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Episode 46: OSIRIS-REx has Begun its Epic 7 Year Long Mission to the Asteroid Bennu

Sep 15, 2016 OSIRIS-REx is on the way to study the Asteroid Bennu and return to Earth in 2023 with a sample for analysis.

Episode 45: Past Climates Can Help to Inform Water Resource Management in the Western U.S.

Sep 8, 2016 Knowledge of the range of climate conditions over past centuries can shed light on the conditions we may expect in the future.

Episode 44: Yeast Cells May One Day Have a Role to Play in Developing Treatments for Diseases like Alzheimer's

Sep 2, 2016 Artificially inducing stress responses may one day help develop treatments for diseases associated with misfiled prion proteins.

Episode 43: Arizona at the Forefront of New National Program on Individualized Healthcare

Aug 25, 2016 Recent studies indicate that our individual genetic makeups impact how we respond to medical treatment.

Episode 42: What the Earth's Climate History Can Tell Us About Climate Change and Seasonal Rains

Aug 25, 2016 New findings provides evidence that climate shifts can happen suddenly.

Episode 41: Soft as a Rock: Tectonic Stretching of the Earth's Crust

Aug 11, 2016 Geological fieldwork is unlocking details of the creation of the Basin and Range Province in which Tucson sits.

Episode 40: Recent Research at the University of Arizona to Prevent Asthma in Children has Been Published in the New England Journal of Medicine

Aug 4, 2016 REPEAT. New research into preventing asthma in children.
An image captured by the University of Arizona-operated HiRISE camera.

Episode 39: Hi-Rise Camera Still Sharing Images from Mars, Ten Years After Launch

Jul 28, 2016 For 10 years, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment has been photographing hundreds of images from targeted areas of Mars in unprecedented detail.
Two Kainops invius specimens.

Episode 38: Turning Invertebrate Brain Revolution on its Head

Jul 22, 2016 Studying fossils to take a new look at the evolution of anthropods
Cars drive down Campbell Avenue during a brief monsoon storm. From July 2017.

Episode 37: High Tech Safety Systems for Cars of the Future

Jul 15, 2016 New "connected vehicle" technology allows cars to share information about where they are.
Histology Glioblastoma with primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) component, HE stain, x100 magnification. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Episode 36: A New Window on Cancer

Jul 8, 2016 Emerging methods that take an "optical biopsy" offer a new approach to cancer biopsies.
Reported cases of Zika virus in Arizona as of September 9.

Episode 35: The Zika Virus and its Threat to the U.S.

Jul 1, 2016 The growing threat of the Zika virus.
An audio waveform.

Episode 34: New Ways to Use Sound

Jun 24, 2016 Materials Science and Engineering Professor Pierre Deymier is developing news ways of manipulating sound waves.

Episode 33: Flying at Mach 5 or Faster Can be a Pretty Hot Ride

Jun 17, 2016 Originally Aired June 17, 2016

Episode 32: Rejuvenating and Repairing the Aging Brain with Stem Cells

Jun 10, 2016 Originally Aired June 10, 2016

Episode 31: Final Preparations are Underway for the September 2016 Launch of OSIRIS-REx

Jun 10, 2016 Originally Aired June 10, 2016

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