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An owl nest is spotted on top of a highly electrified power line.

Urban Raptors Learn to Co-Exist

Feb 13, 2013 Owls, hawks, others adapt to city life, despite hazards
The mission to collect samples from the asteroid 1999 RQ36 is scheduled to launch in 2016, and will return to earth in 2023.

OSIRIS REx Mission Progresses

Feb 12, 2013 Goal to reach asteroid in 2018 on track
Mental Illness

AZ Week: Lifting Stigma of Mental Illness

Dec 21, 2012 Societal perceptions can lead to treatment delays
Ross Zimmerman, father of Gabe Zimmerman, joins members of the January 8th Memorial Foundation to discuss plans for the second anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting that killed his son.

Events Scheduled to Remember 2011 Shooting

Dec 19, 2012 Second anniversary prompts grant awards, long-term planning
Posters calling for Dennis DeConcini to resign from the Corrections Corporation of America board hang near a protest during the Arizona Board of Regents Meeting Dec. 6, 2012. DeConcini is also a member of the Board of Regents.

Outbursts Mark Board of Regents' Meeting

Dec 6, 2012 Protesters call for DeConcini’s resignation from the Corrections Corporation of America
UA professor wins Fulbright to study US born/educated students in Mexico.

Southbound Migrants Struggle with Mexican Schools

Nov 27, 2012 9,000 fled U.S. with families in immigration crackdown, UA professor finds
University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart.

UA President Hart's Inauguration Friday

Nov 27, 2012 5 months into her tenure, ceremony will draw statewide dignitaries
US-Mexico border

AZ Week: Impetus Exists for Immigration Reform

Nov 23, 2012 Both parties, advocates say election results helping create momentum

ASU Bans Campus Smoking - Outdoors, Too

Oct 10, 2012 New rule takes effect August 2013; UA, NAU still allow it outside
Tutor Mudhafar al-Husseini works with David Forsythe, a US Air Force ROTC student, on an Arabic assignment. Project GO, which the duo are part of, works with more than a dozen ROTC students on Arabic language and culture.

ROTC Cadets Learn Arabic for Middle East Duty

Oct 8, 2012 UA program prepares students with language, cultural skills
Olivier Guyon, University of Arizona physicist and astronomer, winner of a MacArthur 'genius grant.'

UA Scientist Wins 'Genius' Grant

Oct 2, 2012 MacArthur Foundation awards physicist Olivier Guyon $500K
TUSD moms work on hands-on math projects during the 12th Annual Title I Family Conference.

TUSD Parents: Math Students For A Day

Sep 27, 2012 Dozens attend conference for low-income families
UA Poetry Center's "Family Days" encourage families to enjoy poetry and language together.

Open House Welcomes Words for All Ages

Sep 19, 2012 UA Poetry Center's Family Days invite youth and their families to explore poetry, language arts together
We spoke with representatives from the Arizona State Museum to discuss and view some of the quilts made by artists of the Hopi Nation.

Hopi Heritage in Tucson

Sep 17, 2012 Colorful quilts part of history, culture
Flags at the University of Arizona marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Tucsonans Remember 9/11

Sep 11, 2012 Events mark 11th anniversary of terrorist attacks

AZ Week: State Help Urged for College Students

Aug 10, 2012 Arizona's level of financial aid for university students worst in U.S.

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