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Tuesday

Aspen publishing acquires full ownership of JD-Next Law School Preparation Program

Tuesday

Tech Tuesday: Elise Erickson works to improve maternal care, mitigating postpartum blood loss

Oct. 22, 2024

Clinical study confirms tissue stiffening in breast cancer can drive metastasis

Image of a healthcare provider with a patient in front of a mammography machine.

Oct. 22, 2024

Pop-up market to bring entrepreneurial student creations to the community

UArizona health care researchers lead 2023 Flinn Seed Grants

June 8, 2023

The Flinn Foundation announced the awardees of its 2023 Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research, with researchers from the University of Arizona receiving seven of the 12 grants.

Group shot of University of Arizona inventors in front of the TLA office at The Refinery at The Bridges.

UArizona ranks 29 among top 100 universities granted US utility patents in 2022

April 26, 2023

The ranking is based on the number of patents issued to university inventors between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022. Ninety-two patents were issued during that period– six more than last year.

Michael Kuhns, associate professor in the Department of Immunobiology, and Shio Kobayashi, a post-doctoral research fellow, study the basic science of T cell activation in the immune system, and they are using that knowledge to find potential therapies for autoimmune diseases.

The University of Arizona and Foundery Sign Master Agreement to Translate Novel Discoveries into Transformational Immunotherapies

April 6, 2023

Through a master agreement with a biotechnology venture studio, UArizona researchers now have more support for opportunities to develop and commercialize new immunotherapeutics.

Protection for the ‘Internet of Things’ fueled by Arizona innovation has arrived

March 28, 2023

From automobiles to medical devices, the Internet of Things has opened the door for bad actors to attack in any number of ways. UArizona startup BG Networks has launched a new product to help mitigate the threats.

The 2023 Patent Medallion recipients and TLA colleagues pose for a photo.

College of Engineering celebrates patent inventors

March 21, 2023

The College of Engineering and Tech Launch Arizona recognized 20 inventors for their ingenuity at the college's second annual Patent Medallion Luncheon in early March.

Olga Rafikova and Ruslan Rafikov, College of Medicine - Tucson.

Startup Metfora to advance development of AI-enabled diagnostic technology

March 7, 2023

Startup Metfora, LLC is the recipient of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase l Award from the NSF to pursue the detection of chronic diseases via multiplex analysis of circulating metabolites. They will receive a one-year grant of $255,706 to expand a diagnostic technology developed at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Ricardo Valerdi on the baseball field with students.

For student success, Science of Sport hits a home run

March 6, 2023

The United States ranks 25th out of 37 nations in mathematics literacy as listed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Systems Engineering Professor Ricardo Valerdi came up with a solution that's now impacting hundreds of thousands of students around the nation.

UArizona bioscience startup selected for Flinn Foundation program

March 2, 2023

With help from Tech Launch Arizona, TheraCea was launched in 2020 to develop diagnostic agents that allow oncologists and pharmaceutical companies to select the right segment of patients who will be responsive to specific immunotherapy drugs.

UArizona COVID-19 treatment takes next step toward public impact via license to pharmaceutical company

Feb. 27, 2023

UArizona researchers have been developing a new compound that inhibits SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The university has now exclusively licensed the technology to Sunshine Biopharma Inc. to take forward for further development and testing.

UA President Robert C. Robbins and Professor Moe Momayez talking about what is being displayed on a laptop screen in front of them.

Innovative faculty elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Feb. 15, 2023

The National Academy of Inventors has announced three more UArizona innovators to its list of Senior Members. All will be inducted into the Academy at an event in Washington, D.C., this summer.

Left to right: Justin Hyatt, Roslyn Norman, and Christian Davila

Startup Paramium Technologies to scale up business of shaping precision satellite reflectors

Feb. 2, 2023

UArizona startup Paramium Technologies recently secured a $1M SBIR grant to scale up their business of producing highly customized curved reflectors for radio astronomy and satellite communications.

Joel Berkson uses the technology he invented to analyze a curved antenna surface.

UArizona partners with regional universities in re-envisioned NSF I-Corps Hub program

Jan. 17, 2023

In 2011, the National Science Foundation launched the I-Corps program to teach teams – each consisting of a principal investigator, an entrepreneurial lead, and a business mentor – how use the customer discovery process to quickly assess the market potential of their inventions. The inaugural Desert and Pacific Region I-Corps Cohort will begin on Friday, January 27 and run each Friday until February 24. Applications open!