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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.

Grand jury indicts suspect in UA shooting with seven felony charges

Oct 19, 2022 Charges range from one count of first degree murder to three counts of endangerment.
A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

University of Arizona president emails timeline of steps prior to shooting

Oct 18, 2022 President Robert Robbins details steps the university and UAPD took throughout the nine months before the shooting.
A first year engineering student sits next to his homemade solar oven as he keeps track of its temperature on Wed., Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona Mall.

Sweet smell of science: engineering students take a hand at solar baking

Oct 17, 2022 Students came together to test their homemade solar ovens and bake an afternoon snack–sort of.
Students at the University of Arizona campus.

University of Arizona students express concern in wake of deadly shooting

Oct 14, 2022 Students reflect on their safety while on UA campus
Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

The Buzz: Gun violence in Tucson

Oct 14, 2022 A look at a recent University of Arizona campus shooting, a new TPD unit, and gun buybacks.

Court documents reveal suspect in UA shooting was banned from university

Oct 7, 2022 46-year-old Murad Dervish had been expelled and barred from the University of Arizona in February 2022.

Charges filed after killing of UA professor

Oct 6, 2022 Former UA student Murad Dervish has been charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
University of Arizona Police Chief Paula Balafas speaks at a news conference after a deadly campus shooting on October 5, 2022

UA Professor shot and killed on campus

Oct 5, 2022 The suspect was arrested a few hours later in Gila Bend.

Police investigate shooting on University of Arizona campus

Oct 5, 2022 The university canceled in-person classes Wednesday afternoon.
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.
File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

National Voter Registration Day initiatives aim to increase youth voter turnout

Sep 20, 2022 NextGen America is going to campuses across Arizona to help students register to vote.
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

UA language and culture programs receive federal grant money

Sep 12, 2022 The funds will also improve studies in less commonly taught languages.
Arizona guard Aari McDonald, left, celebrates with head coach Adia Barnes at the end of a women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game against Connecticut Friday, April 2, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Arizona won 69-59.

Aari McDonald returning to UA

Sep 8, 2022 She will continue to play in the WNBA.
Water rippling under the influence of the Cohesion effect.

Kevin Hines shares stories of survival and hope in "Suicide: The Ripple Effect".

Sep 1, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Invisible Theatre's "The Lifespan of a Fact" explores where truth begins and ends; and The Migrant Quilt Project commemorates those who have lost their lives trying to cross the U.S. / Mexico border.
Lute Olson coaching.

Remembering Lute: Two years after his death

Aug 28, 2022 Olson remains important figure to former players.
An armed suspect sits in the back of a UAPD patrol vehicle, surrounded by officers.

University of Arizona Police arrest armed man on campus

Aug 24, 2022 22-year-old suspect evaded officers for less than an hour.

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