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Studying the Secret Lives of Plants

4/30/2008

Scientists and engineers will work together on a project in the UA's Biosphere 2 to study the ways plants change their environment or adapt to it. Salim Hariri, director of the NSF Center for Autonomic Computing at the UA, is also developing a robot for the project.

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Biosphere 2 Offers Events for Saturday Visitors

every Saturday beginning Feb. 16th

Those who tour Biosphere 2 on Saturdays this spring get something special for the price of admission: special Saturday events that include talks by former Biospherians, environmental researchers, and eye-popping stage shows by the Physics Factory.

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Biosphere 2 Opens Rain Forest Experiment to the Public

2/5/2008

The University of Arizona Biosphere 2 will open the Brazilian rain forest inside its 3.14-acre glass-enclosed living laboratory to the public for the first time on Friday, Feb. 8.

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iPlant Collaborative (iPC) Grand Challenge Workshops

2/1/2008

Biosphere 2 looks forward to hosting iPlant Collaborative (iPC) Grand Challenge Workshops.

iPC Workshops

BIO5 Institute

iPlant Collaborative

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UA wins grant to study rain forest

11/18/2007

The University of Arizona has landed a $2.5 million federal grant to study the Brazilian rain forest under a National Science Foundation program. The grant will include funding for fieldwork in the Brazilian rain forest and at Biosphere 2.

Amazon-PIRE Partnership Website

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Fox 10 in Phoenix, AZ profiles Biosphere 2

October 19th, 2007

Phoenix, Fox 10's Keith Yaskin takes a look at the latest effort to restore the reputation of Biosphere.

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Upcoming Events

All B2 Spring Special Event Series talks begin at 1 p.m. at various venues at Biosphere 2. Physics Factory events run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Visitors Center.

Physics Factory

May 10

Lecture

Dr. Rebecca Trueman, Concordia University, Chicago "Global Change Biology and Biosphere 2: Partners in Progress"

May 10, 1:00pm