University of Arizona News

UA Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Everywhere, Outdoors Included

Jul 14, 2014 Goal to 'create healthier community,' campus officials says in detailing smoking, e-cigarette ban starting in mid-August.

Fired Medical Pot Researcher: 'We Were on Cusp of Implementing UA Study'

Jul 2, 2014 Sue Sisley was unexpectedly laid off from the university, stalling her research on marijuana as a possible treatment for PTSD.

Ukraine Crisis, Other Global Politics Imperil OSIRIS-REx Mission

Jun 30, 2014 Team plans to use rocket which runs on a Russian-made engine; Canadian government funding couldn't be secured.

Board of Regents OKs Negotiations for UAMC Takeover

Jun 26, 2014 Phoenix-based Banner Health, UA Health Network hope to finalize $946M deal by September.

UA Research Aims to Improve Concussion Diagnosis

Jun 5, 2014 Drive for study is to develop tools that can be more sensitive at catching low-grade injury; technology records brain activity along scalp.

UA First of AZ Universities to Cover Transgender Surgeries

Apr 30, 2014 Program helps pay for student gender transition surgeries, hormone therapy, behavioral health treatments.

UA Gets NASA OK to Move Ahead with Mission to Asteroid

Apr 10, 2014 Launch of OSIRIS-REx scheduled for 2016, returning in 2023 with soil samples, mapping to explore origins of solar system.

UA Houses a Mysterious Jewish Biblical Document

Apr 8, 2014 Restoring the historical 200-year-old, 100-foot Torah scroll requires a knowledge of kosher laws, UA Judaic studies scholars say.

Board of Regents Approves UA Tuition Increase

Apr 3, 2014 Higher tuitions also OK'd for ASU, NAU, including 4-year stabilized rates for freshmen entering in the fall.

UA Professors Traces Origins of Flu

Mar 20, 2014 For years wild migratory birds have been considered a source of all flu viruses, but his research finds differently.

Feds OK UA Proposal to Use Marijuana as PTSD Treatment

Mar 17, 2014 Research cleared by FDA some time ago; Dept. of Health's decision hailed as major victory for study under way in Tucson.

UA Campus Has Collection of Plants for Education, Research

Mar 10, 2014 University Arboretum provides science-based knowledge using woody plants, cactus to address state needs, including environmental ones.

UA Researchers: Brain Images to Understand Dementia, Alzheimer's

Feb 18, 2014 Identifying factors that determine how well someone ages may help figure out ways to treat, or even prevent, age-related memory impairments.

Former UA Biology Student Aims to Conserve Freshwater Fish

Feb 10, 2014 Zeb Hogan, now host of "Monster Fish" on National Geographic Channel, explores rivers all around the world.

Disease Drives Shrimp Prices; UA Researcher Seeks Solution

Feb 4, 2014 Syndrome kills species when young, causing entire crops to be lost; scientist finds way to detect it early on.

UA Agriculture Center One of Few Using Greenhouses for Education

Jan 27, 2014 Part of handful of programs in U.S.; it is also the only facility that offers commercial-sized, operated facility for hands-on education.

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