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UA Fueling Rapid Tucson Tech Growth

July 29, 2019

Tucson technology and talent have hit the map, as low unemployment and high demand for talent have tech companies turning to smaller communities to fill their pipelines, according to a new report that says Tucson is the leading emerging market in the U.S.

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Record 284 Inventions Disclosed

July 29, 2019

UA employees disclosed 284 inventions in fiscal year 2019 – more than any other year in the university's history. The record-setting number is included in TLA's annual numbers. Check out all of this year's accomplishments.

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Startup to Automate Eyesight Testing

July 23, 2019

This James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences phoropter technology aims to shorten and ease your visits to the eye doctor.

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Optical Sciences and IP Expert Joins TLA

July 23, 2019

Kennedy Nyairo, Ph.D., serves as Senior Licensing Manager dedicated to commercializing the inventions from the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences.

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Inventions Help Legally Blind to See

July 23, 2019

For those who are legally blind or have impaired eyesight, low vision can have an immense impact on quality of life. Based on inventions developed in the Wyant College of Optical Sciences, a system from the eSight corporation is allowing people to see.

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Illustrative Mathematics

July 22, 2019

In 2014, Distinguished Professor Bill McCallum, now retired, started a new company dedicated to transforming mathematics education. Today, the company works with over 200 schools, and more than 2,000 teachers use its products. Watch the video!

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New Drug Treatment for Ewing’s Sarcoma

June 24, 2019

Funded by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute at the NIH, Jacob Schwartz, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the UA College of Science, has created a new drug treatment for cancer with a focus on Ewing’s sarcoma.

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Contrilling Dust in a Dry World

June 13, 2019

Biocompatible polymer solutions invented in the UA College of Engineering were licensed to startup Clean Earth Tech to address the challenge of keeping dust down for better human health.

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Pharmaceutical VP New Mentor-in-Residence

June 7, 2019

University of Arizona Ph.D. returns to give back and build impactful, research-driven startups capping 30-year career in industry.

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New Technology to Mitigate Threat in Life-Critical Systems

May 28, 2019

With life-critical systems like pacemakers, insulin pumps and more, how can we protect users from malware? Roman Lysecky, PhD, professor at the UA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has created multi-modal software that allows the user to interact with the system through various modes, potentially saving lives.

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