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Arizona Science

Arizona Science explores the latest scientific research and technological innovations taking place in Southern Arizona and at the University of Arizona. Catch Arizona Science each Friday during Scienc... Read more

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Episode 209: Researching climate change at Biosphere 2

Episode 209: Researching climate change at Biosphere 2

University of Arizona Environmental scientist Laura Meredith and her team are taking advantage of the closed-environment... Read more

22 Nov 2019

5mins

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Episode 228: Tracking the coronavirus in Arizona

Episode 228: Tracking the coronavirus in Arizona

A team of genomic researchers is uncovering where and how the coronavirus emerged in Arizona. University of Arizona evol... Read more

17 Apr 2020

5mins

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Episode 220: Understanding the positives and negatives of machine learning

Episode 220: Understanding the positives and negatives of machine learning

University of Arizona computer scientist Carlos Scheidegger is studying how we interpret huge data sets that allow compu... Read more

21 Feb 2020

5mins

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Episode 217: Problem-solving on the Navajo Nation

Episode 217: Problem-solving on the Navajo Nation

University of Arizona engineering students and faculty are investigating food, energy, and water security issues affecti... Read more

24 Jan 2020

5mins

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Episode 207: Fiber optics for the toughest environments

Episode 207: Fiber optics for the toughest environments

The University of Arizona optical sciences professor Kelly Simmons-Potter is researching ways to make fiber optic materi... Read more

8 Nov 2019

5mins

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Episode 229: How do we emerge from COVID-19 lockdown?

Episode 229: How do we emerge from COVID-19 lockdown?

Federal and state governments are wrestling with the idea of restarting businesses and restoring economies after weeks o... Read more

24 Apr 2020

5mins

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Episode 213: Creating new tools to find out how cells in the human body work

Episode 213: Creating new tools to find out how cells in the human body work

University of Arizona chemistry and biochemistry professor Craig Aspinwall is investigating the signaling pathways insid... Read more

20 Dec 2019

5mins

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Episode 231: Why antibodies are crucial in the fight against COVID-19

Episode 231: Why antibodies are crucial in the fight against COVID-19

Antibodies are key components in our body's defense against the coronavirus. University of Arizona immunobiologist Deept... Read more

8 May 2020

5mins

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Episode 218: How extraterrestrial life could affect us on Earth

Episode 218: How extraterrestrial life could affect us on Earth

Technology used to detect life on other worlds is improving and researchers could be less than ten years away from makin... Read more

31 Jan 2020

5mins

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Episode 212: Vertical farming

Episode 212: Vertical farming

As our global population grows, we must find ways to increase the production of food crops, even in the face of climate ... Read more

13 Dec 2019

5mins

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Episode 223: What birds can teach us about stress

Episode 223: What birds can teach us about stress

University of Arizona Ecology and Evolutionary Biology professor Renee Duckworth has found birds' maternal stress can be... Read more

13 Mar 2020

5mins

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Episode 226: How groundwater can help global warming

Episode 226: How groundwater can help global warming

Studies show groundwater adjusts to climate and stabilizes the soil which plants need to survive.

3 Apr 2020

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Episode 230: Helping coronavirus patients breathe easier

Episode 230: Helping coronavirus patients breathe easier

Shortness of breath is a key symptom of COVID-19. University of Arizona professor of medicine Sairam Parthasarathy has a... Read more

1 May 2020

5mins

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Episode 204: Helping teachers keep math interesting

Episode 204: Helping teachers keep math interesting

University of Arizona professor Bill McCallum wants to create a world where learners know, use and enjoy mathematics. He... Read more

18 Oct 2019

5mins

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Episode 219: What the future holds for biodiversity on our planet

Episode 219: What the future holds for biodiversity on our planet

Biodiversity and ecosystems connect Earth's living and physical components. But from lowland tropical forests to alpine ... Read more

14 Feb 2020

5mins

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Episode 167: OSIRIS-REx and the Search for a Sample Site on Bennu

Episode 167: OSIRIS-REx and the Search for a Sample Site on Bennu

Scientists working on the University of Arizona-backed OSIRIS-REx mission are looking for an area to sample soil from th... Read more

1 Feb 2019

5mins

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Episode 224: Tracking one of the world’s most dangerous snakes

Episode 224: Tracking one of the world’s most dangerous snakes

University of Arizona researcher Matt Goode describes his work understanding the legendary reptile

20 Mar 2020

5mins

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Episode 225: Facing the challenge of diagnosing speech disorders

Episode 225: Facing the challenge of diagnosing speech disorders

University of Arizona researcher Leah Fabiano Smith is working on an issue critical for Arizona educators.

27 Mar 2020

5mins

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Episode 203: Predicting forests response to climate change

Episode 203: Predicting forests response to climate change

University of Arizona biology professor Brian Enquist is investigating how changes in global temperature will affect our... Read more

11 Oct 2019

5mins

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Episode 202: Exploring the interaction between man and machine

Episode 202: Exploring the interaction between man and machine

Researchers say the future relationship between humans and computers will collaborative instead a one-sided, programmed ... Read more

4 Oct 2019

5mins

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