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June 24, 2024: 100 life-size elephant sculptures made by artisans in Tamil Nadu, India, arrive in Newport, R.I., via the Port of New York — the first stop on a year-long, cross-country journey. The elephants on display in Newport, R.I.

A herd of 100 life-size elephant replicas are moving across the U.S.

Jul 9, 2024 The Great Elephant Migration traveling art exhibition aims to spread awareness about conservation efforts.
Monsoon clouds hover above a southern Arizona neighborhood.

UA Monsoon Madness returns for 2024

Jun 17, 2024 Hundreds are expected to enter the annual online contest to predict stormy weather.
A jaguar projected on the border wall is part of a dynamic wildlife-themed installation by Lauren Strohacker.

Ecologists and artists in Nogales to celebrate new jaguar

May 10, 2024 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.
Former University of Arizona wheelchair basketball player and founder Rudy Gallego plays tennis.

One of the greatest: UA's unsung wheelchair basketball hero, Rudy Gallego

Apr 29, 2024 We meet Rudy Gallego, the man who started the University of Arizona's first adaptive sports team, wheelchair basketball.
Red Butte in Coconino County, Wednesday, Aug. 30. Known as "Wii'i Gdwiisa," in Havasupai, the sacred grounds are protected under President Joe Biden's Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Native tribes file to dismiss lawsuit threatening Grand Canyon National Monument

Apr 25, 2024 Conservations groups joined the tribes in filing to intervene in the case.
An Arizona State University hockey player is about to get on the ice at the Mountain America Community Iceplex on Wed., Feb. 21, 2024 in Tempe, AZ.

You just become instant best friends: Collegiate Women's Hockey in Arizona

Apr 18, 2024 We head behind the scenes with the ASU women's club hockey team, and also hear about their soon-to-launch counterpart at UA.
Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form that was started over 450 years ago in response to the oppression of Africans who were brought to Brazil as slaves, has gained in popularity here in Tucson. We visit Capoeira Mandinga Tucson, where masters from Brazil, and the US recently convened for a week-long event highlighting this unique cultural tradition.

It’s what brings it all together: Sports in multi-cultural places

Apr 11, 2024 Hear about an Arizona community college's surprisingly international soccer roster, then get introduced to an afro-Brazilian martial art.
Maddison Muraki of the Maricopa Maidens plays in the first annual Haymaker Fest baseball tournament in Gilbert, AZ. February 24, 2024.

We call it our Field of Dreams: Traveling across distances and time for sports

Apr 11, 2024 Will UA fans make the trip to their new Big 12 rival cities? Also, baseball played by the original rules.
Opera singer Morris Robinson (right) is interviewed by AZPM's Andy Bade (left).

The mutual respect is there: The intersection between athletes and music

Mar 28, 2024 We hear from a professional opera singer who was also an All-American football player in college.

We take the risk because we love what we do: From rodeo to fandom heartbreak

Mar 20, 2024 Rodeo in Arizona, from its roots to its place as a collegiate sport. Plus a trip to the Pac 12 basketball tournament.
Favianna Rodriguez, with the Center for Cultural Power, was master of ceremonies at the Reclaiming the Border Narrative archival launch on March 16, 2024.

Archive seeks to reclaim border narrative

Mar 18, 2024 The Reclaiming the Border Narrative digital archive is a collaboration meant to tell the story of the border through the eyes of people who live there.
Alex Bowman sits in his car during a practice session for the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.

The Buzz: Previewing Season 2 of More Than a Game

Mar 15, 2024 AZPM's sports podcast returns with more of the greatest sports stories you've never heard.
People line up to try and land an old tire on the BICAS cactus.

I’m taking this way too seriously as an adult: The growth of mountain biking in Arizona

Mar 14, 2024 In two very different stories about one of America's fastest-growing sports, we head to a 24-hour mountain bike relay race. Then we talk to some of the people behind a documentary about spreading mountain biking on the Navajo Nation.
Alex Bowman sits in his car during a practice session for the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.

They have a passion for it: Meet a pair of Tucson-born professional athletes

Mar 7, 2024 Different sports, different generation, but both Alex Bowman and Eddie Leon are among the top athletes Tucson has ever produced.
Chocolates in a heart-shaped box

Gift-giving stress threatens Valentine's Day bliss

Feb 14, 2024 Why some people put too much emphasis on striking the night tone.
Tree rings tell a story of natural history.

Put a ring on it for Valentine's Day talk at College of Science Lecture Series

Feb 9, 2024 Tree rings can reveal natural hsitory dating back thousands of years.

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