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Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Universities partnering to end addiction

Apr 29, 2022 The University of Arizona and Oklahoma State University are working together to combat pain and addiction.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Childhood vaccination rate continues to decline in Arizona

Apr 29, 2022 The share of kindergarten students with personal belief exemptions rose to 6.6% this school year, up from 5.4% in the 2019-2020 school year.
Gabrielle Pietrangelo in performance.

"...love you like you've never known you're worth." The songs of Gabrielle Pietrangelo.

Apr 14, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: An American hero gets some overdue recognition at Davis Monthan Air Force Base; and learn about the help - and hope - in Tucson for those living with aphasia.

Rabbits at risk from deadly virus

Apr 8, 2022 PACC lost 15 animals to the RHDV2 virus.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to ban abortion after 15 weeks

Mar 24, 2022 Senate Bill 1164 heads to Gov. Ducey's desk for his signature or veto.
W Series drivers race in Brands Hatch, England 2019.

The drivers of the Women's Formula 1 racing circuit test their speed & skill in the Sonoran Desert.

Mar 18, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Reigning Miss Tucson Abby Charles talks food insecurity in Southern Arizona, and Michelle Ross creates literary experiences in miniature for her book "Shapeshifting".
Lab Technician prepares a patient for a PET scan. The scan will help determine if his brain contains amyloid plaques, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease

New report shows Alzheimer's Disease is on the rise in Arizona

Mar 16, 2022 The Alzheimer’s Association predicts 200,000 cases statewide by the end of 2025
A sign requiring students to wear masks near the University of Arizona student union in Tucson on Jan. 20, 2021.

University of Arizona drops mask requirement for most people

Mar 14, 2022 But Robbins urges campus community to show compassion to vulnerable people.
Bill Kugelman, 97, views an exhibit at the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center. Kugelman is a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Local Holocaust survivors share their message for the next generation

Mar 9, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A conversation with the director of Arizona Theatre Company's "Nina Simone: 4 Women"; and conversations with Pam Fessler and Henry Barajas, who will be featured at the Tucson Festival of Books.
Roselyn Tso

Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges

Mar 9, 2022 Roselyn Tso most recently served as director of the health service's Navajo region.
First Lady Jill Biden, center, and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, right, talk with Father Bill Minkel at Mission San Xavier del Bac on March 8, 2022.

First Lady Jill Biden promotes cancer moonshot in visit to Southern Arizona

Mar 8, 2022 Biden administration aiming to cut the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.
COVID-19 signage at Davidson Elementary. March 2021.

TUSD changes mask rules

Mar 8, 2022 The change takes effect a week after Spring Break.
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COVID transmission rates drop in southern Arizona

Mar 3, 2022 The CDC has lowered the transmission level in most of the state.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona health agency reduces frequency of pandemic updates

Feb 28, 2022 The state announced it would switch to weekly updates because the outbreak is slowing and to be consistent with other infectious disease that are reported.
A man and woman wear masks as they walk in downtown Tucson. November 2020.

Most of Southern Arizona still must wear masks

Feb 25, 2022 The CDC has changed the guidance for when people need to wear masks.
A sign on the campus of the University of Arizona directs visitors to a COVID-19 testing site, August 2020.

Robbins urges students to test before, after Spring break

Feb 21, 2022 COVID-19 cases fall to new lows on campus.

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