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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.
Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack, here deer hunting with her father Leon, played by Jon Proudstar in the 2021 FX series "Reservation Dogs".

"Reservation Dogs" has found a global audience, and castmember Jon Proudstar knows why.

Nov 26, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How much difference can 2 degrees make in terms of our water table? Plus, Ann Hampton Callaway sings songs that moved a generation!
A sign points to the new UA Campus Pantry location at the Student Union Memorial Center

Food insecurity in Tucson: on campus and throughout the community

Nov 19, 2021 UA staff say about 13,000 students could be considered food insecure, yet the campus pantry says it serves about 3,000 people a year.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

University of Arizona says about 75% of employees are vaccinated

Nov 15, 2021 All employees must be vaccinated or get an exemption under rules for federal contractors.
Flags from Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes displayed at the University of Arizona bookstore in November 2020.

University of Arizona has the highest number of Indigenous students graduating with doctoral degrees, survey says

Nov 12, 2021 The same survey ranked the UA seventh for awarding doctorate degrees to Hispanic students.
A still of Lydia Jennings, Pascua Yaqui (Yoeme) and Huichol (Wixaritari), celebrating her 2020 graduation from the University of Arizona during her 50-mile-run dedicated to Indigenous scientists. Her run is documented in Patagonia's Run To Be Visible episode.

Lydia Jennings, PhD: “Run to Be Visible”.

Nov 10, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The meaning behind the sacred Muslim month of Rabiʽ al-Awwal; and multi-faceted artist To-Reè-Neè Wolf
Research on competitive behavior could impact hiring and retention of women.

Study focuses on competitiveness and the gender wage gap

Nov 10, 2021 University of Arizona-backed research finds women look for fairness in outcomes.
Tucsonans have costume options for the Halloween season, including online retailers, pop-ups or thrift stores, like the Tucson Thrift Shop, at 319 N. Fourth Avenue.

The 13th Annual Haunted Halloween Show

Nov 1, 2021 On this year's show: A Tucson teen reads from the young adult classic "The Westing Game"; paranormal investigator Debe Branning on her book "Arizona's Haunted Route 66", and The Rogue Theatre presents Oscar Wilde's "The Canterbury Ghost"!
"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.
The interior of the Fox Tucson Theatre with the restored Wurlitzer organ at centerstage.

The 91-year-old Fox Tucson Theatre is ready to sing again.

Oct 21, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Invisible Theatre celebrates 50 years of performing arts magic; and the photographic vision of Sama Alshaibi.
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.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Penalties unclear for University of Arizona employees who miss vaccination deadline

Oct 18, 2021 University president says he expects very few employees will be denied exemption.
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.

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