drought could be in store for the Southwest sometime this century, suggests new research from a UA-led team. To come to their conclusions, scientists reviewed previous studies documenting the region's past temperatures and droughts.

UANews | Two great light shows should be visible to Arizonans this month - the annual Geminids meteor shower and a total lunar eclipse. The meteor shower lasts several days but peaks during the evening of Dec. 13-14. The eclipse is one night only, Dec. 20-21.

UANews | At the UA's Biosphere 2, scientists are tackling one of the most complex questions of our time: What will happen to animals, plants and humans in a future of global climate change? The controlled environment under a giant glass dome makes the impossible possible – manipulate the climate and study the effects.

UANews | UA engineering professor Kim Ogden will open a local lecture series based on the popular TED conference format. She will discuss using algae to create biofuel.