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Pink bollworms emerging from a damaged cotton boll.

Genetically Engineered Cotton No Guarantee of Healthy Harvest

Mar 11, 2019 A UA scientist says certain insects are striking back against pest-control measures.
2019 UA College of Science Roundtable Discussion: (L-R) Feryal Ozel, Donata Vercelli, Joanna Masel, Joaquin Ruiz, Anna Dornhaus, Joellen Russell, Katalin Gothard.

Arizona Science Roundtable: The Search for Certainty

Mar 11, 2019 UA College of Science Dean Joaquin Ruiz leads a group conversation with presenters from the 2019 UA Science Lecture Series
A firefighter sets a back burn to contain the Poomacha Fire in San Diego County, California, 2007.

Tree-Ring Research Reveals Broken Connection Between Weather and Wildfires

Mar 8, 2019 UA professor Valerie Trouet co-authored a study showing jet stream moisture no longer predicts California wildfire severity.
University of Arizona football coach Kevin Sumlin sits down with Lorraine Rivera inside Arizona Stadium for an interview on February 22, 2019.

UA Football Coach Sumlin Sits Down with Arizona 360

Mar 1, 2019 Lorraine Rivera asks him about leading one of the state's most closely watched teams.
Neysha Aguilar showcases slicing tomatoes at the UA rooftop greenhouse in Tucson on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

UA Rooftop Greenhouse Celebrates Path to Production

Mar 1, 2019 The greenhouse supplies fresh produce to over 500 students.
Author Kwame Alexander has penned more than two dozen books for young readers.

Children's Book Author Bringing Love of Literature to Book Festival

Feb 28, 2019 Kwame Alexander says one key to connect kids to books is poetry.
Author, poet and regular NPR commentator Kwame Alexander.

Kwame Alexander's Love Affair with Words

Feb 27, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Charles J. Babbitt's new guide for birding in Arizona; and, what's happening to planet Earth's insects?
Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller speaks to the media, February 2018.

Reports: UA Coach Miller to be Subpoenaed in Federal Corruption Trial

Feb 26, 2019 The Wildcats basketball coach refused comment on the possible subpoena at a Tuesday media event.
Meinel Optical Sciences building at the University of Arizona

UA Optical Sciences to Take Name of Founding Dean Wyant

Feb 25, 2019 Dean-turned-philanthropist James Wyant recently pledged $20 million to support new faculty positions at the college.
Researchers view the collective behavior of ants to search for links to human behavior.

UA Scientist Looks At Significance of Small-Scale Social Life

Feb 22, 2019 Finding clues to human intelligence in behavior of bees and ants
"Hold On To Your Weaves" (2018) / photograph by Kennady Schneider

#Black - Exploring Identity with Photography

Feb 20, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A "Go Fund Me" campaign for the border wall; An author's journey in search of her Sephardic Jewish heritage; and the world debut of the play "The Hall of Final Ruin."
The Modern Languages building on the University of Arizona campus.

UA Top 10 in Terms of Grads With Foreign-Language Degrees

Feb 18, 2019 The ranking looked at how many bachelor's degrees were granted by a given university.
Model of the human brain.

UA Researcher: Mind Does Not Always Rule Body

Feb 15, 2019 Professor Katalin Gothard says the body can influence our thinking more than we realize.
Renovated Rita Hillenbrand Stadium is the latest UA athletic facility to sport the "A" logo.

UA Softball Opening its Season in Renovated Facility

Feb 14, 2019 The stadium features new seating and more comfortable viewing for fans.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says e-cigarettes are unsafe for kids, teens and young adults.

Researchers Warn of Potential Harm From E-Cigarette Secondhand Vapor

Feb 14, 2019 Often touted as safer than regular cigarettes, studies show that vapor released by the devices is not "just water."
The cover from La Cerca's 2018 album "Night Bloom".

La Cerca goes Acoustic for a Spotlight Session

Feb 13, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Arizona 360" goes on the road to El Paso to talk border politics; the immigration story of a UA graduate from Mali and the bright future she has built.

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