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May 18, 2013
UA Helps Lead U.S. Exploration of Asteroids
UA scientists welcome President Barack Obama's NASA budget proposal, specifically its focus on gaining a better understanding of... Read More
May 18, 2013
Carnivorous Plant Throws Out ‘Junk’ DNA
UA genomics experts have helped decipher the DNA of the carnivorous bladderwort. This genome is the smallest ever sequenced from... Read More
May 18, 2013
UA Researchers Solve Mystery of Lincoln's Funeral Train
With the 2015 sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's death approaching, interest in it is rising, and with new scientific tools,... Read More
May 18, 2013
Multi-Toxin Biotech Crops Not Silver Bullets, UA Scientists Warn
The widely used strategy of endowing crops with redundant toxins to fend off pests rests on flawed assumptions, UA researchers... Read More
May 18, 2013
Tech Launch Arizona Releases 'Roadmap' for Commercializing Research
Tech Launch Arizona, a technology commercialization center at the UA, celebrated its grand opening and new strategic plan during... Read More
May 18, 2013
UA Spin-Off to Test Cancer-Preventing Drug Combination
The UA spin-off company Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is building on systematic basic research by UA researchers that... Read More
May 18, 2013
UA Identifies Solar Sites with Greatest Potential
With an abundance of sunshine and wide open spaces, Arizona could be the nation's solar energy capital. But not every sun-soaked... Read More
May 18, 2013
Dr. Fernando D. Martinez Helps Unveil BRAIN Initiative at White House
Dr. Fernando D. Martinez, head of the UA BIO5 Institute, was among the nation's top scientists invited to join President Barack... Read More
May 18, 2013
World’s Longest-Running Plant Monitoring Program Now Digitized
Researchers at the UA's Tumamoc Hill have digitized 106 years of growth data on individual plants, making the information... Read More
May 18, 2013
Engineering Professor Inspires Students with Keys to Robotic Car
The UA's Jonathan Sprinkle recently received an NSF Career Award for his work that could help bring to fruition futuristic ideas... Read More