Image Tasting tomorrow: Adapting heritage cuisine for a changing climate July 12, 2023 As climate change affects conditions for growing local ingredients, your favorite hometown dish could taste different in the future. The Tasting Tomorrow project seeks to preserve family recipes in the face of climate change. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona and partners form consortium to address Southwest water concerns July 12, 2023 As traditional sources of water run low, UArizona researchers have been awarded $4 million for phase one of a project intended to improve water security and water reuse methods in the arid Southwest. Read more at UArizona News
Image OSIRIS-REx team members practice recovering asteroid sample capsule bound for Earth July 6, 2023 Everything must go smoothly when the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases its capsule full of pristine asteroid material over the Utah desert in September. Members of the mission team gathered at Lockheed Martin in Colorado to rehearse recovering the capsule and its precious cargo. Read more at UArizona News
Image Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its star July 6, 2023 Astronomers have long been puzzled by spiral arms seen around some infant stars. UArizona researchers have discovered a young exoplanet that could explain this phenomenon and provide clues about planetary formation. Read more at UArizona News
Image Creative people enjoy idle time more than others July 5, 2023 During the pandemic, when the world experienced extended periods of unstructured time, creative types were less bored and more engaged with their thoughts than others, a new UArizona study finds. Read more at UArizona News
Image Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflight July 5, 2023 UArizona has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA's Johnson Space Center that will allow the university to engage extensively in human spaceflight missions. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona astronomers identify the earliest strands of the cosmic web June 29, 2023 Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a threadlike arrangement of 10 galaxies that existed just 830 million years after the Big Bang. The structure reveals clues and questions about the fundamental architecture of the universe. Read more at UArizona News
Image Professor completes first underwater camping trip at Biosphere 2 June 28, 2023 Winslow Burleson started his summer with a camping trip 21 feet underwater in the ocean biome at Biosphere 2. He spent the night in an inflatable tent and worked with a robot to collect samples from the ocean. Read more at UArizona News
Image Researchers explore the use of ultrasound to achieve mindfulness June 27, 2023 Researchers in the Science Enhanced Mindfulness Lab in the UArizona Center for Consciousness Studies are exploring the use of ultrasound-guided brain stimulation to enhance mindfulness during meditation. Read more at UArizona News
Image Fantasy monsoon game open to amateur forecasters for third year June 15, 2023 The Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game lets amateur forecasters compete against one another with their monsoon season predictions. Players submit their rainfall forecasts for each of the five major cities in the Southwest monsoon region. Read more at UArizona News