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White flowers are planted around the historic fountain in front of the Old Main building on the University of Arizona campus.

In-state undergraduate tuition remains same for upcoming academic year

The last time in-state resident tuition increased was in 2023.

Brad Biddlecome (left) and Mari White (right) stand outside of ArtWorks. ArtWorks is a day program where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can practice and learn art.

Artists from ArtWorks bring their ideas of home to "Won't You Be My Neighbor?".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the Tucson Bird Alliance will be making a difference in 2025; and actor and history buff Fred Pitts brings his one-man show "Aren't You..?" to Tucson.

The entrance to the James E. Rogers College of Law on the University of Arizona campus.

University of Arizona Innocence Project awarded $1.5 million grant for wrongful convictions work

The federal funding will support DNA evidence analysis, helping to overturn wrongful convictions and train future advocates in Arizona.

The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

UA "stabilizes" financial reserves but faces pressure to accelerate growth and faculty support

UA stabilizes finances one year since the announcement of its fiscal issues, but low reserves and low faculty morale persist under new leadership.

Bo Yang, UA professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at the Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2014. Yang is a faculty advisor for the Smart Tree Watering project.

UA tree watering project aims to conserve water and reduce urban heat

From rainwater harvesting to mulching, researchers find ways to grow resilient trees.

Reinventing Plastics

How sulfur is being used to make sustainable plastics.

Artists on the Moon

University of Arizona College of Fine Arts’ Analog Moon Project.

DUSK Music Festival is on November 9th and 10th in downtown Tucson at Jácome Plaza. The festival has live music, food and art.

DUSK Music Festival returns to Tucson.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Voices from the Tucson Pride Festival; emerging UA filmmakers take the stage at San Diego Comic-Con; and historian David Leighton shares the star-studded story of Nick C. Hall.

Arizona Youth Climate Coalition members at the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board meeting in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Local students showed support for the passage of the TUSD Climate Resolution Act, which was researched, written and lobbied by students aged 13-20.

Tucson Unified School District approves climate action plan led by students, targets net-zero by 2040

New policy prioritizes clean energy, sustainable practices and a comprehensive climate education.

The University of Arizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to be federally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

University of Arizona announces next Vice President of Research

Tomás Díaz de la Rubia previously worked at the University of Oklahoma.

Former president Barack Obama at a get-out-the-vote rally in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The rally, was held at the Cole and Jeannie Davis Sport Center on the University of Arizona campus. Harris campaign staffers estimated thousands of voters who attended the event.

Barack Obama rallies Arizona voters in Tucson

The former president urged voters to back VP Kamala Harris and AZ Democrats.

Looking west across the University of Arizona mall. The Student Union Memorial Center and Old Main can both been seen.

UofA Election roundtables for young voters try to cut through misinformation

Panels throughout October will explore threats to democracy.

University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella makes the Wildcat sign alongside his wife Lakshmi Garimella during his first on-campus workday in Tucson, Ariz. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

University of Arizona: New President Garimella marks “a new era”

Suresh Garimella’s first day on the job was Oct. 1.

University of Arizona Police Chief Chris Olsen at a news conference about a shooting death on campus. September 26, 2024.

UAPD confirms arrest in fatal UA shooting after three-day search

Law enforcement officials say the investigation is ongoing and discuss campus safety measures at Thursday’s press conference.

UA shooting suspect arrested on first-degree murder charge

Ryan Romero-Encinas was arrested after a three-day search.

Sand volleyball courts on the University of Arizona campus, south of the Global Center.

Shooting on University of Arizona campus leaves one college student dead

The suspect has not been identified or located as of Monday afternoon.

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