Episode 45: Past Climates Can Help to Inform Water Resource Management in the Western U.S.
Knowledge of the range of climate conditions over past centuries can shed light on the conditions we may expect in the future
Sep 09, 2016•5 min
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Episode 44: Yeast Cells May One Day Have a Role to Play in Developing Treatments for Diseases like Alzheimer's
Artificially inducing stress responses may one day help develop treatments for diseases associated with misfiled prion proteins
Sep 02, 2016•5 min
Episode 43: Arizona at the Forefront of New National Program on Individualized Healthcare
Recent studies indicate that our individual genetic makeups impact how we respond to medical treatment
Aug 26, 2016•5 min
Episode 42: What the Earth's Climate History Can Tell Us About Climate Change and Seasonal Rains
New findings provides evidence that climate shifts can happen suddenly
Aug 26, 2016•5 min
Episode 41: Soft as a Rock: Tectonic Stretching of the Earth's Crust
Geological fieldwork is unlocking details of the creation of the Basin and Range Province in which Tucson sits.
Aug 12, 2016•5 min
Episode 40: Recent Research at the University of Arizona to Prevent Asthma in Children has Been Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
REPEAT. New research into preventing asthma in children
Aug 05, 2016•5 min
Episode 39: Hi-Rise Camera Still Sharing Images from Mars, Ten Years After Launch
For 10 years, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment has been photographing hundreds of images from targeted areas of Mars in unprecedented detail.
Jul 29, 2016•5 min
Episode 38: Turning Invertebrate Brain Revolution on its Head
Studying fossils to take a new look at the evolution of anthropods
Jul 22, 2016•5 min
Episode 37: High Tech Safety Systems for Cars of the Future
New "connected vehicle" technology allows cars to share information about where they are.
Jul 15, 2016•5 min
Episode 36: A New Window on Cancer
Emerging methods that take an "optical biopsy" offer a new approach to cancer biopsies.
Jul 08, 2016•5 min
Episode 35: The Zika Virus and its Threat to the U.S.
The growing threat of the Zika virus.
Jul 01, 2016•5 min
Episode 34: New Ways to Use Sound
Materials Science and Engineering Professor Pierre Deymier is developing news ways of manipulating sound waves.
Jun 24, 2016•5 min
Episode 33: Flying at Mach 5 or Faster Can be a Pretty Hot Ride
The brave new world of hypersonic vehicles for space exploration.
Jun 17, 2016•5 min
Episode 32: Rejuvenating and Repairing the Aging Brain with Stem Cells
Treating Parkinson's and more with stem cells
Jun 10, 2016•5 min
Episode 31: Final Preparations are Underway for the September 2016 Launch of OSIRIS-REx
The University of Arizona-led mission to the asteroid Bennu, OSIRIS-REx
Jun 03, 2016•5 min
Episode 30: What Role Does the Environment Play in Diseases Like Asthma?
Can environmental compounds protect against asthma?
May 27, 2016•5 min
Episode 29: Immune to Aging
How and why our immune systems become less effective as we get older
May 19, 2016•5 min
Episode 28: A Common Brain Parasite May Help Treat Brain Disorders
How a common parasite might help in treating brain disorders
May 13, 2016•5 min
Episode 27: The Role of Microorganisms in Making Life Livable on Planet Earth
Microorganisms living both in our bodies and in the earth's crust keep our bodies and our planet healthy
May 06, 2016•6 min
Episode 26: Fossil Hunting in One of the Most Age Diverse Regions of Eastern Africa
Earlier this year, UA Professor Jay Quade on travelled to Ethiopia to look for early humanoid fossils
Apr 28, 2016•5 min
Episode 25: International Cooperation Among Scientists to Meet Major Global Challenges
John Hildebrand, the Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Science
Apr 22, 2016•8 min
Episode 24: Understanding the Secrets of the Universe
Elliot Chue discusses the Large Hadron Collider
Apr 14, 2016•5 min
Episode 23: Astronomers Search for Planets Outside our Solar System
What might exist outside our solar system?
Apr 07, 2016•4 min
Episode 22: Gravitational Waves
Advances in hydroponic crop production for extreme and diverse environments.
Mar 31, 2016•4 min
Episode 21: Gravitational Waves
Gravitational Waves were recently detected from two merging black holes.
Mar 24, 2016•7 min
Episode 20: Earth Transformed
Biochemical approaches to safe and selective control of mosquito borne disease and why these viruses spread so quickly in high density urban areas.
Mar 17, 2016•59 min
Episode 19: Biochemical Approaches to Safe and Selective Control of Mosquito Borne Diseases
Biochemical approaches to safe and selective control of mosquito borne disease and why these viruses spread so quickly in high density urban areas.
Mar 11, 2016•6 min
Episode 18: The Changing Earth: It's Not Just A New Normal
Climate Change's 'new normal'. Final episode of our limited series featuring speakers from the 2016 UA Science Lecture Series.
Mar 04, 2016•6 min
Episode 17: Carbon Sequestration: Can We Afford It?
Exploring proposed methods for carbon capture. Episode 5 of our limited series featuring speakers from the 2016 UA Science Lecture Series.
Feb 23, 2016•6 min
Episode 16: Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts and Pathways to Resilience
Predicting negative health outcomes from climate change. Episode 4 of our limited series featuring speakers from the 2016 UA Science Lecture Series.
Feb 16, 2016•6 min
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