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Students line up, their first week back to school in the Tucson Unified School District during the 2017-2018 school year.

Episode 150: Back to School — Leadership, Teachers and Enrollment at TUSD

Aug 11, 2017 Also, Tucson crosswalks honor the LGBTQ community, and a conversation with a climate scientist about the future of water in Arizona.
Students line up, their first week back to school in the Tucson Unified School District during the 2017-2018 school year.

Episode 150: Back to School — Leadership, Teachers and Enrollment at TUSD

Aug 11, 2017 Also, Tucson crosswalks honor the LGBTQ community, and a conversation with a climate scientist about the future of water in Arizona.
A recreation of a gallery scene, with the Willem de Kooning painting "Woman - Ochre" at center.

De Kooning Painting Found, More Than 30 Years After Heist

Aug 11, 2017 'Woman - Ochre' was stolen from the University of Arizona Museum of Art in 1985, a baffling mystery for police and art historians.
Opioid-related deaths are on the rise in Arizona.

Opioid Addicts Struggle to Get Their Recovery Covered

Aug 11, 2017 Some opioid substitution drugs like Suboxone are not covered by insurance for those fighting opioid addiction in Arizona.
Sunrise over Tubac.

Tubac Sees Upswing in Home Sales

Aug 11, 2017 Archeologists say signs of settlement go back 11,000 years.
A North American Bull Elk rests in a field.

Historic Migration: Arizona Elk Heading East to Restore West Virginia Herds

Aug 11, 2017 The elk are meant to rebuild a population that once roamed Appalachia.
Dense trees grow in a forest in northeastern Arizona.

Carbon Capture from Trees? It's All Downhill From Here, Study Says

Aug 11, 2017 UA research shows tall valley trees absorb more carbon from the atmosphere than trees on peaks.
Lano Dash assembles an art installation with her little sister, Sophia, and her friend, Renae. The piece will be featured at this year's Chick Magnet festival.

Tucson 'Hungry' for a Festival Like Chick Magnet

Aug 11, 2017 In its second year, the event creates a space and fills a gap in a sometimes male-dominated art scene, an organizer said.
On Jan. 4, 2011, the Hinode satellite captured these breathtaking images of an annular solar eclipse.

Eclipses in the Work of Shakespeare: Ominous Events

Aug 10, 2017 UA English professor explains importance of astronomical references.
A bacterial "soup" transfers a key gene to the plant, enabling it to produce a high yield of vaccine protein components in its leaves.

Scientists Use Tobacco Plant As Cheap, Scalable Zika Vaccine Factory

Aug 10, 2017 The plant-based approach could be a more viable solution for low-to-middle-income countries.
Navajo uranium miners dump tailings over the side of a mesa in a photo dated 1952.

Two At A Time: Cleanup Of Navajo Uranium Mines Slow

Aug 10, 2017 Incidence of kidney failure and cancer, linked to uranium contamination, increased; tribe has banned any mining activity.
An Arizona Department of Corrections officer.

Low Staffing Levels at Arizona Prisons Could Lead to Big Fines

Aug 9, 2017 The state's for-profit contractor is simply paying fines rather than fully staffing health care positions in prisons, a judge says.
The Tucson Unified School District office, 1010 E. 10th St., Tucson.

Finalists for TUSD Superintendent Announced

Aug 9, 2017 Candidates will attend public forums next week, and the board will deliberate Aug. 22.
Saferlys Olueh and her sister, Marlene Baquet, moved seven members of their Venezuelan family to Nogales, Sonora.

Tucson Venezuelans Rally to Support Relatives in Country Beset by Crisis

Aug 9, 2017 Sisters bring family members to Nogales, Sonora.
The value of remittances to Mexico has been on the rise in recent years.

Remittances to Mexico Continue Growth to Record High

Aug 9, 2017 Migrants sent almost $14 billion to Mexico in the first half of the year.
George Gunter (left) and Rahul Bhadani (right) show the data from a more advanced sensor attached to the roof of the "cognitive and autonomous test vehicle." The goal of their project was to get similarly accurate data with a sensor that records less data.

Learning to Program a Driverless Car at the UA

Aug 8, 2017 A 10-week summer course meant to encourage students to continue studies in research-based graduate programs.

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