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Monsoon Knock Your Power Out? There's an App for That

Aug 23, 2016 New TEP app services include bill payment and service-issue alerts.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

OSIRIS-REx Rocket Ready for Dress Rehearsal

Aug 23, 2016 With blastoff around the corner, UA-led mission's ride heading to launch pad for testing

Credit Card Skimmers on the Rise at Arizona Gas Stations

Aug 23, 2016 The devices intercept info on card's magnetic strip, allowing it to be duplicated for theft.

UA Asteroid Mission Aims for Clues to Solar System Origins

Aug 17, 2016 OSIRIS-REx launch window opens Sept. 8; flight scheduled for 7 years.
The NOAO Mayall 4-meter telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.

UA Scientists to Make 3-D Map of Universe for Dark Energy Clues

Aug 17, 2016 Kitt Peak instrument will measure light of 35 million objects over 5 years.
The exterior of Banner University Medical Center.

UA's Hart Asks Regents for Health Sciences Investigation

Aug 16, 2016 Move comes following allegations of misuse of public funds and alteration of public documents.
Caris (second from left) at the dedication of the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab.

Richard Caris, UA Mirror Lab Namesake, Dies at 81

Aug 15, 2016 Caris valued 'exciting projects and the people that were trying to do them.'
Botteri's sparrow is found mostly in Mexico but its habitat extends into small parts of southeast Arizona and Texas.

Hot and Humid for Humans, Bountiful for Nature

Aug 8, 2016 Plants and animals thrive with the summer monsoon rains.
An artist's conception of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at the asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx Mission Undergoing Finishing Touches for Launch

Aug 4, 2016 Scientists say spacecraft in good shape; scheduled launch is 34 days away.
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter will examine the origin and evolution of the solar system's largest planet.

Tucson Planetary Researcher Awaits Far Out Photo Op

Aug 4, 2016 Camera aboard spacecraft Juno, now orbiting Jupiter, soon wll deliver images.
False-color image of a 2011 Geminid meteor, seen by a camera at New Mexico State University.

Two Meteor Showers Will Dazzle in Arizona's August Sky

Jul 28, 2016 Overlapping showers mean lots of visible shooting stars.
Scarab or figeater beetles are common during the Sonoran desert's hot summer months when they come out to eat and breed.

Bright Green Beetle Makes a Sonoran Desert Appearance

Jul 26, 2016 Iridescent insect is active during summer months in Southern Arizona.
Colorized cancer cells

UA Cancer Center contributes to VP Biden's Cancer Moonshot

Jul 26, 2016 Effort seeks to complete a decade’s worth of research in 5 years, focusing on ovarian cancer.
The sun rises through the trees in the Coronado National Forest.

UA Research Finds Trees May Absorb Less CO2

Jul 25, 2016 North American forest growth slowing because of climate change, tree ring study reveals.
An artist's concept of select planetary discoveries made by NASA's Kepler space telescope.

Astronomers, Led by UA, Confirm 100-Plus New Planets

Jul 19, 2016 Celestial bodies could contain clues about our solar system's formation.
Sequent calculus

Study: College Calculus Deters Women from STEM Fields

Jul 18, 2016 Explanation for gender gap in science and technology jobs emerges in nationwide study.

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