May 28, 2015 / Modified may 29, 2015 1:01 p.m.

Arizona Spotlight for May 29th, 2015

A veteran graduates college despite challenges from a traumatic brain injury; what blood donation can mean to someone in need; groundbreaking UA research into how memory and learning work for animals like insects and fish.

betty halvorson spotlight Betty Halvorson receiving one of her regular blood transfusions.

Featured on the May 29th edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

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ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs Fridays at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and Saturdays at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.
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brain image sandworm spotlight Cross section of nerve bundles entering the brain of a sand worm (Nereis virens), stained with fluorescent dyes (three colors merged on right).
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