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Sunset on Mt. Lemmon in the Coronado National Forest.

Mt. Lemmon Smartphone Driving Tour Developed at UA

Nov 10, 2015 Free audio app transforms winding road into 'journey of discovery.'

The University of Arizona's main campus has hundreds of fruit-bearing plants including these olive trees.

Tucson Harvests Reduce Food Waste, Increase Sustainability

Oct 27, 2015 UA, community group unites to harvest fruit from the community and campus.

Snow collects on cactus on Tucson's northwest side.

AZ WEEK: El Niño to Bring Colder Days, Rain to Arizona

Oct 23, 2015 Occasional weather pattern warms Pacific Ocean, has global implications.

To Test a Spacecraft, Shake It, Bake It and Freeze It

Oct 23, 2015 UA-led mission to an asteroid moves to environmental testing.

An American sycamore tree that grew from seeds flown to the Moon on Apollo 14 has stood next to the University of Arizona's Kuiper Space Sciences Building since April 1976.

Astronaut’s Son in Search of Moon Trees Planted by Father

Oct 23, 2015 Jack Roosa to help commemorate UA’s Moon Tree

Dark streaks are evidence of water flowing on surface of Mars, UA and other scientists say.

Flowing Water On Mars Opens Door For New Exploration

Oct 22, 2015 The Red Planet’s secrets remain a research challenge

Vent holes were made to look like a smile on the front of the Pathfinder Mars camera, says camera builder and University of Arizona scientist Peter Smith.

'The Martian:' Filmmakers Missed UA Camera's Smile

Oct 21, 2015 Mars explorers Peter Smith, Alfred McEwen discuss scientific depictions in blockbuster movie.

UA Project Aims to Untangle Medical Jargon for Patients

Oct 19, 2015 Management Information Systems project will put information in layman's terms for doctors.

UA Works to Grow Online Undergrad Program

Oct 18, 2015 First class of 165 students has average age of 32; more counseling, coaching needed.

Small Crater on Arcuate Ridge West of Olympia Mensae

AZ WEEK: Exploring Mars on Silver Screen, in UA Research

Oct 16, 2015 University of Arizona's connection to planetary science dates to dawn of Space Age.

"I Want to be My Authentic Self"

Oct 15, 2015 Transgender man in Tucson shares his story.

Davis-Monthan and Tucson's Economy

Oct 15, 2015 The military base has been a major source of money in Tucson for nearly 75 years.

UA Students Make Tasty Treats in 'Solar Oven Throwdown'

Oct 15, 2015 Building solar cookers requires teamwork, design and construction.

A HAWK pedestrian crossing similar to this will go along 22nd Street near Santa Rita Park.

UA Study: Drivers Exhibit Racial Bias Toward Pedestrians

Oct 13, 2015 'Implicit racism:' Motorists likely to stop quicker for white pedestrians than black.

Collecting sediment cores aboard a ship.

UA Study: Climate Change to Cause Drier Horn of Africa

Oct 9, 2015 Vulnerable area depends on rainfall for crop production

Leslie Bromberg, ARCE AZ Board Member, at Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt

A Love for Egypt from Arizona

Oct 8, 2015 Decades-old group focuses on ancient Egypt and its architecture.

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