by Hardin Young | Feb 26, 2025 | Books & Publications, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
New Research Makes Strongest Case Yet for Why Mars Is Red If you know one thing about Mars it’s probably this: it’s red. The distant planet’s inaccessibility has long made the reason for its hue a matter of conjecture. The prevailing theory has been that hematite, an...
by Hardin Young | Feb 21, 2025 | Awards & Honors, Faculty Points of Pride, Features, Research
Paul Thibado Named a Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors Paul Thibado, a professor of physics at the U of A, has been named to the National Academy of Inventor’s 2025 class of senior fellows. He will be formally inducted at the 14th NAI Annual Conference...
by Hardin Young | Feb 16, 2025 | Featured Posts, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Hominin Presence in Eurasia Dated to Almost 2 Million Years Ago FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The subject of when early hominins, closely related ancestors to humans, first left Africa to begin their slow dispersal across the globe is a matter of ongoing discussion among...
by Hardin Young | Jan 3, 2025 | Books & Publications, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
New Paper Examines the Elusive Nature of Liquid Brines on Mars More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to its lower, drier latitudes. This...
by Hardin Young | Nov 28, 2024 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Social Networked Friendship Quality Can Be Means of Combating Loneliness Loneliness is on the rise in the U.S., with a third of Americans reporting they’ve experienced “serious loneliness” in recent years. Lonely people are twice as likely to become depressed, and...
