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The domed structure that houses the University of Arizona’s 60-inch telescope used to search for near-earth objects.

A Night on Mount Lemmon Watching the Skies

Dec 22, 2017 Also on Arizona Spotlight: how Street Outreach is building trust with Tucson's homeless youth; and writer Lisa M. O'Neill shares an essay about the personal toll of sexual harassment.

Passenger jet technology could guide robotic cars: U of A professor

Arizona Researcher Linking Aviation Tech and Self-Driving Cars

Dec 18, 2017 How GPS and radar from passenger jets can help guide robotic vehicles.

Tech Launch Arizona Reports More Companies Licensing UA Inventions

Dec 15, 2017 Organization helps license research to companies, generated $32 million in revenue since '13.

U of A Researchers Aid Fight Against ALS

Dec 13, 2017 Team outlines neural roadblock that stops muscle function.

Geminids Meteor Shower in northern hemisphere, December 2013.

Geminid Meteor Shower To Light up the Sky

Dec 13, 2017 Find a dark place, dress warmly and look up Wednesday night.

A collage of photos from the early 1900s of Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly and her family, who were among the earliest settlements in the region that now shares her first name.

A century of family history helped create "The Journal of Sedona Schnebly"

Dec 8, 2017 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Advice on healthier, happier sleep; and at age 100, a real Tucson original still surrounds herself with the things she loves -- motorcycles.

Banner - University Medicine North outpatient clinic at 3838 N. Campbell Ave. in Tucson will begin patient care in late December 2017.

Banner Health North Clinic Opening Doors For Preview Dec. 11

Dec 7, 2017 Many outpatient services to be house at new facility near cancer center.

Bicycles for the Tugo city bike-share program near Tumamoc Hill on Tucson's west side, 2017.

Tugo Ridership Up 30 Percent Every Week, Coordinator Says

Dec 7, 2017 Free Tugo rides are available every Tuesday through the month of December.

A growing black hole, called a quasar, can be seen at the center of a faraway galaxy in this artist's concept.

Astronomer Helps Find Most Distant Quasar, Clue to 'Cosmic Evolutions'

Dec 6, 2017 Scientists on quest to find when stars first formed in our universe.

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.

'Beer Down': City Council Approves Liquor License for McKale Center

Dec 5, 2017 The license for the home of Arizona basketball still needs the go-ahead from the Arizona Department of Liquor.

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

UA President Starts Process for New University 'Roadmap'

Dec 4, 2017 President Robbins appoints two deans to put together a strategic plan.

Graduate students at the University of Arizona protest the tax reform bill, Nov. 29, 2017.

UA Graduate Students Join National Walkout Protesting Tax Bill

Nov 29, 2017 Opponents say the tax reform proposal will raise graduate student tax bills by as much as 400 percent.

University of Arizona Professor David Soren, at right, and Lana. The two can sometimes be seen walking together on the UA campus.

Professor Honored by Italian Community for Archaeological Work

Nov 24, 2017 UA Professor David Soren will have a new strain of olive named after him.

Booksellers set up in preparation for the 2017 Tucson Festival of Books.

Tucson Festival of Books Approaching its 10th Anniversary

Nov 24, 2017 New authors, improvements planned for March 2018.

An aerial view of the UA Tech Parks.

Tech Parks Arizona Calls on Developers to Submit Proposals for Second Park

Nov 23, 2017 The new innovation district is to be called UA Tech Park at the Bridges.

University of Arizona College of Medicine.

UA College of Medicine Marks 50th Anniversary

Nov 17, 2017 The school is known for breakthroughs made in asthma and CPR.

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