University of Arizona
May 10, 2024
Police use tear gas to break up pro-Palestinian protest at UA
Riot gear clad officers broke up the encampment just after midnight.
ENVIRONMENTGOVERNMENT
May 10, 2024
Forest Service begins public scoping period for South32 Hermosa Mine Project
If approved the mine will supply zinc and manganese.
The Buzz: Large corporate homeownership and housing prices
As the cost to rent or buy a home in Southern Arizona skyrockets, corporate ownership can receive blame.
BORDERENVIRONMENT
May 10, 2024
Ecologists and artists in Nogales to celebrate new jaguar
To celebrate the discovery of a new jaguar roaming the Arizona borderlands, conservationists will host a public discussion in Nogales on Saturday followed by a procession to the border wall to view a wildlife-themed art installation on the wall itself.
IMMIGRATION
May 9, 2024
Business and faith leaders speak out against new immigration ballot referral
A group of business and faith leaders are opposing a GOP proposal that would expand employers’ requirements to confirm citizenship status when hiring, under penalty of up to a $10,000 dollar fine and a class 6 felony.
Craig T. Nelson delivers commencement address to the UA graduating class of 2024.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The documentary "Fair Play" gives visibility to the unending work of new mothers; and explore the Brazilian martial art of capoeira.
HOUSING
May 8, 2024
Housing Crisis: The Amphi Panteras advocate for residents of the Malibu Apartments in Tucson
In Tucson’s Amphi neighborhood, a tenant activist group is focusing their attention on the Malibu Apartments where tenants are fighting for their rights.
HEALTH & MEDICINE
May 7, 2024
County might sell hospital
Banner open to buying former Kino Community Hospital.
Trial begins in UA professor Thomas Meixner murder
Former grad student Murad Dervish pled not guilty to 7 felony counts, including 1st degree murder.
IN DEPTH
Forest Service begins public scoping period for South32 Hermosa Mine Project
If approved the mine will supply zinc and manganese.
Housing Crisis: The Amphi Panteras advocate for residents of the Malibu Apartments in Tucson
In Tucson’s Amphi neighborhood, a tenant activist group is focusing their attention on the Malibu Apartments where tenants are fighting for their rights.
Despite growing gaps in homeless services, community assistance groups feel unsupported
Mutual aid organizers report the feelings of hostility have increased this year.
Changing their tune: Turmoil within Republicans over abortion and its election impact
Arizona's senate requires some bipartisan support to repeal the 1864 near-total ban. But, some Republicans are fighting to keep the ban, while others are wavering.
HEADLINES
Phoenix's semiconductor hiring is slow despite federal investment
The government is spending billions to support semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. But trainees seeking chipmaking jobs may have to wait.
Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
Arizona's new heat officer is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners.
Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart but better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea.
As Phoenix makes way for semiconductor factories, this business is saving the native plants that were there first
Here's the story of one business at the intersection of conservation and growth amid Phoenix’s semiconductor boom.
CHIPS funds are heading to Phoenix, “ground zero for the new economy”
An influx of federal investment in the city's semiconductor industry is meant to reshape the economy. But will it work?
One of the greatest: UA's unsung wheelchair basketball hero, Rudy Gallego
We meet Rudy Gallego, the man who started the University of Arizona's first adaptive sports team, wheelchair basketball.
As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer
Scientists say the risk to people is minimal, but open questions remain, including how widespread the outbreak is and how the virus is spreading.
Pac-12 players to watch as the conference gets ready to splinter across the country
The Pac-12 will splinter apart before fall camp starts, with all but two teams heading to new conferences.
UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack
UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a "substantial portion of people in America" may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business.RECENT SERIES
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