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Study: morning arguments at home lead to more productive meetings at work.

Study shows incivility at home connects to higher productivity at work

Dec 13, 2022 UA researchers found that people seek to mend hurt feelings while on the job.
The Verde River near the site of a dam that was removed in 2022.

The Buzz takes a trip down the Verde River

Dec 9, 2022 Meet a man who has made saving this unique waterway his life's work
A crew from Verde Earth Technologies chips arundo in Cornville, Ariz.

Crews remove invasive plants from Arizona waterways to conserve water, better ecosystem

Dec 9, 2022 Efforts along the Verde River and its tributaries to remove introduced plants can prevent monocultures while also getting water to a Phoenix-area reservoir.

Blue light therapy can help PTSD patients

Dec 6, 2022 Study shows it can produce drug-free, inexpensive treatment
John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

UArizona Health Sciences receives grant to study PFAS mitigation in firefighters' blood

Nov 28, 2022 Arizona Board of Regents grant will further an Australian study that could minimize forever chemicals' impact on health.
Connie Cintron places a red rose on the casket of her brother, Pvt. Felix Yanez, at South Lawn Cemetery in Tucson on Sept. 3, 2022.

‘Would he be forgotten?’ How a niece’s crusade and military scientists led to ID of Korean War vet

Oct 22, 2022 A Cochise County veteran of the Korean War is laid to rest 70 years after he was killed in action.
Researchers think Mars was an ocean planet 4 billion years ago.

Researcher theorizes ancient Mars underwent climate change disaster

Oct 21, 2022 An article suggests life on the Red Planet doomed itself and altered the environment.
Better understanding the motivations of top-dollar donors.

The Buzz: How the online world has changed campaign finance

Oct 21, 2022 A look at how the internet has changed how money comes into and flows out of politics.
Illustration of DART satellite closing in on asteroid moon Dimorphos.

University of Arizona asteroid hunters celebrate success of DART mission

Oct 14, 2022 Spacewatch has used UA telescopes to search for near-Earth asteroids since the 1980s.
An illustration of a World View balloon above the Earth.

Out of this world: space tourism expected to launch in 2024

Oct 8, 2022 World View, based in Tucson, is now in their preliminary design stage.
Monsoon rain over Tucson.

2022 "Monsoon Madness" names a decisive winner

Oct 6, 2022 The victor successfully predicted rainfall totals during another active season.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino H. S.

University of Arizona aims to help teachers get students back on track after the pandemic

Oct 3, 2022 Psychology students and instructors offer their expertise to help the transition back to in-person learning.
Artist's illustration of an Earth-type exoplanet.

Super Earths are out there

Sep 28, 2022 Scientists find most exoplanets they have discovered are similar to our home world.
John de Lancie appeared for the final time (?) as "Q" in Star Trek: Picard, season 2.

True Concord Voices & Orchestra premieres "Helios", and welcomes a friend from the final frontier - actor John de Lancie.

Sep 22, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Patrick Robles, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Student, urges the City of Tucson to keep public transit free; and The Tucson Orchid Society celebrates 50 years of shared fascination.
The Milky Way seen from Reddington Pass east of Tucson. May 2022

First-ever 'Oracle Dark Sky Cultural Festival' is this week

Sep 22, 2022 Residents embrace the economic boost to the town.
Illustration of DART satellite closing in on asteroid moon Dimorphos.

NASA sets up collision with far-away asteroid

Sep 21, 2022 The DART mission will test whether Earth-fired weapons might someday push world-threatening objects off course.

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