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UArizona Mathematician and Cosmologist Awarded Sloan Research Fellowships

Feb. 16, 2021

Number theorist Brandon Levin and cosmologist Elisabeth Krause are two of 128 early-career scientists to be honored for their current performance and future potential in research.

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The Very Large Telescope pictured at sunset. VLT's instrumentation was adapted to conduct a search for planets in the Alpha Centauri system as part of the Breakthrough initiatives.

A New Way to Look for Life-Sustaining Planets

Feb. 10, 2021

Astronomers can now use ground-based telescopes to capture images of planets that could potentially harbor life within the habitable zone of the Alpha Centauri star system.

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UArizona Opens Bioscience Incubator in Oro Valley

Dec. 3, 2020

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation at Oro Valley provides resources to bioscience startups to help them bring their innovations to market.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/uarizona-opens-bioscience-incubator-oro-valley
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COVID-19 Highlighted Long-Standing Problems in Nursing Homes, UArizona Expert Says

Sept. 10, 2020

Tara Sklar, a health law expert, talks about policy recommendations she made to federal, state and local governments to address COVID-19's spread through American nursing homes.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/covid-19-highlighted-long-standing-problems-nursi…
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UArizona Reports Record Number of Startups for Fiscal Year 2020

July 29, 2020

With 19 new companies added to its roster last fiscal year, the university has now launched more than 100 startups since revamping its commercialization operation in late 2012.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/uarizona-reports-record-number-startups-fiscal-ye…
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Constitution Has Answers for Balancing Health and Liberties Amid COVID-19, Experts Say

July 29, 2020

Three experts in law and public health write in a new essay that one of America's founding documents provides a framework for finding common ground to fight COVID-19.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/constitution-has-answers-balancing-health-and-lib…

The Price of Taking a Stance: How Corporate Sociopolitical Activism Impacts Bottom Line

June 29, 2020

Businesses should look to the values of their stakeholders to predict the effects of taking a public stance on a divisive issue, new research finds.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/price-taking-stance-how-corporate-sociopolitical-…
Located primarily at the University of Arizona Tech Park, the University of Arizona Center for Innovation is a startup incubator network with a mission to support university-affiliated and Greater Tucson community startups with customizable programming an

Alumni Startup Pivots During COVID-19 with Support from UArizona Incubator

June 16, 2020

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation has helped a culinary mushroom producer retool its business model after the pandemic tool its toll.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/alumni-startup-pivots-during-covid19-support-uari…
Balancing public health with individual rights can be difficult during a global pandemic, when efforts to stop the spread of disease may infringe upon personal freedoms.

Balancing Individual Rights, Public Health During a Pandemic

June 10, 2020

While stay-at-home orders are lifting nationwide, quarantine and isolation orders can still be issued due to emergency declarations that remain in effect, says Leila Barraza, who teaches public health law and ethics.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/balancing-individual-rights-public-health-during-…

Should You Buy or Sell a House During the Pandemic?

June 8, 2020

Gary Pivo, a university expert on real estate development, discusses COVID-19's impact on the housing market and what it could mean for prospective buyers or sellers.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/should-you-buy-or-sell-house-during-pandemic

US Oil Prices Plummet. What Does it Mean?

April 21, 2020

Daniel Scheitrum, assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics, explains why U.S. oil prices have fallen deep into the red and what it might take to get back in the black.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/us-oil-prices-plummet-what-does-it-mean

Tree Nuts Help Drive Arizona Agriculture Economy, Study Finds

April 14, 2020

Tree nuts – specifically pecans and pistachios – are making a growing contribution to Arizona's economy. The tree nut industry generated more than $90 million in direct sales in 2017.

https://news.arizona.edu/story/tree-nuts-help-drive-arizona-agriculture-economy-…