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UA DEFEATS NO. 5 OREGON PHOTO GALLERY
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CROSS COUNTRY HAS BEST FINISH IN UA HISTORY
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STUDENTS from ZonaZoo storm the field immediately following the 42-16 win over No. 5 Oregon on Saturday at Arizona Stadium.
Arizona upsets No. 5 Oregon 42-16 at home, several players see career bests OPINIONS - 4
BY LUKE DELLA
The Daily Wildcat A sea of more than 8,000 Arizona students rushed the field to celebrate Arizona’s 42-16 win over No. 5 Oregon on Saturday afternoon. After senior quarterback B.J. Denker took a knee to end the game, he handed the ball to the referee and turned toward ZonaZoo, hands in the air. Running back Ka’Deem Carey waved at the student section, encouraging them to rush the field, helping him celebrate his legacy as likely the greatest running back to
ever wear a UA football jersey. “This is a crazy win for our program, our coaches and our seniors,” Denker said. “Everything went right today.” Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez optimistically said during practice last week that a few things had to go in the Wildcats’ favor in order for them to beat the Ducks (9-2, 6-2 Pac-12). Saturday, everything went right for Arizona (7-4, 4-4), and it all started with the first play from scrimmage. “Our guys knew [Oregon] was going to make plays,” Rodriguez said. “We just had to make one
more.” Making a key play on Oregon’s quarterback Marcus Mariota was the challenge because the highlytouted sophomore hadn’t thrown an interception in more than a year. But on what was a routine pitch and catch along the sideline to start the game, Ducks’ receiver Bralon Addison let a wet ball slip through his hands, and right on time to make the play was Wildcats senior cornerback Shaquille Richardson; he dove out of bounds and, in midair, tipped the fumbled pass into the hands of in-bounds Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright for
Mariota’s first interception since Nov. 17, 2012. “I saw [Addison] tip it up,” Richardson said. “I tried to grab it with one hand, took a picture of it, looked for some red and I tipped it to a red jersey.” Mariota’s improbable interception put the Ducks in a state of shock, and before they knew it, they trailed Arizona 14-3 at the end of the first quarter. From then on out, Arizona never let its foot off the gas. Trailing by 19 at halftime, Oregon’s largest deficit
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‘Spray-on skin’ research UA staff presents to help treat flesh wounds strategic BY MARK ARMAO
The Daily Wildcat UA researchers are studying the effectiveness of a “spray-on skin” intended to treat flesh wounds such as chronic leg ulcers that develop in elderly people. Currently screening patients for their study, a team of researchers from the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance
is one of the few groups in the country working with the wound treatment tool. “I’m excited because, for a lot of this stuff, it sounds and it seems like Star Trek, where you’re spraying [skin] on,” said Dr. David G. Armstrong, a UA professor of surgery and director of SALSA , “but the future is now.” The spray-on skin product, developed by the Texas-based
HealthPoint Biotherapeutics, contains living skin cells that work with the patient’s cells to promote healing. The substance could prove especially useful in treating venous leg ulcers, which are currently dealt with either by using compression bandages or through skin graft surgery. Occurring most often in the elderly, venous skin ulcers result
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Prof. researches retinal implants BY JAZMINE FOSTER-HALL
The Daily Wildcat Filters aren’t just for Instagram selfies anymore. Wolfgang Fink, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working on research in developing retinal implants that includes filtering images for the visually impaired. Fink said the filter options, which include contrast and brightness enhancement, could be used to artificially enhance what a visually impaired patient sees in real time. “We can now customize or optimize what enters the patient’s
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WOLFGANG FINK, electrical and computer engineering associate professor, explains the system of developing retinal implants in the Electrical and Computer Engineering building. Fink is researching retinal implants that include filtering images to help the visually impaired identify objects.
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UA President Ann Weaver Hart and her senior leadership team unveiled the university’s strategic plan on Friday, one year in the making. Hart and senior staff presented Never Settle, the UA’s academic plan as well as a business plan that outlines how the UA will achieve its future academic goals, to the Arizona Board of Regents. Student Engagement Melissa Vito, vice provost for academic initiatives and student success and senior vice president for Student Affairs and enrollment management, spoke about the UA’s plan to retain and graduate more students. Vito said in order to retain students from freshman to sophomore year, her staff has been analyzing the reason students leave after one year. They have also been partnering with resources like Think Tank to help students succeed in their first year and continue
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He [B.J. Denker] out-Oregoned the mighty Ducks. The Hot Rod Offense blew past the Blur Offense. Of course, the Arizona defense had a say in making the Oregon offense look average. SPORTS — 7