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Arizona Science explores the latest scientific research and technological innovations taking place in Southern Arizona and at the University of Arizona.

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Episode 391: Can wastewater recycling help solve Arizona's water issues?

REPEAT. UA environmental engineering professor Andrea Achilli explains how a decentralized water recycling system could provide clean drinking water for residents.

Episode 391: Can wastewater recycling help solve Arizona's water issues?

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Episode 390: Exploring space with the Giant Magellan Telescope

The University of Arizona built Giant Magellan Telescope is expected to start scanning the heavens within the next decade. U of A astronomer Buell Januzzi reveals how the telescope's size and scale will put it above other Earth-bound telescopes in its ability to find hidden details between the stars.

Episode 389: Tracking down the most distant supernovae in the known universe

A team of University of Arizona faculty and undergraduate students are working together finding facts about exploding stars. UA Astronomy professor Brenda Frye describes what makes supernovae special and what they can tell us about our own Sun.

Episode 389: Tracking down the most distant supernovae in the known universe

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Episode 388: How tree ring research is detailing a natural disaster in the Pacific Northwest

A devastating earthquake that struck what's now the northwestern corner of the United States 1,100 years ago is still part of native American legend in the region. University of Arizona tree ring researcher Bryan Black is leading a team discovering more about the event, and reveals how linked fault lines beneath the Earth's crust might pose a further threat to the region in the present day.

Episode 388: How tree ring research is detailing a natural disaster in the Pacific Northwest

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Episode 387: Solving the Hispanic Health Paradox

REPEAT: Researchers have found non-white Hispanics live longer and have better health outcomes than people from other ethnic and cultural groups. University of Arizona psychologist John Ruiz talks about his lab's investigation into this phenomenon.

Episode 386: How reclaimed water can help solve Arizona's water needs

Researchers continue to explore ways Arizona and the Southwest can draw water from unique sources. University of Arizona environmental engineering professor Kerri Hickenbottom discusses how what was formerly called treated wastewater plays a role in providing water for both irrigation and human consumption.

Episode 386: How reclaimed water can help solve Arizona's water needs

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Episode 385: How social isolation can lead to health issues

REPEAT: University of Arizona communication researcher Chris Segrin explains why social disconnection is turning into a public health crisis.

Episode 384: Taking Arizona hearing science research to communities in Mexico

Cochlear implants can open a world of possibilities by restoring a sense of sound and speech. Retired University of Arizona honors professor Ted Glattke is taking the latest research in auditory science to small towns in Mexico, helping children overcome hearing issues.

Episode 384: Taking Arizona hearing science research to communities in Mexico

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Episode 383: Finding early clues for Alzheimer's

Studies into Alzheimer's disease have found men's and women's brains age differently, except when men develop prostate cancer. University of Arizona neurology professor Roberta Brinton discusses research on who is more likely to develop Alzheimer's and describes how menopausal hormone therapy might provide a key for treatment.

Episode 382: Preparing to receive the asteroid sample from OSIRIS-REx

REPEAT: UA planetary scientist Dante Lauretta explains the logistics involved in recovering the sample and how soon researchers will be able to examine the material OSIRIS-REx collected three years ago.

Episode 382: Preparing to receive the asteroid sample from OSIRIS-REx

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