Image FY2018 Annual Report Now Available Nov. 14, 2018 Download the FY2018 Annual Report and review our progress against our vision and goals, and learn more about how the culture of commercialization is growing throughout the University of Arizona ecosystem. Read more
Image UA Research and Innovation Impact Recognized at Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Nov. 14, 2018 At the 2018 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation in Phoenix, this year’s finalists included three impactful University of Arizona-associated companies and inventors, two of which went on to be selected as winners. Read more
Image Tech Blog: College of Engineering Professor Develops Improved Fuel Cell Oct. 29, 2018 We visited the lab of Don Gervasio, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona College of Engineering. He took us on a quick tour of a recent invention: a more efficient fuel cell. Read more
Image Startup Expands Impact of UA Critical Languages Program Oct. 26, 2018 From Kazakh to Kurmanji Kurdish, Language Canvas is making UA-developed learning programs for less commonly taught languages available to people everywhere. Read more
Image Tech Blog: CALS Faculty Member Works to Prevent Foodborne Illness with Natural Antimicrobial Plant Wash Sept. 21, 2018 To get beyond typical plant wash bases like chlorine and hydrogen peroxide to kill microbes, Sadhana Ravishankar, PhD, has developed a safer and more natural alternative for those leafy greens. Read more about the invention, available for licensing. Read more
Image Startup Licenses UA-invented Aquatic Animal Growth Assay Sept. 21, 2018 How can farmers of aquatic animals quickly select the best stocks for breeding? Benjamin Renquist, PhD, answered this challenge by inventing an assay that works for fish, mollusks and crustaceans alike. The technology has been licensed to startup GenetiRate. Read more
Image University of Arizona Startups to Present at White Hat Investors Sept. 18, 2018 On October 3 and 4, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona, White Hat Investors will be holding its annual luncheon. Of the 32 companies who will be presenting during the two-day event, five are UA startups. Read more
Image University of Arizona Tech Park Champion to Retire Sept. 5, 2018 After thirty-two years of working for the University of Arizona, Associate Vice President Bruce A. Wright, who brought a new tech-based vision for the economy to the University and our community is retiring from Tech Parks Arizona. Read more
Tech Blog: Mother of UA Accounting Student with Cerebral Palsy Creates Exoskeleton to Help Him Walk Unassisted Aug. 28, 2018 Hermelinda Bristol, mother of Jeffrey Bristol who has cerebral palsy, has developed a supportive, non-motorized exoskeleton to help Jeffrey walk without assistance. With TLA's help, the design is now available to help others. Read more
Image University of Arizona Licenses Deception Detecting Avatar to Startup Aug. 21, 2018 UA inventors have developed a system that interviews border crossers, monitors thousands of signals from the voice, body and eyes, and alerts agents when it detects deception. Meet the AVATAR, now licensed to Discern Science International, Inc. Read more