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Tuesday’s press conference to announce the over $4.7 million USDA grant to UArizona to support and promote
'climate-smart' food production was held at the ENR2’s rooftop garden. The rooftop garden is an example of how native plants can be paired with solar panels to protect plants in an increasingly hot and dry climate while water evaporating from the plants cools and makes the panels more efficient.

USDA awards $4.7 million to new partnership with UA for 'climate-smart' food production

Dec 20, 2022 The funding will help farmers reduce water consumption and carbon emissions.

Photograph from the lunar surface shows Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt.

UA scientists still learning from Apollo 17 rocks 50 years ago

Dec 19, 2022 University of Arizona lunar scientists are still discovering details from the last manned moon mission's rocks.

File image of the downtown Tucson skyline.

The Buzz: Forecasting the Southern Arizona economy for 2023

Dec 16, 2022 Job market expected to remain strong, but housing remains major cause of inflation.

Wilbur the Wildcat waves a UA "Block A" flag before an exhibition match between the University of Arizona men's basketball team and Chico State on Nov 5, 2017.

UA Men's Basketball avoids harshest sanctions for NCAA violations

Dec 14, 2022 Imposed penalties do not go much beyond those the program self-imposed

Professor and author Richard Shelton has taught in the prison system for more than 30 years.

Acclaimed Arizona Author and Poet dies at 89

Dec 2, 2022 Richard Shelton was renowned for his inspirng work in various fields.

VAUD, a School of Theatre, Film & Television original production created by Wolfe Bowart in collaboration with BA Theatre students.

VAUD: UA theater students bring new stories to light from shadows of the past.

Dec 1, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Owl & Panther builds community through art; author Gianluca Russo on "The Power of Plus" in fashion; and explore the differences between day and night in a story by a local 3rd grader.

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.

Yamiche Alcindor, NBC News Washington correspondent and host of Washington Week on PBS, received the 2022 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the University of Arizona School of Journalism on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Yamiche Alcindor receives the 2022 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the UA School of Journalism.

Nov 17, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson talks with the founders of the new African American Museum of Southern Arizona at the University of Arizona

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: UA students talk about the events leading to their professor's death

Nov 4, 2022 Three students detail months of harassment and threats that were reported, but they feel received inadequate response.

The University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology in Sierra Vista. November 2022

Raising money to keep local talent home.

Nov 3, 2022 The University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology wants to keep graduates in the local area.

Día de los Muertos is an ancient blend of Native American and European traditions that is becoming more familiar to a growing number of people internationally. This altar is in the University of Arizona's Special Collections Library.

Día de los Muertos: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Era

Nov 2, 2022 Historic celebration is gaining traction across borders and cultures

Suspect in Arizona professor's shooting death arraigned

Oct 21, 2022 The hearing was sooner than expected.

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

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