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Nabhan encourages using local food sources such as mesquite trees in the Sonoran desert.

MacArthur Fellow Gary Paul Nabhan

Apr 23, 2015 Scientist, food activist and writer raises awareness and enthusiam about plants, food, and a healthy environment.
22-year-old Ana Rodriguez asked the Arizona Board of Regents to grant in-state tuition to DACA recipients like herself.

Cost of University in Arizona May Drop for 'Dreamers'

Apr 21, 2015 Arizona Board of Regents will consider a proposal to charge DACA recipients 150% of in-state tuition; currently they pay out-of-state rate.
Students sit on benches at the front entrance of Old Main.

Arizona Public University Tuition Hearing Tonight

Apr 20, 2015 Event will also be live streamed on AZPM's website
New Start participant Fernando Garcia (right), receives tutoring on writing papers for university classes.

Latino College Success Key to Arizona Future: Educator

Apr 16, 2015 Thrive, not just survive, is theme at state universities, Board of Regents president says.
Participants at the workshop included representatives from academia, government and industry.

Arizona 'Unique Laboratory' for Sustainability, Scientist Says

Apr 16, 2015 Focus on future of food, water, energy and impact on society at Biosphere 2 conference.
A new emergency communication network in Pima County is intended to help connect emergency responders who work in disparate public safety agencies.

UA Research: Twitter Helps Predict Emergency Room Visits

Apr 16, 2015 Study matched information from 'tweets,' air sensors and medical records
Aerial view of water making its way into the parched Colorado River delta.

Colorado River Pulse Flow 'Has Long-Lasting Effects'

Apr 15, 2015 Scientists still hard at work one year after historic project to restore flow below Yuma.
A computer-generated image of LSST's location on Cerro Pachón in Chile. (Image by Todd Mason, Mason Productions Inc./LSST Corporation)

Unique Telescope Destined for South America Started at UA

Apr 15, 2015 Mirrors inside Large Synoptic Survey Telescope being assembled in Chile were built in Tucson.
Students sit on benches at the front entrance of Old Main.

UA Tuition Going Up for Most Students - But Not All

Apr 10, 2015 2.7% increase for in-state, 10% for out-of-state if Board of Regents approves in May.
This is a rendering of the Environment and Natural Resources Building

New Building May Be Greenest on UA Campus

Apr 9, 2015 $75 million Environment and Natural Resources structure set to be complete in June.
Wayne and Peggy Collins between 1986 and 1988.

Alzheimer's Will 'Overwhelm Us' Without Research Dollars, Academics Say

Apr 7, 2015 A Tucson family learns how the disease changes a husband, father and grandfather.
Local and national companies have more than 5,000 jobs and internships up for grabs at the UA's Spring Career Days.

UA Careers Fair Brings Students, Employers Together

Mar 31, 2015 More than 5,000 job and internships offered during two-day event on Tucson campus.

Young Hopi Artist Brings Carvings and Connections to Art Fair

Mar 27, 2015 Andrew Coriz carves Hopi katsina dolls and is a featured artist at the Southwest Indian Art Fair

Arizona Spotlight for March 27, 2015

Mar 26, 2015 A couple copes with a cancer diagnosis; MacArthur Fellow and UA professor Brackette Williams; touring the treasures of the Kasser family's art collection; two classic Hollywood westerns with an Arizona twist.
University of Arizona's Old Main.

UA Launches Online Bachelor's Degrees

Mar 24, 2015 University has offered more than 40 online masters and grad programs for years
The University of Arizona's Tech Launch Arizona helped UA professor Yi-Chang Chiu get Metropia launch the application

New App Aims to Speed Your Tucson Commute

Mar 20, 2015 Metropia's maker came out of UA business incubator

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