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Mission medical officer Eiman Jahangir enters the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars as mission communications officer and accessibility officer Sheri Wells-Jensen walks up to the habitat at Biosphere 2 in north Tucson on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Jahangir is a two-time NASA astronaut candidate finalist.

Four-person crew sealed into pressurized habitat to learn about space living

Apr 28, 2023 The crew will be locked in for six days.
UA Geosciences professor Paul Kapp leads a regional structural geology class in the Orocopia Mountains of southern California, March 2023.

UA graduate programs ranked among nation's best

Apr 26, 2023 Management Information and Geosciences were singled out in top college survey.
Tucson students head to buses after getting out of class.

Catalina Foothills School District cancels meeting due to violent threats

Apr 25, 2023 The threats are directed at administration and governing board members.
Outside the R. Ken Coit Student Services Center at the College of Pharmacy on the University of Arizona campus.

Robbins announces changes to the future of UA's medical programs

Apr 22, 2023 The plan will adapt the original 100 year vision that was made in 1967 when the medical school was founded.
Transgender pride flags filled a Catalina Foothills School District Governing Board meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Lawsuit aims to block Arizona's restrictions on transgender athletes in schools

Apr 19, 2023 The lawsuit claims the current state law that stops transgender girls from playing on girls' sports teams is unconstitutional.

UA holds first safety briefing, questions of accountability remain

Apr 14, 2023 The safety briefings will be held biweekly.

UA tech incubator expands to Sierra Vista

Apr 13, 2023 Projects aims to help one startup each quarter.
Transgender pride flags filled a Catalina Foothills School District Governing Board meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Catalina Foothills School District faces concerns over its nondiscrimination policy

Apr 12, 2023 More than 130 people attended the Tuesday meeting.

UA announces organizational structure change in police department

Apr 11, 2023 The announcement comes shortly after the university announced the creation of the new "Chief Safety Officer" role.
Cell phones give users immediate access to intense debates and discussions.

UA bans TikTok on university-managed devices

Apr 4, 2023 The move comes after President Joe Biden issued an executive order banning the app from government devices.
Amy Guglielmo, Creative Director for "Reading Rainbow Live."

New Reading Rainbow comes to Tucson

Mar 31, 2023 The popular show is partnering with Literacy Connects
Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

The Buzz: What a UA report says about last year's deadly on-campus shooting

Mar 31, 2023 The report released earlier this week offers insights into where breakdowns happened and what can be done to prevent future failures.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Arizona Board of Regents to vote on tuition increase for public universities

Mar 29, 2023 UA plans to increase tuition starting the upcoming fall semester.
A male elegant trogon in Madera Canyon feasts on a caterpillar it picked off a tree.

New Film Focuses on the Unique Sky Islands of Arizona

Mar 24, 2023 Thousands of different species depend on this habitat
Apache Elementary School in Cochise County. March 2023

One room schoolhouse gets law enforcment help

Mar 21, 2023 Apache Elementary gets help with migrants crossing the Cochise County campus.
Pima County Library bookshelves.

Cochise County gets more money for reading

Mar 20, 2023 The county wants to increase the number of students able to read at a third-grade level

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