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Gerry & Darwin Hall, photographed by Jade Beall (detail).

"Wise Bodies, Beautiful Elders" - photographer Jade Beall confronts ageism in the raw.

Aug 7, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The facts regarding mental illness and gun violence; and mushroom hunters go on a monsoon quest.

Summer students learning self-driving car technology at UA.

UA summer program offers experience with self-driving tech

Aug 6, 2019 Students from all over the country test their skills using an autonomous car on campus.

PKC-delta neurons (green) are activated by the inflammatory signal in the oval region of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (ovBNST). Activated cells are shown in red.

Looking for links between eating and emotion

Aug 5, 2019 UA researchers investigate brain cells that regulate eating behavior.

Walkability study can inform developers building new neighborhoods in Tucson.

UA walkability study could build better Tucson neighborhoods

Aug 2, 2019 Surveys focuses on urban planning and the use of greenspace

UA scientist analyzing how well farming techniques travel

Jul 31, 2019 The researcher asks why a conservation agriculture method used in North America hasn't caught on in Zimbabwe.

The number pad and cash dispenser at an ATM.

Financial habits in college could help predict which grads feel grown up

Jul 25, 2019 A UA study shows link between financial responsibility and adult identity.

Sci-fi meets reality in the field of synthetic biology

Jul 25, 2019 A UA astrobiologist using it to identify potential alien life

Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station no. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This picture, looking eastward, was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle can be seen in the left background.

Geoff Notkin on the past - and future - of space exploration.

Jul 24, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Mexican rock stars sing out about immigration; and a party to celebrate the "The Queen of the Night" at Tohono Chul.

The west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Equal pay lawsuit against Arizona regents settled

Jul 24, 2019 Three female former UA deans claimed they were paid less than men.

Photo taken shortly before Apollo 11 landed on the moon's surface, July 20, 1969.

UA Special Collections opening lunar mapping exhibit

Jul 18, 2019 Hosting collection of rare documents and maps from university's moon researchers

Photo of sand dunes taken from Mars orbit.

Scientists observe shifting dunes on Mars

Jul 16, 2019 UA space scientists track the effect of wind on Martian sand dunes.

Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin works on the moon's surface during the Apollo 11 moonwalk, July 20, 1969.

UA scientists mark moon landing's 50th anniversary

Jul 15, 2019 The university's lunar lab played key role in Apollo 11 mission planning.

UA Study: Some medications from Mexico not what the doctor ordered

Jul 8, 2019 A team of doctoral students found that many of the drugs fell below guidelines for weight and content.

Photo of a miner as part of a March 12, 2012 National Institutes of Health publication on the health risks of diesel exhaust.

UA receives $1.78M grant to study safer mining fuels

Jul 1, 2019 In a job with many hazards, the CDC grant is focusing in on an insidious risk: diesel exhaust.

Researcher explores link between early childhood sleep and learning

Jun 27, 2019 Jamie Edgin developed findings while studying children with Down syndrome.

Filling the gap for Tucson's homeless students

Jun 24, 2019 As housing affordability continues to drop in Arizona, charitable organizations stretch to address the steep disadvantages facing young people experiencing homelessness.

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