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The historic Paul Laurence Dunbar School in Tucson is among the buildings that could be refurbished with robotic technology.

University of Arizona researchers pioneering new method of saving old structures

Sep 16, 2021 Historic buildings could get new life thanks to robotics.
Mural depicting elements of the true story of Father Eusebio Kino (1645-1711).

Chasing legends in the desert.

Sep 15, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Some history about Jesuit missionaries in the time of Padre Kino; "Looped", a play about Tallulah Bankhead at Invisible Theatre; and the unique film "A Shape of Things to Come" catches Chris Dashiell's eye.
University of Arizona student Blake Gerken receives a dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at the campus's Student Union Memorial Center on April 16, 2021 as a participant in a nationwide vaccine study involving more than 20 universities.

University of Arizona offering take home COVID-19 tests

Sep 13, 2021 More than half of campus is vaccinated against COVID-19.
"Confessions of a Teenage Baboon", by Paul Zindel. Published in 1977.

"Confessions of a Vintage YA Book Reader".

Sep 9, 2021 Authors A.S. King, Ann Angel and Juanita Havill take a closer look at some groundbreaking young adult novels from the 1970s.
A sign directing visitors to the emergency room at Banner University Medical Center

Banner UMC opens new exam site for survivors of sexual violence

Sep 3, 2021 The new site increases access to forensic exam sites, which were previously only available at Tucson Medical Center.
The University of Arizona ARO Submillimeter Telescope, one of eight among the Event Horizon Telescope Array, on Mount Graham near Tucson, Arizona.

Event Horizon telescope eyes new targets in deep space

Sep 2, 2021 UA-backed team of radio astronomers captured the image of another black hole
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

Arizona reports 3,247 new cases of COVID-19

Aug 30, 2021 University of Arizona aims to ramp up testing as students return to campus.
The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Governor taps new leader for health department; Carmona to serve as advisor

Aug 26, 2021 Dr. Cara Christ, face of state's pandemic response, will step down Aug. 27.
The short story “A White Heron” was written in 1886 by Sarah Orne Jewett, and adapted for radio by Cynthia Meier in 2021.

The Rogue Theatre presents "A White Heron".

Aug 25, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Bisbee Bloomers' annual garden tour returns; and remembering drumming legend Charlie Watts.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

Robbins 'frustrated' at student vaccine hesitancy

Aug 23, 2021 UA president will not restart vaccine site on campus
Students walking through campus on August 23, 2021 — the first day of school for the fall semester.

UA welcomes largest incoming class yet

Aug 23, 2021 Monday is the first day of the semester from UA students and with it comes a few record breaking statistics.
The radio station in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation, which formerly housed the tribe's early voting site.

Legal settlement is a win for Pascua Yaqui voting rights.

Aug 18, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding Lewy Body Dementia; and remembering NPR broadcaster Neal Conan through his love of comic books.
University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

Ducey, local governments continue to spar over mandates

Aug 16, 2021 Tucson, Pima County, UA leaders all push back.
Soldier Canyon in the Catalina Mountains.

Measuring the Monsoon.

Aug 11, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: 'Tis the season for mushroom hunters on Mount Lemmon; and "Gloria: A Life" returns to The Invisible Theatre.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

University of Arizona will require masks indoors

Aug 11, 2021 ASU, NAU also announce mask requirements amid rising number of COVID-19 cases statewide.
A sign on the campus of the University of Arizona directs visitors to a COVID-19 testing site, August 2020.

UA to open with in-person classes

Aug 9, 2021 Arizona requirements keep the university from mandating vaccines and masks.

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