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Novel or familiar: A conversation about drug addiction and the brain

Feb 19, 2020 Researchers are seeking a better understanding of compulsive behavior on a cellular level.

Mohab Ibrahim wondered if the green of parks could be why they seem to be effective at soothing headaches.

How green light might help pain sufferers wary of opioid addiction

Feb 19, 2020 A UA scientist is researching how the color green can be used to help manage chronic pain.

A true color image of moon of Jupiter Io.

NASA considering UA-backed trip to moon of Jupiter

Feb 17, 2020 Exploration of the volcanic moon Io is among four choices for the future mission.

UA researcher John Streicher studies how opioids work in the brain in order to develop nonaddictive painkillers.

Scientist exploring how intermittent fasting might prevent addiction

Feb 11, 2020 If fasting has the same effect on humans as it does on mice, John Streicher says it could be a way to help prevent opioid addiction.

Taken at the 2019 Tucson Pride celebration.

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 5: The Roots of Transphobia

Feb 5, 2020 Why is gender identity so controversial?

Study: Fake personas at work can lead to poor job performance and dissatisfaction

Jan 27, 2020 The UA-led study says employees who show genuine feelings are more productive.

Daily exercise can boost the immune system, but stress can break it down.

UA researcher studies how exercise and stress impact the immune system

Jan 21, 2020 Richard Simpson says exercise habits and stress can release the same hormones, with different effects.

Arizona Theatre Company presents "Master Harold" ...and the Boys.

Finding perspective on race and privilege: "Master Harold"... and the Boys

Jan 15, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A conversation with James D. Diamond about his book "After the Blood Bath", and Part 2 of Youth Crossing Gender Borders, "Changing Expectations".

UA professor John Rutherfoord (3rd from right) with colleagues at the Large Hadron Collider.

UA physicist says many subatomic breakthroughs to come

Jan 10, 2020 John Rutherfoord is among researchers using the Large Hadron Collider.

Geoscientists use Argo float devices to measure temperature and other conditions on the open sea

Antarctic study yields new information for climate change models

Jan 8, 2020 A UA-led team used robotic floats to collect data in the Southern Ocean.

The University of Arizona Museum of Art, January 2020.

Art by incarcerated people going on display at UA Museum of Art

Jan 6, 2020 The exhibit is part of a prison education program that started in 2017.

Teagan Rasche competing for the University of Arizona track team. Spring 2019

Paying college athletes for their images

Jan 3, 2020 A change to NCAA rules could allow college athletes to profit from promotions.

New tools in store for cell biology researchers

Dec 20, 2019 UA scientist examining ways to show cellular chemistry at work

Former UA College of Sciences dean Joaquin Ruiz lists the acquisition of Biosphere 2 among the College's top moments during his 20 years of leadership.

Former UA College of Science dean talks Biosphere 2, OSIRIS-REx

Dec 13, 2019 Joaquin Ruiz, who has transitioned to a new role at the university, highlights the college's top achievements over the last two decades.

This screen grab from a NASA video released Aug. 12, 2019 shows four potential locations on Bennu for the OSIRIS-REx probe to collect soil samples.

OSIRIS-REx team chooses spot on asteroid to grab sample

Dec 12, 2019 The team chose the site by whittling down candidates using a bracket system.

OSIRIS-REx photograph shows material being ejected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu in January 2019.

Discussions continue about mysterious particles around asteroid Bennu

Dec 9, 2019 Scientists say the objects, first detected in January, pose no threat to the OSIRIS-REx mission

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