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A still of Lydia Jennings, Pascua Yaqui (Yoeme) and Huichol (Wixaritari), celebrating her 2020 graduation from the University of Arizona during her 50-mile-run dedicated to Indigenous scientists. Her run is documented in Patagonia's Run To Be Visible episode.

Lydia Jennings, PhD: “Run to Be Visible”.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The meaning behind the sacred Muslim month of Rabiʽ al-Awwal; and multi-faceted artist To-Reè-Neè Wolf
Research on competitive behavior could impact hiring and retention of women.

Study focuses on competitiveness and the gender wage gap

University of Arizona-backed research finds women look for fairness in outcomes.
Tucsonans have costume options for the Halloween season, including online retailers, pop-ups or thrift stores, like the Tucson Thrift Shop, at 319 N. Fourth Avenue.

The 13th Annual Haunted Halloween Show

On this year's show: A Tucson teen reads from the young adult classic "The Westing Game"; paranormal investigator Debe Branning on her book "Arizona's Haunted Route 66", and The Rogue Theatre presents Oscar Wilde's "The Canterbury Ghost"!
"Great Pyramid" at the Olmec La Venta site in Tabasco, Mexico.

Archaeologists find hundreds of ceremonial sites that help link Maya and Olmec cultures

The research highlights the critical role of regional interactions in ancient Mesoamerica.
The interior of the Fox Tucson Theatre with the restored Wurlitzer organ at centerstage.

The 91-year-old Fox Tucson Theatre is ready to sing again.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Invisible Theatre celebrates 50 years of performing arts magic; and the photographic vision of Sama Alshaibi.
Tiny sensors are embedded in a fitting mesh structure worn like a sleeve.

University of Arizona engineers developing latest wearable diagnostic device

The array of sensors can be 3D printed and worn like a sleeve.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Penalties unclear for University of Arizona employees who miss vaccination deadline

University president says he expects very few employees will be denied exemption.
University of Arizona Engineering students Joseph White, Levi Mccluskey, Osamah Bahamid and Eric Anthony Pineda pose in front of their solar oven on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, as part of the school's annual "Solar Oven Throwdown" event.

University of Arizona engineering students demonstrate solar cooking skills

Over five hundred freshman tested home-made solar ovens on the mall.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

University of Arizona employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8, president says

ASU, NAU will also require vaccination, citing new policies for federal contractors.
Asian Americans

Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña on documenting the history of the Asian American experience.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Paula Poundstone returns to the Fox Theatre; Chris Dashiell previews Film Fest Tucson; and a song from John Coinman.
The study analyzed more than 2,000 thoughts produced at random.

University of Arizona researchers search for meaning behind idle thoughts

The study's results might help physicians diagnose and treat mental illness.

Luis Alberto Urrea shares the blueprint for "The House of Broken Angels".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A new doc catches up with creative powerhouse Angelo Moore; and listen to excerpts from "Keep the Singing" by poet Liza Porter.
Shelly Lowe was nominated by President Joe Biden to chair the National Endowment for the Humanities.

President picks scholars with Arizona ties to chair endowments for arts, humanities

A University of Arizona alum and ASU professor tapped to lead federal agencies promoting the arts and humanities.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

Arizona reports 2,113 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths

University of Arizona president says the institution won't require vaccinations or testing for now.
A masquerade mask. People with Imposter Syndrome sometimes feel as if they are hiding who they really are.

Imposter Syndrome makes accomplished people feel like frauds

The phenomenon causes chronic self-doubt and creates problems in the office.
Typing on a computer keyboard.

Writing style might spell the difference between success and failure when applying for a loan

University of Arizona researchers found that deception cues are evident in applications that receive unfavorable responses from investors.

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