UArizona Engineer Awarded $5M to Build Quantum-Powered Navigation Tools Nov. 8, 2021 Funded by the NSF Convergence Accelerator Program, the Quantum Sensors project aims to make space and terrestrial navigation far more sensitive, accurate and affordable. Read more
Earth and Venus Grew up as Rambunctious Planets Nov. 8, 2021 Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that planets residing in the inner solar system were likely born from repeated hit-and-run collisions. Read more
UArizona to Launch COVID-19 'TakeAway' Tests Nov. 8, 2021 The Cats TakeAway Testing program will allow students, employees and designated campus colleagues to pick up a COVID-19 saline gargle test kit on the go. Read more
The Way You Write Could Impact What You Pay for a Loan Nov. 8, 2021 Borrowers whose writing is more readable, positive and truthful are less likely to default on a loan and tend to be charged lower interest rates, researchers have found. Read more
Early TakeAway Testing Shows Promising Results Ahead of Family Weekend Nov. 8, 2021 The university's new Cats TakeAway Testing Program has accounted for more than 10% of test results for the past several days, indicating that it has increased accessibility to tests. Read more
This is What it Looks Like When a Black Hole Snacks on a Star Nov. 8, 2021 Analyzing observations of an X-ray flare and fitting the data with theoretical models, astronomers documented a fatal encounter between an unlucky star and a black hole. Read more
'Dead' Galaxies Mysteriously Ran Out of Fuel to Make Stars in Early Universe Nov. 8, 2021 UArizona astronomers used massive galaxy clusters as natural magnifying glasses to discover strange galaxies that stopped making stars before their time. Read more
Life on LEO: Plants to be Added to the Landscape Evolution Observatory at Biosphere 2 Nov. 8, 2021 Surprisingly little is known about how rain moves through landscapes once it's on the ground. A $3.5 million grant will allow scientists to study the role of plants and microbes in the process. Read more
Construction Underway on University's Grand Challenges Research Building Nov. 8, 2021 The new building is designed to draw on the university’s core strengths and research collaborations in space exploration, optics, quantum information science and more. Read more
Highly Porous Rocks Responsible for Bennu's Surprisingly Craggy Surface Nov. 8, 2021 Using data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, a UArizona-led team of scientists concluded that asteroids with highly porous rocks, such as Bennu, should lack fine-grain material on their surfaces. Read more