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The sun rises over a field in Northern Arizona.

UA’s College of Public Health secures $3.8 million NIH grant to pioneer climate change and health research

Dec 12, 2023 SCORCH initiative focuses on forecasting, adaptive responses and community resilience

UA among schools claiming the mantle of "Space U."

Dec 11, 2023 A dozen U. S. colleges and universities are emphasizing their dedication to space science research.

Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Medical program additions at ASU, UA and NAU aim to curb Arizona’s health care worker shortage

Dec 10, 2023 In the past year, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona have all announced major health care program additions.

Jane Lynch is coming to town in "A Swingin’ Little Christmas Starring Jane Lynch" featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis & The Tony Guerrero Quintet.

Jane Lynch brings "A Swingin’ Little Christmas" to Tucson.

Dec 6, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Head into the magical Valley of the Moon; New horizons encourages seniors to explore music; Spotlight Community Theatre presents "Christmas Shorts" and, Stories that Soar! returns with a touching story of motherly love.

Wilbur the Wildcat waves a UA "Block A" flag before an exhibition match between the University of Arizona men's basketball team and Chico State on Nov 5, 2017.

UA athletics faces layoffs, ticket price surge amid financial strain

Dec 5, 2023 President Robert Robbins said ticket prices may increase by 25%.

A cloudy sky over Old Main at the University of Arizona.

Senior VP of UAGC steps down six months after acquisition

Dec 4, 2023 Effective Monday, Dec. 4, Dr. Gary Packard will instead be serving as the interim Senior Vice Provost of Online Initiatives.

View from the north end zone at Arizona Stadium.

Arizona Wildcats football will return to the postseason at the Alamo Bowl

Dec 4, 2023 The San Antonio event will be staged December 28.

Community members including former teachers participate in a sit-in at the University of Arizona's College of Education on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Protestors are gathering together to show support for two professors who were put on suspension after audio recordings of a lecture about the Israel-Hamas lecture were shared on social media.

Two UA College of Education professors reinstated following Israel-Hamas Lecture

Dec 1, 2023 The department head will teach the course about cultural pluralism for young children through the rest of the semester.

The Arizona State Museum on the western mall of the University of Arizona campus.

The Buzz: Why a 32-year-old federal law has failed to bring Native American remains home

Nov 24, 2023 A federal law was supposed to ensure returns of most remains by 1995. So why are thousands of Arizona tribal remains still not back with their people?

University of Arizona College of Education senior Sophie Chapman reads a list of demands to Dean Robert Q. Berry, III on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. The demands include reinstating two professors who were placed on suspension are audio recordings of their classroom lecture was shared on social media

Sit-in at UA's College of Education calls to reinstate professors

Nov 20, 2023 Around 60 staff, faculty, students and community members participated.

Students walk near the fountain at Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. From August 2019.

UA suspends two professors following Israel-Hamas lecture

Nov 17, 2023 The College of Education professors have been suspended until an investigation concludes.

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

What to expect for November's AZ Board of Regents meeting

Nov 16, 2023 The public session will begin Thursday, Nov. 16.

Arizona economic coalition holds meeting with Ukranian officials in Tucson

Nov 15, 2023 The AZDIC has acted as a liaison between Arizona business and Ukraine for many months.

UA President Robert Robbins speaks with AZPM May 14, 2020.

UA President addresses financial crisis saying they "overinvested"

Nov 13, 2023 President Robert Robbins' email came after the University of Arizona garnered criticism over its financial status.

Students, activist groups, and community members march on the University of Arizona campus in solidarity with Palestine on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 in Tucson, Ariz. The Israel-Hamas conflict has reportedly killed more than 10,000 Palestinians, and over 1,400 Israelis since Oct. 7.

UA Students hold “Shut it Down for Palestine” rally

Nov 9, 2023 Hundreds of students and community members marched on the UofA Campus on Thursday, Nov. 9 as part of a national day of protest.

Sec. Stewart Udall vists Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming with Lady Bird Johnson on Aug. 16, 1964.

"Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty"

Nov 8, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How teachers are dealing with AI in classrooms; and a story of survival in plain sight from Children of the Holocaust.

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