Apr 27, 2017
Southern Arizona is home to some of the best-known astrophotographers, and part of the reason is the local effort to keep skies darker than many other metropolitan areas.
Apr 24, 2017
Southern Arizona is home to some of the best-known astrophotographers, in part due to the local effort to keep skies darker than many other metropolitan areas.
Mar 16, 2017
Oracle is a small community north of Tucson that is full of history and character even though many people in other parts of Arizona haven’t taken the time to visit.
May 5, 2016
Stephan Dong works as an undergraduate research assistant at the Zinsmaier Neurogenetics Lab where they use Drosophila Melanogaster as a model organism, aka fruits flies, to study the brain and neurodegenerative disease.
May 5, 2016
When a University of Arizona junior and veteran of the War in Afghanistan interviews a surgeon for a science journalism class, he finds an unexpected connection.
Jan 28, 2016
The UA College of Science lecture series is in its 11th year. We take a behind-the-scenes look at how this successful series comes together.
Nov 23, 2015
Earth and Mars were formed at the same time, 3.5 to 4 billion years ago. Yet cosmic forces left one wet and lush and the other dry and barren.
Aug 24, 2015
101-year-old Irving Olson is an active and accomplished photographer, a quick wit—and exactly the kind of older person researchers want to study to learn the secrets of aging well.
Apr 30, 2015
Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 5 million people in the U.S. alone, yet it’s still poorly understood. Now a new study seeks to better understand the disease by testing healthy people—all with just the click of a mouse.
Oct 3, 2014
Four experts--a forensic interviewer, a UA researcher, a forensic psychologist and an experienced prosecutor--weigh in on memory, how it works, how it can fail us, and what that means for our criminal justice system.
Sep 25, 2014
As summer comes to a close, we look back at the peak fire season through the eyes of someone dedicated to protecting Arizona's forests: fire spotter Mac Tippins.
Sep 9, 2014
University of Arizona geneticist Michael Hammer takes his research in a new direction -- in search of the cause of his daughter's disorder.
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