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A rendering of Earth from space.

Radar Links Wastewater Pumping to Earthquakes

Oct 10, 2016 Technology observing dips and buckles of Earth found uplift near injection wells.
The Steward Observatory on the University of Arizona campus

UA's Steward Observatory Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Oct 10, 2016 University ranked No. 1 among US space astronomy programs.

Study: Twitter Reveals Trauma after Campus Shootings

Oct 7, 2016 Tweets could help reveal insight about community reaction to NAU Flagstaff shooting.
Lightning flashes over a house on Tucson's far east side during a monsoon storm.

Arizona Monsoon Season Over; How Did Your Region Do?

Oct 5, 2016 Dusty got dustier, while cowboys, winemakers, birdwatchers of SE saw more showers.

Thermal Camera to Help Search for Jupiter Moon's Ocean

Sep 30, 2016 ASU-developed device will give a starting point for quest for constituents of life on Europa.
Students run the Manzo Market every two weeks, where they sell produce from their garden and eggs from the school’s chickens. Photo by Moses Thompson

Feeding Our Future: The Manzo Model for Growing a School Garden

Sep 29, 2016 In an age of shrinking education budgets, should school gardens be a line item?

NAU Lab Develops Tool To ID Bats From Guano

Sep 28, 2016 A DNA "mini-barcode" is aimed at making it easier to locate bats globally.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carry diseases.

Phone App Helps Track Zika, Other Diseases

Sep 28, 2016 UA-developed app allows people to report mosquitoes, disease symptoms to public health officials.

OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft, Instruments Healthy

Sep 27, 2016 Asteroid mission science instruments send back data from space.
10/17/12. Rebecca Brukman. Image of landscape, featuring cloud cover, after monsoon.

Monsoon Rains Ease Arizona Drought Conditions

Sep 21, 2016 Climatologists looking for signs of La Niña conditions

ASU Lab Tracking Cyber Threats On Deep Web, Dark Web

Sep 20, 2016 Machine learning and data mining aim to identify patterns to stop attacks before they occur.

UA Collaborative Study Seeks Ways to Slow Cognitive Decline

Sep 20, 2016 Universities recruiting adults age 65-90 for computer-based exercises and mild electric stimulation.
Asteroid 2016 RB1 flew past Earth on Sept. 7, 2016 going an estimated 18,000 mph.

UA Astronomer Sees Asteroid 2 Days Before It Whizzes by Earth

Sep 19, 2016 NASA-funded Sky Lab's observers have ID'd half of known near-Earth objects.

UA Professor Works to Replace Coral Snake Antivenom

Sep 19, 2016 'Race against time' to finish trials before complete shortage.

eButterfly

Sep 16, 2016 The eButterfly project is looking for the public's help in documenting the comings and goings of butterflies...

The Debut of Feeding Our Future

Sep 16, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Theatre Company overcomes financial struggle to launch 50th season; Tucson's Chinese community hosts Lunar Festival; eButterfly uses crowd sourcing to help science.

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