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Researchers at UA's Cancer Center are developing new treatment for melanoma patients

UA Cancer Center Delivers Data to Help Skin Cancer Patients

The study focuses on making the immune system respond to melanoma threats.
A Border Patrol vehicle travels along a stretch of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Nearly 2,500 Scientists Slam Trump's Planned Border Wall

The collective has called on the administration to follow environmental policies, and on Congress to step up action against proposals for more construction.
State-level variations in opioid prescription rates in emergency departments for ankle sprains (2014-2015).

Arizona Among States Likely to Overprescribe Opioids for Ankle Sprains

Opioids are not a first-line treatment for ankle-sprains, yet their use is common in nine states.
ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, causes the death of neurons in the human body.

UA Researchers Looking for Genes Behind ALS

Studies expected to help scientists solve mystery surrounding Lou Gehrig's disease.
Mosaic of the Valles Marineris hemisphere of Mars, by the Viking Orbiter. The Valles Marineris canyon system is visible.

Scientists Discover Liquid Lake Under Mars Ice

Arizona researcher suggests it's the strongest evidence of liquid water so far.
Monarch butterflies are among the most popular in Arizona and across the United States.

Nature Enthusiasts Help UA Researchers Tackle Butterfly Data

Volunteers' hobby turns into valuable citizen science from the field.
The sand spider, Homalonychus selenopoides, takes a dust bath after each molt.

The Secret Life of Spiders

Also on Arizona Spotlight: a new dust detection system on I-10; cumbia rhythm energizes downtown Tucson; and a story about the perils of being a king.
An illustration of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Image courtesy [OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission](https://www.asteroidmission.org/).

OSIRIS-REx Due To Begin Asteroid Operations Soon

UA scientists prepare for spacecraft's first photos of the asteroid Bennu.
The Apollo 8 mission control room pre-launch, in 1968, at the Kennedy Space Center.

Apollo 8 Flight Controller Recalls Landmark Mission 50 Years Ago

Charles Dietrich is among NASA heroes attending Tucson Spacefest this year.
Christine Vivona

A Bright Touch: Harpist Christine Vivona

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Voices of protesters in Nogales; and a conversation with NASA nurse Dee O'Hara on the birth of the space program.

Arizona-based Solar Firm Draws Drinking Water From Air

Says Southwestern skies contain enough water vapor to provide private supply
Father and teenager daughter make dangerous trip from Guatemala to the Arizona border.

Separated & Reunited on the Border

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An update on the poaching of a male jaguar sighted in the Huachuca Mountains; meet Ciara Peterson, a Tucson girl who is a national champion at using braille.
Government officials received this picture of a jaguar pelt, and biologists say its spots correspond to those on a jaguar seen in pictures taken by a trail camera in Arizona.

Jaguar Seen in Arizona Last Year has Been Killed in Mexico

Spots on a pelt match those of a jaguar photographed in the Huachuca Mountains.
Hurricane Frances as seen from the International Space Station, 2004.

UA Forecasters Predict Fewer Hurricanes This Summer

Annual outlook cites ocean temperature changes for short-term dip in storm numbers.
Felisa is learning to cope with the communication disorder aphasia with her fellow group members at the Aphasia Center of Tucson.

Overcoming Aphasia: "A River is Made Drop by Drop"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Where Arizona stands after a tumultuous week for U.S. border policy; and an alternative to sunscreen developed at the University of Arizona.
A dust storm closes in on Phoenix, 2011. Adapted from Alan Stark, via [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/squeaks2569/5999764554/in/photolist-a98yj2-cn7Zvm-a98ywz-cn7Zxh-a9bmYs-a9bnvy-a98y9g-cn7ZsN-a9bmzy-a2xaGz)

Valley Fever May Spike, Doctor Says

Prediction is based on recent patient-ordered tests.

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