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Caution over the coronavirus is expected to last for a while.

COVID-19 creating another holiday of concern

Dec 14, 2021 Omicron variant and vaccination worries are making gatherings difficult again.

Surge of federal funds planned to expand broadband access across Arizona

Dec 14, 2021 Most of the money will go to Arizona's rural counties.
Jessica Wittner (L) and Christina Birch are part of NASA's newest astronaut trainee class.

New astronaut list includes trainees with UA ties

Dec 11, 2021 They could be in line for upcoming missions to the ISS and maybe the moon.
The next ride for the UA-developed spectropolarimeter could be aboard a small CubeSat satellite in Earth orbit.

UA doctoral student's satellite gathering upper atmosphere data for climate forecasters

Dec 10, 2021 The self-designed research package went aloft on a high-altitude balloon in August.
NASA tracked dangerous space debris close to the International Space Station in November.

Threat from hazardous space debris is getting worse

Dec 2, 2021 A University of Arizona scientist says tracking rogue objects is harder than ever.
An aerial view of the UA Tech Parks.

International bioscience company announces new laboratory in Tucson

Nov 30, 2021 The company will join several other bioscience facilities in the University of Arizona Tech Park.
"Great Pyramid" at the Olmec La Venta site in Tabasco, Mexico.

Archaeologists find hundreds of ceremonial sites that help link Maya and Olmec cultures

Oct 25, 2021 The research highlights the critical role of regional interactions in ancient Mesoamerica.
Tiny sensors are embedded in a fitting mesh structure worn like a sleeve.

University of Arizona engineers developing latest wearable diagnostic device

Oct 18, 2021 The array of sensors can be 3D printed and worn like a sleeve.
University of Arizona Engineering students Joseph White, Levi Mccluskey, Osamah Bahamid and Eric Anthony Pineda pose in front of their solar oven on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, as part of the school's annual "Solar Oven Throwdown" event.

University of Arizona engineering students demonstrate solar cooking skills

Oct 16, 2021 Over five hundred freshman tested home-made solar ovens on the mall.
The study analyzed more than 2,000 thoughts produced at random.

University of Arizona researchers search for meaning behind idle thoughts

Oct 14, 2021 The study's results might help physicians diagnose and treat mental illness.
Endangered Gila topminnow being reintroduced to a new habitat at Mission Garden, March 2021.

Monsoon brings positive impact to Santa Cruz, other waterways

Oct 11, 2021 River watchers say the rainfall replenished aquifers and aided the fish population.
Canada del Oro wash looking east from the bridge on La Cholla during Monsoon 2021.

How the monsoon season impacted life in Southern Arizona, from wildfires to bugs

Oct 1, 2021 The National Weather Service said the monsoon season was the third-wettest that Tucson has seen since 1895, and it followed an exceptionally dry year.
A masquerade mask. People with Imposter Syndrome sometimes feel as if they are hiding who they really are.

Imposter Syndrome makes accomplished people feel like frauds

Sep 30, 2021 The phenomenon causes chronic self-doubt and creates problems in the office.
The Mountain View Hotel

The fascinating history of Mr. & Mrs. Neil, and their Mountain View Hotel.

Sep 23, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: University of Arizona research creates understanding about the role of estrogen in preventing Alzheimer’s Disease; and a 2nd grader's story about learning the difference between wishes and reality.
Arizona History Museum Tucson

Three Tucson museums open for free Saturday

Sep 17, 2021 They are taking part in Smithsonian Magazine's Free Museum Day.
The historic Paul Laurence Dunbar School in Tucson is among the buildings that could be refurbished with robotic technology.

University of Arizona researchers pioneering new method of saving old structures

Sep 16, 2021 Historic buildings could get new life thanks to robotics.

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