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Bombardier beetle (Brachinus elonatulus) dorsal view.

Does Explosive Beetle Have Most Interesting Genome?

Mar 27, 2017 UA researchers hope to win crowd-sourced genome sequencing of the Sonoran Desert beetle.

Episode 130: Feeding Tucson With Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greens, Herbs

Mar 24, 2017 Plus, hate crimes ordinance, reaction to Islamic Center vandalism, Jewish Center bomb threats.

A University of Arizona led project will study the materials found between stars in the Milky Way.

UA-Led Mission Will Float Telescope on Balloon to Study the Milky Way

Mar 24, 2017 Balloon-borne telescope to study galaxy's gas and dust.

Remembrance for Those Who Died in the Desert

Mar 24, 2017 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The American Friends Service Committee marks 100 years working for justice; Celebrating growth at the Mission Garden Project; and the US Poet Laureate Herrera visits a Tucson elementary school.

The University of Arizona men's basketball team plays a home game against Stanford in February 2017.

Wildcat Fever: Police Want Revelry, Not Rowdiness

Mar 23, 2017 Tournament game aftermaths have brought rioting, destruction in the past.

Looking out from the inside of Building 90, or the veterinary science and microbiology building.

In One Campus Building, a Window into the Cost of Deferred Maintenance

Mar 20, 2017 UA needs $350 million to catch up with campus repair, maintenance needs.

A sunset above the University of Arizona.

UA Proposes 3.9% Higher Tuition, Fees for New Arizona Students

Mar 17, 2017 $100 fee for athletics; 92% of returning students will pay the same under tuition guarantee plan.

Looking across the mall from the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA College of Pharmacy Needs $9.5 Million for Building Renovation

Mar 16, 2017 Other funding sources are contingent on raising the money to update the building, which is 35 years old.

Trays of lettuce and other greens floating in water. March 7, 2017

A Gourmet Feast Grown with a Green(house) Thumb

Mar 15, 2017 The meal features food grown in controlled environments.

The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law

Want to See State Courts in Action? Appeals Coming to UA

Mar 14, 2017 Arizona appeals court will hear civil and criminal cases at the university law school.

Researchers Give Corn a Tool to Fight Fungus

Mar 11, 2017 Genetic modification stops carcinogen growth in corn.

Episode 128: Finalist for UA President Visits Campus

Mar 10, 2017 Plus, U.S. refugee ban's effect in Tucson; immigration advice at the Mexican consulate.

UA presidential finalist Robert Robbins takes a question from student Stefano Saltalamacchia, March 8, 2017.

UA President Finalist Robbins: 'Hold Me Accountable'

Mar 8, 2017 He meets Tucson officials, campus community; next, contract negotiations.

Robert Clayton Robbins, fourth from the right, poses with the University of Arizona mascot and members of the Arizona Board of Regents at the press conference announcing the vote to make him a finalist for UA president.

Robert Clayton Robbins Top Choice for UA President

Mar 7, 2017 Cardiac surgeon from Texas gets regents' unanimous vote to replace Hart.

Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan (left) and Robert Clayton Robbins.

Interviews for UA President Monday; Announcement Wednesday

Mar 4, 2017 Two candidates will meet with regents in private session before finalist selected.

Regents Reveal 2 UA President Finalists, from ASU and Texas

Feb 28, 2017 ASU's executive VP and chief of research and CEO of Texas Medical Center are candidates.

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