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NASA Takes Virtual Tour of Mini-Labs for Studying Asteroids

The pandemic on Earth doesn’t stop progress in space as researchers present their work on $3M STEM-engagement project.
A spacecraft above an asteroid's terrain (artist's impression).

OSIRIS-REx Successfully Touches Asteroid Bennu in Sample Grab

Ten years after NASA selected UArizona to lead the OSIRIS-REx mission, the spacecraft successfully completed its most treacherous and rewarding task: sample collection.
Judith Su wearing a white labcoat and leaned over a complicated array of sensors.

$1.8M to Advance Device for Detecting COVID-19, Cancer, Contaminants

A biomedical engineering professor's technology detects and distinguishes ultra-low levels of disease particles, performance-enhancing drugs, contaminants and "anything worth sensing."
Jianqiang Cheng, Ricardo Valerdi and Qiang Zhou

Three SIE Researchers Earn NSF Funding in One Month

The funding will support research into data science, engaging children in hands-on STEM activities and more efficiently replacing battery-powered Internet of Things devices.

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