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Artist’s conception of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

The Buzz: What to expect when OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth

Jun 16, 2023 The seven-year mission to harvest samples of an asteroid is months from completion, and scientists are ready for the next step.
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

Appeals court sends UA harassment claim back to trial court

Jun 15, 2023 The three-judge panel found that Title IX bars sexual harassment on the basis of perceived sexual orientation.
Fresh snow blankets the Catalina Mountains. From February 2021.

Ponderosa Pine at risk due to megadrought

Jun 9, 2023 New research shows that the species is facing higher mortality rates due to the drought.
Plexiglass dividers are set up throughout a courtroom at the Pima County Superior Court as part of the building's COVID-19 mitigation protocols. April 2021.

UA shooting suspect looks for insanity defense

Jun 5, 2023 A court order is now forcing the University of Arizona to release suspect Murad Dervish's emails after defense requests it.
University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Dean Dr. Gary Packard talking about the plan to move CAST to the West End. June 2, 2023.

UA College of Applied Sci & Tech moves to SV's West End

Jun 5, 2023 The new location will be off of Garden Ave. in Sierra Vista
Senior vice president for research and innovation Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell speaks at the grand opening of the University of Arizona's Applied Research Building.

UA VP of research and innovation out, pursues new role at Utah State University

May 24, 2023 Elizabeth Cantwell oversaw an $825 million annual research portfolio.

The Buzz previews AZPM's newest podcast

May 19, 2023 More Than a Game takes listeners beyond the scores and tells the stories behind sports.
Melissa Cristina Large with her piece "Nanatita."

University of Arizona Museum of Art gives high school artists a chance to share, with "Our Stories".

May 11, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tony Paniagua talks with a first-time German visitor to the United States; and "Pooh" returns to the Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre.

UA develops mobile crisis unit, other efforts to address campus safety and security concerns.

May 5, 2023 The announcement was made during Friday's campus safety briefing.
A Mennonite cotton field

Pati Jinich explores the food - and stories - of the borderlands.

May 3, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The 6th annual Arizona Palooza is a free event supporting better mental health; Student directors discuss their short films for "I Dream in Widescreen 2023"; and "Stories That Soar!" features our youngest author yet.
Cassandra Klos, mission commander, left, is greeted by Linda Leigh, right, one of the original eight Biospherians as the door is opened on the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars on Tuesday May 2, 2023 at Biosphere 2 in Tucson.

Four-person crew released from sealed habitat after week long journey

May 3, 2023 The crew studied what it would be like to live and work on another planet inside a pressurized habitat.
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

UA police chief and provost step down

May 1, 2023 University President Dr. Robert Robbins made the announcement to the campus community on Monday morning.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

UA professor maps Tucson's racist covenants

May 1, 2023 Professor Jason Jurjevich joined city employees Friday afternoon to discuss the project.

Arizona’s veterinary medicine grads aid shortfall of vets in nation, state

Apr 30, 2023 Employment of veterinarians is projected to grow 19% from 2021 to 2031.
University associate professor and author, Tim Z. Hernandez, visits the headstone in Fresno where most of the 1948 airplane crash victims were buried.

Airplane Crash from 1948 is Revisited and Researched

Apr 28, 2023 A professor and author is trying to find the families of all 32 victims.
Mission medical officer Eiman Jahangir enters the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars as mission communications officer and accessibility officer Sheri Wells-Jensen walks up to the habitat at Biosphere 2 in north Tucson on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Jahangir is a two-time NASA astronaut candidate finalist.

Four-person crew sealed into pressurized habitat to learn about space living

Apr 28, 2023 The crew will be locked in for six days.

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