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The sample return capsule from Osiris REx after parachuting into the Utah desert.

The Buzz: OSIRIS-REx delivers its payload

Sep 29, 2023 The decades-running space mission dropped a sample from the asteroid Bennu Sunday, kicking off the next phase of the project.
Tyler Lansing Weaks and Kyra Kennedy as Paul and Corie Bratter in Arizona Theatre Company's production of Barefoot In The Park directed by Micheal Berresse.

Arizona Theatre Company invites you to run "Barefoot in the Park".

Sep 27, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Insect Festival returns to the University of Arizona; A look into how adaptive sports are building up Tucson's youth, and a post card from the 2023 Arizona Youth & Peace Conference.
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

Appeals court: UA liable for off campus sexual harassment

Sep 26, 2023 The Monday ruling reversed a lower court's decision.
A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

SRP funds university research

Sep 17, 2023 The dozens of projects look at the environment and job recruitment.
Typing on a computer keyboard.

Study shows that long periods of sitting can lead to dementia

Sep 17, 2023 Sitting over 10 hours a day can lead to an increase in cases of dementia.
Researchers are investigating why green LED light reduces pain.

UA gets money for pain study

Sep 16, 2023 The hope is to find a way to reduce post surgical pain.
The entrance to the James E. Rogers College of Law on the University of Arizona campus.

Police records detail April threat at UA law school

Sep 12, 2023 UA officials say there is currently no known threat to the University community related to this incident.

Judge rules for Oregon State and Washington State, says departing Pac-12 schools can't hold meeting

Sep 11, 2023 Oregon State and Washington State want full control over decision making for the conference as the only schools committed to the league beyond the current school year.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

Tucson Air Quality Among the Best In the West

Sep 11, 2023 Tied for 4th among 12 Western Cities
A Widow Skimmer dragonfly perches on a plant on the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Ariz. The 2023 Dragonfly BioBlitz is hoping to document the return of insects like this to the restored Santa Cruz River.

Dragonfly BioBlitz celebrates the return of vital insects to Santa Cruz River

Sep 11, 2023 Researchers are telling Tucson residents to look for dragonflies and damselflies as part of a community science project.
The fountain and lawn in front of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. From August, 2019.

BioTech company expands UA

Sep 11, 2023 Strike Photonics, Inc is moving to the University of Arizona Tech Park.
An alfalfa field in Marana, AZ bordered by I-10. September 2023

Why is alfalfa one of Arizona's biggest crops?

Sep 6, 2023 Three of the 5 Cs that traditionally made up Arizona's economy have to do with agriculture. So how is that industry doing as water gets scarce?
Fans at the UA Men's Basketball Game in the McKale Center.

The Buzz: A look at UA and ASU's move to the Big 12 Athletic Conference

Sep 1, 2023 The economics of a new media deal are driving the programs to leave a conference that is the only one many fans have ever known.
Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona.

US government cancels loans for former Ashford University students and plans to recoup costs from UA

Aug 31, 2023 The university denies any liability for Ashford's actions and will be “assessing its options.”
Looking east towards downtown Tucson from Tumamoc Hill. From January 2022.

Camera on Tumamoc Hill will document the next thousand years of Tucson history

Aug 29, 2023 Jonathon Keats chose Tucson as the next site for his unprecedented Deep Time photography project.
University President Robert Robbins and Chief Safety Officer Steve Patterson sit at a press conference on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.

UA Addresses Campus Safety in Back-to-School Briefing

Aug 25, 2023 University officials said safety relies on awareness.

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