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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.
John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

UArizona Health Sciences receives grant to study PFAS mitigation in firefighters' blood

Arizona Board of Regents grant will further an Australian study that could minimize forever chemicals' impact on health.
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.
Ice core samples along with tree rings yield information from thousands of years ago.

University of Arizona researcher gets closer to solving ancient mystery

Studies of tree rings and ice core samples are providing clues to what happened to Minoan civilization in 1500 B. C.
Researchers are masking medicines to flow alongside red blood cells and avoid the body's defense systems.

Biomedical engineers sneak medicines past immune system

University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to target medication more efficiently to fight disease.
Minerals on display at the University of Arizona.

College of Science Lecture Series returns to Centennial Hall

A springtime tradition is back on the University of Arizona campus.
Sparse shelves at the University of Arizona's Arizona Market Nov. 17, 2021.

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.
Image of a full moon from NASA.

University of Arizona astronomy researchers track space junk to the Moon

The spent rocket stage is expected to crash on the far side in March.
Satellite image of Tonga eruption January 14, 2022

University of Arizona geologist examining Tonga volcano eruption

The explosive force was mostly underwater but stronger than expected
Artist's depiction of NASA hypersonic test aircraft X43-A.

University of Arizona wind tunnels getting upgrades

Improvements are expected to generate more research for hypersonic technology.
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.
Optics for the James Webb Space Telescope underwent years of testing before preparation for launch.

Space telescope launch culminates special effort by Tucson company

4D Technology did testing for the James Webb Space Telescope project
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.
Caution over the coronavirus is expected to last for a while.

COVID-19 creating another holiday of concern

Omicron variant and vaccination worries are making gatherings difficult again.
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.
The next ride for the UA-developed spectropolarimeter could be aboard a small CubeSat satellite in Earth orbit.

UA doctoral student's satellite gathering upper atmosphere data for climate forecasters

The self-designed research package went aloft on a high-altitude balloon in August.

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