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OSIRIS-REx photograph shows material being ejected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu in January 2019.

Discussions continue about mysterious particles around asteroid Bennu

Scientists say the objects, first detected in January, pose no threat to the OSIRIS-REx mission

A photograph of Cytomegalovirus placentis.

Dormant but dangerous: UA researcher investigating viruses in the human body

Looking for reasons why some viruses become active and deadly

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez speaking to law students about the importance of nation building at the James E. Rogers College of Law, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.

Navajo Nation creates law scholarships for tribal members at UA

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez met with students and also discussed nation building and critiqued the U.S. government's priorities.

Students follow a lecture at the University of Arizona.

Enrollment continues to rise at Arizona's Public Universities

The growth is strongest in online program enrollment

Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona, August 2019.

How Arizona's universities rank in R & D spending

The state's public schools rank high in space, social science and geoscience research spending.

Researchers found changing light timing patterns are the key to efficient traffic flow.

UA team working to make intersections safer in Tucson

A study group is recommending changes to improve safety and efficiency.

Arizona Board of Regents extends contract of UA President Robbins

The board added one more year to the contracts of all three state university presidents.

The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center says people should stop using e-cigarettes while an investigation into respiratory illnesses continues.

State board to consider banning sale of vaping products at universities

Regent says it's the board's responsibility in the wake of vaping-related illnesses and deaths in the U.S.

A Sonoran Desert bee (genus Melissodes) identified by The Tucson Bee Collaborative, photographed by Bruce D. Taubert.

How to ID a Bee.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A closer look at how Tucson neighborhoods voted in the last local election; The 89-90 Trip: Day Three begins in Panguitch, Utah; and "Tilly the Trickster" at the Live Theatre Workshop.

Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean inspects Surveyor 3

UA's special connection with the second moon landing

The Apollo 12 mission relied on pinpoint calculations from a UA lunar scientist 50 years ago.

Study reveals racial bias in heart transplant treatment

The UA-led research shows white men were offered more treatment options than African American men.

Students walk along the mall on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

Number of international students down at Arizona universities

International students pay about three times as much tuition as in-state students at Arizona's three state universities.

Dierdra McDowell performing as Eartha Kitt in her one-woman show, "Down to Eartha">

Getting "Down to Eartha".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Hear a "StoryCorps: One Small Step" conversation from Kansas City; "The 89-90 Trip" heads to Flagstaff; and learning to read the secrets of the trees.