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Mars 2020 Perseverance rover

Episode 239: A detailed look beneath the surface of Mars

A new ground-penetrating radar experiment will reveal what's underneath layers of Martian soil.
Cell phones displaying the phone app outside Bear Down Gymnasium.

Episode 238: Using a cell phone app to fight the spread of COVID-19

A new app may help when students return to campus this fall.

Episode 237: The importance of scientific modelling in the effort to tackle COVID-19

Predicting coronavirus outcomes with advanced modelling.
UA Pharmacology researcher Jun Wang

Episode 236: Tracking treatment candidates for COVID-19

Can research lead to a fast track development for an anti-COVID-19 drug?
The University of Arizona's Mass Spectrometry Laboratory is collaborating with the U of A's tree ring specialists to increase the precision of dating archeological artifact.

Episode 235: New ways to track history through radio-carbon dating

Collaborating to increase the precision of dating archeological artifacts.
Microbe identification aboard the International Space Station has helped scientists on earth understand the basic chemical and physical blueprint of viruses.

Episode 234: Tracking down the characteristics of COVID-19

Detecting and understanding microbes can help in our fight against infectious disease.
Molten copper

Episode 233: Bringing metal and medicine together to fight COVID-19

Copper has been used to battle pathogens for centuries.
University of Arizona Epidemiology professor Kacey Ernst

Episode 232: The battle against coronavirus misinformation.

A new public engagement project seeks COVID-19 data; fights misinformation.
University of Arizona immunobiologist Deepta Bhattacharya.

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

Researching how antibodies help defeat infections.
The adapted respirator device.

Episode 230: Helping coronavirus patients breathe easier

A UArizona professor has adapted a respirator device to help with the shortage of ventilators the pandemic could create.
A closed sign during the COVID-19 lockdown at the University of Arizona student union.

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

Scientific tracking and monitoring of new infections is critical to making economic decisions.
Covid-19 coronavirus

Episode 228: Tracking the coronavirus in Arizona

A UArizona evolutionary biologist is leading a team of researchers to uncover where the coronavirus first emerged in Arizona.
An artist rendering of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

Episode 227: Using artificial intelligence for space exploration

How AI and deep learning can improve automated space-exploration.
UA Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Assistant Professor Laura Condon

Episode 226: How groundwater can help global warming

Studies show groundwater adjusts to climate and stabilizes the soil which plants need to survive.
Leah Fabiano-Smith (back row center) with UA speech-language research assistants.

Episode 225: Facing the challenge of diagnosing speech disorders

A University of Arizona researcher is working on an issue critical for Arizona educators.
King Cobra snake

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

The King Cobra snake possesses a fearsome reputation but is has rarely been studied.

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