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Research News - July 2018

Gordon Downs

UA Undergraduate Mines Data from Mars Curiosity Rover

Scientists from around the world are working on the NASA Curiosity rover mission. What makes the UA's Mars Science Laboratory team different is one of its most unique members, undergraduate student Gordon Downs.
Andrea Achilli

Arizona Company Using Solar Tech to Create Drinking Water

A UA researcher also describes other ways potable water is being generated.
Tech Global

Unique Student Program Leads to Careers

UA students employed at Tech.Global earn more than just a paycheck. "There's nothing like it on campus," says Hazza Alkaabi, a computer science major who hopes to work in the space sector.
Zenhausern

'Lung on a Leaf' Model to Study Pulmonary Diseases

University of Arizona researchers are blending plant biology, medicine and engineering to create a leaf-based test platform that simulates a human lung.