Tag: research
For more than 10 years, professor Stephen Johnston and a team of researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have been developing a cancer vaccine aimed at preventing all types...
High-tech Boston area in legal bind on driverless-car tests
PROVIDENCE, R.I.Ai?? ai??i?? With its Colonial-era street patterns, icy winters, notoriously aggressive drivers and high-tech talent, the Boston region would seem the perfect place to test self-driving cars and ensure...
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Climate change critics closer to getting UA scientists’ emails
An organization that is questioning the research behind climate change will get another chance to demand to see the emails of two University of Arizona scientists. The state Court of...
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UofA professor files appeal, says she was fired for supporting medical marijuana research
A University of Arizona doctor and researcher, given her walking papers last month, is not going quietly. Sue Sisley has filed a formal appeal of the decision by the school...
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University presidents pitch lawmakers on value of research
Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow addresses state lawmakers about the value of research. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Joe Martin) Investing in research infrastructure...
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Arizona top 3 for immigration-related prosecutions
Arizona remains among the top three states in the nation for immigration-related prosecutions despite a drop in such prosecutions in the state. The Arizona Daily Star reports that half of...
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Solar storm
All eyes on Arizona as formal energy hearings begin At the heart of Arizona’s battle over solar net metering systems is whether utilities can balance solar energy with the cost...
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McCain, Flake vote to ban workplace discrimination for sexual orientation
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., backed an amendment to exempt religious organizations from the law banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. He said discrimination is “iinconsistent...
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Arizona finishes 12th in national ranking on energy-efficiency policies
WASHINGTON – Arizona is the 12th-most energy-efficient state in the nation this year, the same position the state held last year, according to rankings released Wednesday by the American Council...
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Too big?
Huge Arizona legislative districts spur debate about costs, meeting constituents’ needs As lawmakers and hopeful candidates embark on their 2014 campaigns, many would probably be surprised to learn that they...
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Advocates, doctors urge state to add PTSD to medical pot treatment
Mike Ulinger, who retired after 30 years as a Phoenix firefighter, said he couldn’t go anywhere or do anything and became an alcoholic to self-treat post-traumatic stress disorder he attributes...
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Forget apps: In Congress, there’s a caucus for that, and Arizonans join up
A researcher at the Arizona State University Polytechnic Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology checks on the lab’s equipment that grows algae on a large scale....
