Faculty News - December 2018

A colorful MRI and CT image of a mouse's brain.

Controlling Neurons With Light, but Without Wires or Batteries

Dec. 21, 2018 | Emily Dieckman

Research by UA professor reveals a more sophisticated method for delivering light to control neurons in the brain -- which could ultimately mean turning off pain receptors or reducing the effects of severe neurological disorders.

Optogenetics >>

University of Arizona senior Keara Burke

UA Undergrad Works to ID OSIRIS-REx Touchdown Site

Dec. 10, 2018 | Emily Dieckman

Systems engineering and mathematics double major Keara Burke is helping NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft find the perfect place to collect samples at its far-flung destination, the asteroid Bennu.

Undergrad on NASA Mission >>

More Than Meets the Eye

Dec. 6, 2018 | Sophia Chen

Augmented reality helps surgeons make decisions in real time.

Augmented Reality in Surgery >>

Dominic Gervasio smiles while he sifts through a stack of composite membranes, paper-thin black material with transparent yellow borders, about 1.5 feet by six inches.

University of Arizona Professor Advances New Fuel-Cell Technology

Dec. 6, 2018 | David Wichner

Dominic Gervasio is working with Tech Launch Arizona to commercialize a smaller, lighter fuel cell that can operate at high temperatures without using water.

High-Tech Fuel Cells >>