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Regulators approve renewable energy plan for UA

Dec 11, 2019 The plan has Tucson Electric Power using solar and wind sources to meet all the university's electricity needs by 2021.

Navajo Nation creates law scholarships for tribal members at UA

Dec 4, 2019 Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez met with students and also discussed nation building and critiqued the U.S. government's priorities.

Enrollment continues to rise at Arizona's Public Universities

Dec 3, 2019 The growth is strongest in online program enrollment

Pizza, hamburgers and ... local broccoli? School lunch in Tucson

Nov 29, 2019 70 years on, a WWII-era program to combat malnutrition is healthier than ever.

Poll finds division and common ground in what Arizonans care about

Nov 25, 2019 State residents placed issues like water and education among their highest priorities.

State board to consider banning sale of vaping products at universities

Nov 20, 2019 Regent says it's the board's responsibility in the wake of vaping-related illnesses and deaths in the U.S.

Number of international students down at Arizona universities

Nov 18, 2019 International students pay about three times as much tuition as in-state students at Arizona's three state universities.

TUSD board member Bruce Burke on his return to the district

Nov 8, 2019 The retired attorney previously served from 2003-2010.

NAEP report shows Arizona schools making slow progress

Oct 31, 2019 New funding will be needed for the state to make more significant progress

Desert View teacher wins $100,000 excellence award from tool company

Oct 25, 2019 Cesar Gutierrez, a precision manufacturing teacher, is one of three winners nationwide of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools prize.

Grant to help UA prepare interpreters to serve deaf students

Oct 23, 2019 The project director says it's rare to get funding to train undergraduates for educational interpreters.

UA gets go-ahead to open school of veterinary medicine

Oct 22, 2019 The program will be the first public vet school in Arizona.

UA prof giving public talk on dark matter in Spanish

Oct 21, 2019 Graduate students had the idea to host a lecture for Spanish speakers.

Changes coming to TUSD board

Oct 17, 2019 Reflections on Southern Arizona's largest school district as the process begins to replace a resigning member.

Sandra Cisneros on being an "extroverted introvert."

Oct 16, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the Prison Education Project offers inmates a chance to learn about the universe.

Effort to nix English immersion in Arizona finds support

Oct 14, 2019 Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle point to data suggesting immersion doesn't ease students' struggles.

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