Oracle is a small community north of Tucson that is full of history and character even though many people in other parts of Arizona haven’t taken the time to visit.
Stephan Dong works as an undergraduate research assistant at the Zinsmaier Neurogenetics Lab where they use Drosophila Melanogaster as a model organism, aka fruits flies, to study the brain and neurodegenerative disease.
When a University of Arizona junior and veteran of the War in Afghanistan interviews a surgeon for a science journalism class, he finds an unexpected connection.
101-year-old Irving Olson is an active and accomplished photographer, a quick wit—and exactly the kind of older person researchers want to study to learn the secrets of aging well.
Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 5 million people in the U.S. alone, yet it’s still poorly understood. Now a new study seeks to better understand the disease by testing healthy people—all with just the click of a mouse.
Four experts--a forensic interviewer, a UA researcher, a forensic psychologist and an experienced prosecutor--weigh in on memory, how it works, how it can fail us, and what that means for our criminal justice system.
As summer comes to a close, we look back at the peak fire season through the eyes of someone dedicated to protecting Arizona's forests: fire spotter Mac Tippins.
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