September 13, 2023 Aegis Consortium Funds Research Aimed At Reducing the Threat Of Future Pandemics The Aegis Consortium awarded seed funding to eight projects that align with the UArizona Health Sciences center’s mission to create a pandemic-free future.
September 22, 2021 West Nile Virus Spikes In Arizona According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona has seen 123 cases and four deaths from the West Nile Virus.
August 18, 2021 What's Up With all of The Flies And Mosquitoes? Blame Tucson's Monsoon Rains Because of the rain, there has been more moisture available for mosquitoes to breed in, and that is why people have been seeing more mosquito activity in Tucson lately.
July 30, 2021 Mosquito Populations Could Sharply Rise After Heavy Monsoon Rains An unusual amount of rain in the area could lead to a big number of mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
May 31, 2021 Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? From a distance, female mosquitoes cue in on carbon dioxide that we exhale in conical plumes from our bodies, says Dr. Michael Riehle, professor of entomology at the University of Arizona and BIO5 member.
February 17, 2016 UA Re-Engineering Mosquitoes To Resist Disease Associate professor in the UA's Department of Entomology Dr. Michael Riehle, is trying to engineer an insect that's resistant to malaria and other diseases.
