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Mya Yazzie, a Diné 17-year-old senior at Sunnyside High School, looks at an Indigenous focused college guidebook with Felisia Tagaban Gaskin, a Diné UA and Sunnyside Unified School District employee supporting Indigenous high schoolers in higher education.

A partnership blooms after UA dissertation highlights recruitment biases in higher ed

Jan 27, 2022 One aspect of the partnership is to support Sunnyside and Desert View high school students interested in college.
Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket is seen in this false color infrared exposure as it launches with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, from the ELA-3 Launch Zone of Europe’s Spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.

James Webb Space Telescope reaches its target

Jan 25, 2022 The first pictures of deep space are expected this summer.
A sculpture outside of the University of Arizona's Main Library is donned with a face mask.

University of Arizona officials sticking with in-person classes

Jan 24, 2022 University testing shows a COVID positivity rate of close to 11%.
Artist's depiction of NASA hypersonic test aircraft X43-A.

University of Arizona wind tunnels getting upgrades

Jan 24, 2022 Improvements are expected to generate more research for hypersonic technology.
A sign requiring students to wear masks near the University of Arizona student union in Tucson on Jan. 20, 2021.

University of Arizona students adjust to new school mask requirements

Jan 20, 2022 The January change in school policy requires UA students to ditch cloth masks in favor of higher-grade alternatives
COVID testing site near the University of Arizona student union on Dec. 14, 2022.

University of Arizona gives students money for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations

Jan 14, 2022 Organizers of the Star Rewards Program say the effort has led to an increase in testing and vaccine document uploads.

Adia Barnes on Teamwork and Motherhood.

Jan 12, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight:Can new technology save water on farms? Plus Chris Dashiell remembers Peter Bogdanovich, and a short story read by author Michelle Ross.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

University of Arizona commits to in-person classes during COVID surge

Jan 10, 2022 Robbins wants to "stay the course and ride this out."
James Webb Space Telescope

University of Arizona backed telescope project off to a stellar start

Jan 7, 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope will aim its optics at distant galaxies.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

University of Arizona updates mask policy, requiring surgical or higher-quality masks

Jan 7, 2022 The policy allows cloth masks, if paired with a surgical mask, but cloth masks alone will not meet the requirement.
NASA launched the James Webb Telescope on 12/25/2021. The University of Arizona designed the Near-Infrared Camera that the telescope will use.

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars

Dec 25, 2021 The University of Arizona designed one of the instruments on board.
A sculpture outside of the University of Arizona's Main Library is donned with a face mask.

University of Arizona reports first seven omicron variant cases

Dec 21, 2021 The university said the variant was found "within the Tucson campus community," but would not say if the cases involved students or staff.
Optics for the James Webb Space Telescope underwent years of testing before preparation for launch.

Space telescope launch culminates special effort by Tucson company

Dec 21, 2021 4D Technology did testing for the James Webb Space Telescope project
A dispensary employee weighing and portioning marijuana.

University of Arizona launches cannabis certificate programs

Dec 20, 2021 Online courses will provide the skills needed to succeed in the legalized marijuana industry.
A keyboard on a desk.

Study shows more people are not afraid to have machines make their choices

Dec 17, 2021 A University of Arizona researcher's survey asked if they preferred algorithms to human-generated decision-making.
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.

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