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Mattea, Brian Lopez and Los Esplifs represented Arizona is "Arts Across America", an online showcase by the Kennedy Center.

Voices for change represent Arizona in "Arts Across America"

Aug 12, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Black in America - A Lived Experience" by Adiba Nelson; and Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 1: Parents Taking Pride.

Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Biden picks Harris for VP, Pence visits Tucson, no UA football this fall

Aug 11, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 11.

Arizona stadium, home field for the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.

PAC-12 cancels fall sports

Aug 11, 2020 Member universities including the University of Arizona will shutter their programs until 2021.

The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA will start furloughs Monday, despite pushback

Aug 7, 2020 President Robbins said other cost-cutting measures will be explored to deal with a potential $250 million deficit.

A sign notifies people masks are required in order to enter a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, August 4, 2020.

Balancing personal freedoms with pandemic safety mandates

Aug 7, 2020 An essay by three University of Arizona professors says the U.S. Constitution offers guidance.

The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA President Robbins says he doesn’t oppose a faculty union

Aug 6, 2020 Robbins said he is "all for it" after a campus coalition announced it plans to form a union.

Tangled proteins in the Alzheimer's affected brain harm communication between nerve cells.

UA scientists investigate connection between Alzheimer's and Down syndrome

Aug 5, 2020 The team is developing new ways to look at protein interaction in the human brain.

Christopher Johnson as Armand and Carley Elizabeth Preston as Désirée in "Désirée's Baby", based on the short story by Kate Chopin.

Rogue Radio presents Kate Chopin's “Désirée's Baby”

Aug 4, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "I DREAM IN WIDESCREEN" 2020 has NOT been cancelled; and a look back at Tucson's drive-in history from Chris Dashiell.

The University of Arizona Administration building.

UA group critical of university's pandemic response wants a union

Aug 4, 2020 A group of faculty, staff and graduate students say it is time to push back against the administration.

Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Eller faculty warned UA purchase of for-profit university would be ‘catastrophic’

Aug 4, 2020 A faculty review of Ashford's assets called the acquisition a "lemon."

File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education Notebook: Kindergarten to university, Arizona back-to-school plans emerging

Aug 1, 2020 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state, Aug. 1.

University of Arizona freshmen Diego Salcedo, Nooreen Qureshi, Celeste Mesa

Own Words: Starting college during the pandemic

Jul 31, 2020 Three UA freshmen share their concerns and hopes for their college careers.

Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews Arizona Board of Supervisor Chair Larry Penley over Zoom on July 28, 2020.

ABOR issues guidance for universities ahead of new school year

Jul 31, 2020 A discussion with Arizona Board of Regents Chair Larry Penley.

Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez works on his computer at the University of Arizona on July 28, 2020. Castiello-Gutiérrez is an international student working toward his Ph.D. in higher education.

Pandemic creates added pressures for international students

Jul 31, 2020 The UA has about 3,700 international students.

The University of Arizona Administration building.

Coalition concerned about UA furloughs, COVID-19 risks on campus

Jul 31, 2020 The Coalition for Academic Justice at the University of Arizona includes hundreds of faculty, staff and students.

The McKale Center ticket office at the University of Arizona. July 2020.

Delayed season, limited fan capacity possibilities for UA fall sports

Jul 31, 2020 A discussion with athletic director Dave Heeke.

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