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A homeland security patrol boat patrols the Colorado River at Imperial Dam on May 27, 2015 near Yuma, Ariz. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

UA scientists study effects of 2014 ‘pulse flow’ in the Colorado River delta

Ava Garcia
October 29, 2016
Frank Porreca

UA professor honored for achievement in pain management

Chandler Donald
October 29, 2016
The width of the rings within the trunks of trees can tell a story about the climate and the environment. One UA researcher is using this data alongside historical records of shipwrecks to trace hurricane occurances.

Tree rings and shipwrecks paint a portrait of hurricane activity

William Rockwell
October 24, 2016
UA experts say the rise of carbon concentrations in the atmosphere are cause for concern, but the future of our climate is still unclear.

400 parts per million: We’ve reached a climate change ‘tipping point’

Marissa Heffernan
October 22, 2016
Adam Buntzman moves DNA volumes with pipettes in lab Oct. 5. Buntzman is a Ph.D. research assistant professor in the College of Medicine.

UA collaboration leads to immune system mapping

Elizabeth O'Connell
October 20, 2016
Kindenga is an app created by the University of Arizona, with support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to help detect illnesses in the community.

UA researchers creates Kidenga: crowd sharing app for viruses

Ava Garcia
October 2, 2016
The audience listens while Ginny Clements, a breast cancer survivor and member of the UA Cancer Center advisory board speaks while celebrating the UA Cancer Center's 40th anniversary in the Kiewit auditorium in the UA Cancer Center on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.

UA Cancer Center celebrates 40 years

Elizabeth O'Connell
September 30, 2016
The UA Campus Health Center is on Sixth Street and is available to any student or staff that needs healthcare. Students are encouraged to drop by and make an appointment if they feel their stress is getting out of control.

Don’t let the stress of the semester creep up on you this semester, CAPS is there to help

Hannah Dahl
September 23, 2016
A Hercules beetle rests in the hands of a visitor during the 2016 Arizona Insect Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18 in Tucson. The Hercules beetle was among one of the top attractions at this-year’s event.

Bugging out at the 2016 Insect Festival

Marissa Heffernan
September 18, 2016
Portrait of Dr. Sahne Syder who was elected fellow if the International Water Association. WateReuse Arizona named the Potable Water Reuse pilot tested in Tucson as the 2016 Project of the Year award winner.

UA contributes to potable water reuse pilot program, 2016 project of the year

Ava Garcia
September 14, 2016
A view of some shoes as they touch the bathroom floor on Tuesday morning. UA researches recently conducted research that showed just how many germs end up on the bottom of our shoes.

Petri dishes you can wear: UA researchers study the bacteria on the bottoms of your shoes

Courtney Gallant
September 14, 2016
ULA's Atlas V rocket breaks free of its tethers at ignition. The 370-ton rocket sends the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on it’s seven-year round-trip journey to asteroid Bennu. Developed in part by the UA, this spacecraft will be the first in history to return samples of an asteroid to Earth. This photo was taken by a sound-triggered camera at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41.

Meet some Wildcats who worked on OSIRIS-REx

Jessica Suriano
September 14, 2016
Valley fever (Coccidioidomycosis) is a respiratory infection caused by a fungus found in dry soil. Roughly two-thirds of Valley Fever deaths are in Arizona.

UA scientists help update national valley fever guidelines

Marissa Heffernan
September 11, 2016
Associate Professor Jianjun Yin answers questions about his research about Pacific Ocean water levels in the Gould-Simpson Building on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Yin has been at the University of Arizona for six years.

UA research shows sea levels predict global temp changes

Michelle Jaquette
September 9, 2016
A sign for the Steele Children's Research Center in the Banner University Medical Center on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. The research center is the first in the Southwest to conduct research on a family of acute-onset neuropsychiatric disorders.

UA opens new research center focused on treating pediatric autoimmune disorders

Ava Garcia
September 8, 2016
UA nutritional sciences students Kiersten Kunkle (left) and Macie Andrews (right) walk out of the Campus Health Center on Feb. 5. 

UA Campus Health explains why you should care about Meningitis B

Jessica Suriano
September 8, 2016
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, enclosed in a payload fairing, is lifted at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that is to lift OSIRIS-REx into space was stacked at SLC-41 so the spacecraft and fairing could be hoisted and bolted to the rocket promptly. The spacecraft will be sent to rendezvous with, survey and take a sample from an asteroid called Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx’s 34-day launch window opens Thursday

Chastity Laskey
September 6, 2016
Students and members of campus cultural organizations filled the east-facing steps of Old Main Tuesday, March 8. Recent UA research has founf that in countries where protesting is allowed by a functioning government, individuals are more likely to actively protest on the behalf of groups whom they trust.

UA research evaluates social movement engagement

Randall Eck
September 5, 2016
Full time staff member Matthew Johnson displaying just one collection of seeds that are held in the University of Arizona seed vault off of Campbell and Allen Rd. on June 15th. The building, run jointly by the University of Arizona and the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, houses around 3900 collections and 1400 species of legume.

A special UA program to preserve and store seeds, one of the most crucial parts of Arizona’s environment

Natalie Robbins
September 5, 2016
Asteroid scientist Michael Nolan, left, answers a question from the audience while OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite lead Bashar Rizk, center, and astronomy lead Carl Hergenrother, right, listen during the panel discussion as a part of the Countdown to Lift-Off! OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Pre-launch event in the Kuiper Space Sciences building on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.

T-minus 11 days until UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission launches for rendezvous with asteroid Bennu

Nicholas Johnson
August 28, 2016
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