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UA professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering Larry Head sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media on July 11, 2019.

As industries turn to automation, cyber vulnerabilities arise

UA professor Larry Head says attacks on systems are inevitable.
John Heun operates a mobile platform in an alfalfa field at the Maricopa Agricultural Center on July 26, 2019. The mobile platform is equipped with technology used for research in precision agriculture conducted by the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

UA research farm using automation to innovate industry

The Maricopa Agricultural Center is a testing ground for precision agriculture.
A backup driver sits behind the wheel of a Waymo self-driving taxi as the vehicle makes a right turn on its own in Chandler, Arizona.

Waymo on its plans to grow in the Phoenix metro area

The company offers Lorraine Rivera a ride in one of its self-driving taxis.
A TuSimple test driver waves from inside a self-driving semi as it leaves the company's warehouse in Tucson.

Inside TuSimple's Tucson warehouse

The company is testing self-driving semis on I-19 and I-10.
Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews UA Eller College of Management economist George Hammond in his office on August 6, 2019.

Study examines long-term impacts of automation in Arizona

UA Eller College of Management economist George Hammond explains some of the findings.
A row of vehicles outfitted with Waymo's self-driving technology sit parked in the company's depot in Chandler, Arizona.

Automation in Arizona

Arizona 360 explores how some companies and organizations are taking a proactive approach to automation.
Summer students learning self-driving car technology at UA.

UA summer program offers experience with self-driving tech

Students from all over the country test their skills using an autonomous car on campus.
Matt Hashim discusses how people can protect themselves from cyber crimes with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media on August 1, 2019. Hashim is an expert in digital privacy at the UA Eller College of Management.

Changing our online behaviors to guard against cybercrime

Security and privacy expert Matt Hashim discusses steps to be more vigilant.
Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin works on the moon's surface during the Apollo 11 moonwalk, July 20, 1969.

UA scientists mark moon landing's 50th anniversary

The university's lunar lab played key role in Apollo 11 mission planning.
This image shows prostate cancer cells interacting with medicine-carrying nanoparticles. The end goal is to deliver drugs specifically to the tumor.

UA nanotech research supporting (very) small solutions to big problems

The applications range from cell phone techonology to cancer-fighting measures.
Waymo's depot in Chandler, Arizona.

Chandler employees to use self-driving cars for work rides

The suburb has been a leader on testing autonomous vehicles in metro Phoenix.

Tucson company that makes ear-cleaning tech recognized in innovation challenge

The company makes a device resembling headphones that cleans ears.
Tucson Medical Center cardiac physicians

New heart valve technology comes to Tucson Medical Center

The hospital is offering a newly approved device designed to improve coronary blood flow.
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

Pima Community College to offer self-driving truck courses

Those completing the course may get priority for TuSimple autonomous vehicle jobs.
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

Self-driving trucks to haul mail between Arizona and other states

TuSimple, which has a Tucson office, will have a two-week trial run with the U.S. Postal Service.
The new Banner-University Medical Center tower opened April 22.

New Banner hospital tower open for business

Enhanced patient care and sweeping views combine in state-of-the-art medical center .

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