Is it possible to teach a computer how to smell? This ASU researcher is trying to find out / KJZZ
Rick Gerkin, a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and head of neuroscience at the startup Osmo, is part of a team that has put together a principal odor map, which aims to do for scents what the color wheel has done for color.
Arizona Science Center gets $1M grant to expand education fair / KTAR
A new $1 million grant from the Helios Education Foundation will support and grow the Arizona Science Center education fair by including more participants and communities throughout Arizona.
‘The Mind After Midnight’: The dark side of sleep disruption / KGUN
Disrupted sleep could be a contributing factor in both suicides and homicides, according to a study from researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson who conducted an analysis of 15 years of national data.
UA Tech Park marks 30 years as Tucson tech hub / Arizona Daily Star
The University of Arizona recently celebrated 30 years since the school bought the IBM campus on Rita Road to create the first UA Tech Park, becoming a hub for UA tech development.
Phoenix nonprofits Terros Health, Lifewell propose merger / Phoenix Business Journal
Two Phoenix nonprofits focused on mental health—Terros Health and Lifewell—are planning to combine operations that will generate $150 million in annual revenue and employ 1,300 people.
Flagstaff student among latest class of Helios Scholars at TGen / Arizona Daily Sun
Erick Yoakum, a Flagstaff native now attending the University of Arizona, was among the undergraduate, graduate and medical school students that recently graduated from the Helios Scholars at TGen biomedical research internship program.
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