Faculty News - March 2018

Brain Injury Modeling Reveals Deep Trauma Patterns

March 30, 2018 | Emily Dieckman

New research results indicate that traumatic brain injury, such as that resulting from impacts in sports and auto accidents, is caused by stretching and straining of tissue well below the surface of the brain.

New Facts Emerge About Silent Epidemic >>

Humans, Machines Enter a New Orbit

March 28, 2018 | Daniel Stolte

As humans prepare to push off from the safe haven of Earth and embark on journeys into deep space, a new generation of explorers is in the making -- some of them human, some robotic and some with aspects of both.

Boldly Going ... Assisted by Robots >>

UA Researchers Track Chinese Space Station as It Falls

March 23, 2018 | Emily Litvack

As Chinese space station Tiangong-1 falls to Earth, UA astronomer Vishnu Reddy and aerospace engineering graduate student Tanner Campbell are following its path using technology they developed in four months -- and with less than $2,000.

Tracking Space Debris >>

UA's Science, Business Programs Excel in Graduate Rankings

March 22, 2018 | UA Communications

The Eller College of Management again was recognized by U.S. News & World Report for excellence in management information systems, appearing at No. 5, and the James E. Rogers College of Law climbed seven spots to No. 41.

Many Engineering Programs in Top 50 >>

I-Squared Awards Honor Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Ecosystem Champions

March 22, 2018 | Paul Tumarkin

Tech Launch Arizona held its fifth annual awards event, shining the spotlight on the UA's biggest stars of innovation.

Engineering Startups, Inventors Honored >>

The Future of Farming Takes Root

March 22, 2018 | Stacy Pigott

Sustainable agriculture is quickly becoming the wave of the future as global leaders grapple with the question of how to feed a world population approaching 10 billion. At the UA, researchers are looking up for answers, in the form of vertical...

Engineering Sustainable Food Sources >>