SEMA Lab - Science Enhanced Mindful Awareness
SEMA Lab at the University of Arizona is developing tools to better understand mindfulness meditation, make mindfulness more accessible, and ultimately enhance anyone’s quest for personal happiness.
The Buzz: Looking back on 2022
Newsworthy interviews and topics that we addressed this year.
Fighting Foodborne Illness
Sadhana Ravishankar has spent her career keeping agricultural products in Arizona safe, and was recently awarded Inventor of the Year by Tech Launch Arizona for developing natural antimicrobial washes.
SensorLab
The SensorLab is a University of Arizona Health Sciences initiative that promotes research that relates to human physiology and behavior and emphasizes sensor-based research.
"The Quest for Sleep": How UA science is leading the way to more healthful slumber.
On Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson returns with an essay about the hardest step she has taken in her journey of motherhood.
UA prepares for COVID and monkeypox
Robbins urges community not to stigmatize people with monkeypox.
Where's the new money in the state budget going?
We look at a handful of areas that will see a notable increase in funds this fiscal year
Biomedical engineers sneak medicines past immune system
University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to target medication more efficiently to fight disease.
Universities partnering to end addiction
The University of Arizona and Oklahoma State University are working together to combat pain and addiction.
University of Arizona drops mask requirement for most people
But Robbins urges campus community to show compassion to vulnerable people.
Robbins urges students to test before, after Spring break
COVID-19 cases fall to new lows on campus.
University of Arizona-backed research is finding the source for feelings of hunger
The part of the inner brain that produces sensations of hunger and fullness is familiar to neuroscientists.
University of Arizona updates mask policy, requiring surgical or higher-quality masks
The policy allows cloth masks, if paired with a surgical mask, but cloth masks alone will not meet the requirement.
University of Arizona reports first seven omicron variant cases
The university said the variant was found "within the Tucson campus community," but would not say if the cases involved students or staff.
University of Arizona engineers developing latest wearable diagnostic device
The array of sensors can be 3D printed and worn like a sleeve.
