University of Arizona News

The adage "Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it," may one day be obsolete if researchers at the University of Central Florida's College of Optics & Photonics and the University of Arizona further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam into clouds to make it rain or trigger lightning.

Central-east Mexico gave birth to the domesticated chili pepper - now the world's most widely grown spice crop - reports an international team of researchers, led by a plant scientist at the University of California, Davis.

At the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, doctors are ready to impose a unique physical state - neither dead nor alive - upon gunshot and knife-wound victims.

Men dug San Xavier mine in another century. They blew the rock apart with chemicals and scraped out copper for wires and machines.

On this date in 1927, the town of Globe celebrated its 50th anniversary with 50,000 people, including Gov. George W.P. Hunt who had first entered Globe in 1881, riding a mule and seeking his fortune.

Recipients for the Susan G. Komen Community Grants have been announced. Susan G. Komen of Southern Arizona is awarding a total of more than $204,763 to eight Southern Arizona organizations, according to a recent release.

I know, I know. " Have I got a deal for you!" sounds like a line from a late night TV infomercial.

Renowned violinist Joshua Bell will join Music Director Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform the Brahms Violin Concerto May 29 and 30, 2014, at 8:00 p.m., and May 31, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

A University of Arizona-led research team has discovered a simple process for making a new lightweight plastic from the inexpensive and abundant element sulfur.

The adage "Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it," may one day be obsolete if researchers at the University of Central Florida's College of Optics & Photonics and the University of Arizona further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam into clouds to make it rain or trigger lightning.

Central-east Mexico gave birth to the domesticated chili pepper -- now the world's most widely grown spice crop -- reports an international team of researchers, led by a plant scientist at UC Davis.

The prize is the panoramic curvature of the earth against the starry scenery of space, but passengers on the HK$550,000-per-ticket World View Experience trip to the edge of space won't have to keep the privileged view to themselves.

Sulfur left over from refining fossil fuels can be transformed into cheap, lightweight, plastic lenses for infrared devices, including night-vision goggles, a University of Arizona-led international team has found.

Dr. John Michael Benavidez, MD, has joined the hospital's medical group as an internist.

If you've always wanted to own a farm but don't have a good idea of where to start, this University of Arizona Cooperative Extension workshop would be a good place.

As fiddler and cellist, respectively, for the Tucson-based band "Run Boy Run," the two said they are the latest in a long line of respected musicians.

Jerry McGee, at left, president of Wingate University, with publisher John Edmondson after the college reached an agreement to continue the Home News.

Selected for their unique interests and experiences and commitment to Santa Barbara County, directors establish policy, set priorities, fundraise and are responsible for guiding the Scholarship Foundation's activities.

In a lilac-colored room lined with yellowed manuscripts and hardbacks on the third floor of the Language and Literature building, Jaime Clarke read from the opening pages of his second novel "Vernon Downs" on Monday night.

Originally from southern California, I began working in radio in 2010 at my community college station DJing late night shows on the school's jazz station, 88.5FM KSBR.