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Noah James recording his music at the AZPM studio.

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Bonus Episode: Music

Feb 14, 2020 Original music by Noah James.
The Bacanora Museum in the town after which the agave spirit is named, in Sonora, Mexico.

Agave liquor Bacanora gains protected status in EU

Feb 10, 2020 Industry proponents say the recognition could up the appeal and value of Sonora's regional spirit.
Office work environment.

Study: Fake personas at work can lead to poor job performance and dissatisfaction

Jan 27, 2020 The UA-led study says employees who show genuine feelings are more productive.
The University of Arizona Museum of Art, January 2020.

Art by incarcerated people going on display at UA Museum of Art

Jan 6, 2020 The exhibit is part of a prison education program that started in 2017.
Art Car World is a museum that exhibits decorated vehicles from different places and artists.

Douglas is turning to tourism for an economic boost

Oct 11, 2019 The city is conducting tours twice a month in the community.
Image titled "La conquista del Colorado," by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, depicts 16th century Spanish conquistadors in the Grand Canyon.

A New Mexico icon, Spanish conquistador faces attacks

Oct 10, 2019 A new generation of activists criticize the use of the figure because of its connection to colonialism and genocide.
Archive Tucson is a project of the University of Arizona Libraries' Special Collections to preserve the stories of our neighbors in Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Archive Tucson: Jazz on Meyer Avenue

Oct 8, 2019 Cass Preston talks segregation, music on Meyer Avenue and growing up in the '30s and '40s.
Visitors observe murals inside of the Desert View Watchtower at the Grand Canyon, in this National Parks Service media release photo.

Project to restore murals at Grand Canyon watchtower done

Oct 7, 2019 Crews have been working over the past four years to conserve murals created in the 1930s.
Two children color at Casa Alitas' shelter for migrants and asylum-seeking families on Sept. 30, 2019.

Art creates opportunities to heal at Casa Alitas’ shelter for migrants

Oct 7, 2019 Understanding the role of expressive art in the shelter.
Flyer for the binational contest Cinema On The Border, which is accepting short film submissions from Arizona and Sonora residents through Oct. 7.

Arizona-Sonora short film contest, workshop open for submissions

Aug 28, 2019 The contest is accepting films about life in the borderlands by students and nonprofessionals.

'Fearless' student podcasters explore big issues

Aug 16, 2019 A profile of some of the students and the teacher behind Tucson's City High Radio.
The number pad and cash dispenser at an ATM.

Financial habits in college could help predict which grads feel grown up

Jul 25, 2019 A UA study shows link between financial responsibility and adult identity.
A sign for a long forgotten photography studio on Fourth Avenue was revealed when the building housing the Flycatcher bar was torn down. The Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition wants the decades-old "ghost sign" preserved as the Union on Sixth project is built next door.

'Ghost sign' revealed as Flycatcher is demolished

Jul 23, 2019 The decades-old sign advertises a photography studio.
"A" Mountain, or Sentinel Peak, stands above the dry riverbed of the Santa Cruz River near Tucson's birthplace. Feb. 22, 2018.

Tucson reviving a stretch of the Santa Cruz River

Jun 24, 2019 Tucson Water is putting water back into the Santa Cruz River near downtown.
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

Pima Community College to offer self-driving truck courses

Jun 14, 2019 Those completing the course may get priority for TuSimple autonomous vehicle jobs.
Attendees at a Climbing Association of Southern Arizona heard presentations on the Indigenous perspective on rock climbing.

Southern Arizona group explores Indigenous perspective on rock climbing

Jun 4, 2019 A Climbing Association of Southern Arizona event looked to understand how climbers can build good relationships with tribes.

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