Researchers are developing specialized, reusable sponges to remove harmful chemicals known as PFAS from water. PFAS is an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are long-lasting manufactured chemicals that have been used for decades in products such as makeup, nonstick pans and firefighting foam.
The University of Arizona's research and development expenditures rank in the top 4% of all U.S. universities and No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics, according to FY 2020 data from the National Science Foundation.
Ian Pepper as Regents Professors.
The designation of Regents Professor is an honored position reserved for faculty scholars of exceptional ability who have achieved national or international distinction. The Regents Professor title serves as recognition of the highest academic merit and is awarded to faculty members who have made a unique contribution to the quality of the university through distinguished accomplishments in teaching, scholarship, research or creative work. These outstanding members of our faculty exemplify everything we strive to achieve at this university, said University of Arizona President
Robert C. Robbins. We are so grateful to have such world-renowned scholars and teachers as part of the Wildcat family.
Courtesy of John Taylor and Carter Hayek What I ve come to realize through studying and doing wastewater-based epidemiology, it is the absolute truth, he adds. Poop doesn t lie.
The eight-minute documentary, produced last fall by students
John Taylor and
Carter Hayek, proves the catchphrase, as it chronicles the university s efforts to track campus spread of coronavirus by testing wastewater from student dorms. The testing effort, led by Pepper, helped stop at least one COVID-19 outbreak during the first week of fall classes, and the success was widely covered in national media. Solution Number Two premiered last week as part of the School of Theatre, Film and Television s annual What s Up, Docs? screening event featuring short documentary films produced by Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts students. Instead of hosting the usual in-person premiere at The Loft Cinema, the school in the College of Fine Arts partnered with the local theater to debut this year s