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The University of Arizona and BICAS, Bicycle Inter-Community Arts and Salvage, are working on a project to try to recycle bicycles abandoned by students who leave for the summer.

How to Recycle a Bicycle

May 4, 2011 Bicycle organization and University of Arizona team up to collect and reuse unwanted bicycles
Twenty veterans from around the U.S. will get a tour of the UA that includes athletics clinics and sessions on how to take advantage of their higher education benefits. At the 4-day camp, vets will attend athletic clinics and learn from coaches and student-athletes.

Web Feature: On the Playing Field, Life Goes On

Mar 15, 2011 An all-veteran, all-amputee softball team reconnects with their love for the game
Arizona struggles to draw large corporate employers, says state Board of Regents Chair Anne Mariucci.

Episode 9: Business and the Skilled Workforce

Mar 11, 2011 Another round of funding cuts to the state's public universities bodes ill for the economy, regent chair says
We talk to a person who required heart surgery due to her Lupus and now sits on the board of directors for the Lupus Foundation of Southern Arizona. We also speak to a research assistant professor at the UofA who is working on this topic.

Living with Lupus

Mar 7, 2011 Researchers and survivors in Tucson raise awareness of an often misunderstood disease

Peace Corps Turns 50

Mar 2, 2011 UA fellows say international volunteer program continues to have relevance in the world
Dr. John Galgiani, director of the UA Valley Fever Center for Excellence, has studied Valley Fever for 30 years.

Valley Fever: Common, Yet Misdiagnosed

Feb 24, 2011 Improper diagnosis is common and can cost patients their health, or their lives
National Institute on Civil Discourse director Brint Milward and co-director Sally Rider discuss the new institute's mission.

Bush, Clinton to Chair New National Institute for Civil Discourse

Feb 21, 2011 Organization aims to advance the national discussion that arose in the wake of the Jan. 8 shooting and develop constructive solutions
One laboratory on the University of Arizona campus explores the skeletal secrets animals leave behind.

A Visit to the Bone Lab

Feb 18, 2011 The Arizona State Museum's Stanley J. Olsen Laboratory of Zooarchaeology explores the skeletal secrets that animals leave behind
The University of Arizona Poetry Center has become a valued resource in the community, and its recognized nationally and internationally, as one of the best of its kind. Since 1962 the center has hosted thousands of readings by most major contemporary U.S. poets, significant international visitors and emerging artists. Now, a new exhibit at the center features vintage poetry posters and it chronicles the early years of these public readings.

When Poetry Met Art

Jan 27, 2011 Vintage posters put literary legacy on exhibit at UA Poetry Center
Tucson's Chapel Haven school teaches students with autism spectrum disorders and mild disabilities to live independently.

A Haven for the Different

Jan 18, 2011 Students with autism spectrum disorders and other conditions learn independent living in Tucson
Marie Chisholm-Burns, a professor at the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy, discusses the value of involving pharmacists in patient care.

Rx to the Rescue

Jan 6, 2011 When pharmacists take part in patient care, patients fare better--and their care costs less
President Robert Shelton joins the studio for an interview with Kimberly Craft.

UA President Revels in Commencement

Dec 14, 2010 Dr. Robert Shelton discusses the university's plans for expansion and his favorite time of the year: graduation
Now a new UA facility will increase the health and safety of those doing dangerous work in the mines.

UA Opens Mine Safety Lab

Nov 29, 2010 Lab will eventually provide emergency rescue
Kimberly Craft interviews Emily Fritze, President of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona.

ASUA Advocates for Students

Nov 17, 2010 ASUA President Emily Fritze makes voices heard.

UA Engineers Make Learning Fun

Nov 17, 2010 Roboclub members use LEGO robots to inspire young students.

Sci-fi Holograms Become Reality

Nov 3, 2010 University of Arizona researchers devise new 3D image technology

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