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The sample return capsule from Osiris REx after parachuting into the Utah desert.

The Buzz: OSIRIS-REx delivers its payload

The decades-running space mission dropped a sample from the asteroid Bennu Sunday, kicking off the next phase of the project.
Water levels in Lake Powell, seen here in May 2021, are dipping dangerously low. The federal government has proposed an unprecedented plan to cut back on water supplies for Arizona, Nevada and California. The measure aims to keep water levels high enough to generate hydropower at the Glen Canyon Dam.

The Buzz: Looking back on 2022

Newsworthy interviews and topics that we addressed this year.

Story of a Startup

Tucson is rapidly becoming a hub for startups, and one emerging company is CarbeniumTec.
The Sutter Telescope System installed at Winer Observatory near Tucson.

Asteroid hunters find a telescope testing center near Tucson

The company is tracking potentially valuable asteroids for future mining trips.

Adia Barnes on Teamwork and Motherhood.

Also on Arizona Spotlight:Can new technology save water on farms? Plus Chris Dashiell remembers Peter Bogdanovich, and a short story read by author Michelle Ross.
NASA launched the James Webb Telescope on 12/25/2021. The University of Arizona designed the Near-Infrared Camera that the telescope will use.

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars

The University of Arizona designed one of the instruments on board.
A keyboard on a desk.

Study shows more people are not afraid to have machines make their choices

A University of Arizona researcher's survey asked if they preferred algorithms to human-generated decision-making.
Jessica Wittner (L) and Christina Birch are part of NASA's newest astronaut trainee class.

New astronaut list includes trainees with UA ties

They could be in line for upcoming missions to the ISS and maybe the moon.
An aerial view of the UA Tech Parks.

International bioscience company announces new laboratory in Tucson

The company will join several other bioscience facilities in the University of Arizona Tech Park.
The historic Paul Laurence Dunbar School in Tucson is among the buildings that could be refurbished with robotic technology.

University of Arizona researchers pioneering new method of saving old structures

Historic buildings could get new life thanks to robotics.

UA COVID Watch app is now on 30,000 devices

Its effect on the coronavirus pandemic may never be known.
UA professor John Rutherfoord (3rd from right) with colleagues at the Large Hadron Collider.

UA physicist says many subatomic breakthroughs to come

John Rutherfoord is among researchers using the Large Hadron Collider.
UA biology researcher Craig Aspinwall.

New tools in store for cell biology researchers

UA scientist examining ways to show cellular chemistry at work
Former UA College of Sciences dean Joaquin Ruiz lists the acquisition of Biosphere 2 among the College's top moments during his 20 years of leadership.

Former UA College of Science dean talks Biosphere 2, OSIRIS-REx

Joaquin Ruiz, who has transitioned to a new role at the university, highlights the college's top achievements over the last two decades.
Machine learning experts think computers will work alongside people as collaborators in a variety of fields.

Machine learning research examines ways to make computers more human

Scientists foresee future computers working as collaborators on tasks.
Cyberattacks threaten large companies, but computer security is an important issue for anyone who owns a computer or smartphone.

UA computer engineers developing 'immune system' to guard against cyberattacks

The team is creating defenses similar to the human body's fight against disease.

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