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The Drum & The Story: "Why the Owl Flies at Night"

Dec 22, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A Closer Look at Arizona's Electoral College; Saying Farewell to 2016 with Stories of Loss and Hope; Video Game Nostalgia at the Holidays.
University of Arizona students walk by the Old Main.

Fall Semester Comes to a Close at the University of Arizona

Dec 14, 2016 Almost 1,700 undergrads have applied to graduate this semester.

UA Names Interim Health Sciences VP to Replace Garcia

Dec 9, 2016 Leigh Neumayer, first female head of UA Surgery Department, will start Jan. 1.
The logo for the Arizona Board of Regents.

Arizona Regents to Trump: Protect 'Dreamer' Students

Dec 9, 2016 Letter from board asks president-elect to work with Congress to accomodate 'Dreamers.'

UA Health Sciences VP Garcia Says He's Stepping Down

Dec 8, 2016 Will resume full-time research, teaching on medical school faculty at admin salary.
A picture postcard issued by the University of Arizona of Steward Observatory, 1955.

$60K 'Started Ball Rolling' on World-Class Astronomy Research at UA

Dec 8, 2016 Donation 100 years ago went for Steward Observatory at eastern edge of campus.

The Search Is On for Tucson's Next Poet Laureate

Dec 7, 2016 Nominations are being accepted until Feb. 1.

I-10's Benefits Speed Through Arizona; Research May Help

Dec 6, 2016 State gets the pollution, congestion, accidents, but not much economic benefit.
Flags highlight the outline of the USS Arizona at the ships' memorial on the University of Arizona campus. December 4, 2016

USS Arizona Memorial Dedicated Sunday

Dec 4, 2016 Hundreds gather at University of Arizona to dedicate site honoring those who died at Pearl Harbor.
The Hadza people, in north-central Tanzania, are among the last hunter-gatherers on Earth.

Healthy Hearts of Hunter-Gatherers Show Value of Exercise

Nov 30, 2016 Tanzania's Hadza foragers, and others like them, are around 14 times more active than people in industrialized societies.

Is Eller MBA Worth the Debt? Ranking Suggests It Is

Nov 29, 2016 Return on investment lands University of Arizona business school in 6th place on the list.
Students walk across the UA Mall as the sun sets in the background. Photo taken December 10th, 2015.

Student Enrollment At UA Grows Slower than ASU, NAU

Nov 16, 2016 Growth was 1.2 percent in Tucson versus 5.3 percent statewide.
University of Arizona students walk by the Old Main.

UA Reaches $1.5B Fundraising Goal Two Years Early

Nov 4, 2016 More than 100,000 individuals have donated during the 6-year capital campaign.
125 students gathered at the Tucson YWCA for the final day of Eller's Economic Development Program.

Free Classes a 'Win-Win' For Local Entrepreneurs, UA's Eller

Nov 4, 2016 Eller Economic Development Program teaches local small businesses the basics.
An example of atypical body placement from Early Agricultural Period (2100 BC - 50 AD) sites in the Sonoran Desert. The body is prone and splayed.

Revenge, Blood Feuds Among Early Sonorans Seen in Burials

Nov 4, 2016 An atypical interment of an enemy could be an attempt to gain prestige through defiance.

Do Thoughts of Death Lead to Higher Athletic Performance?

Nov 1, 2016 A study found athletes performed better when asked to think of their mortality.

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