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Views from the Santa Rita Experimental Range.

UA Santa Rita Experimental Range gets long-term lease

The range was first designated by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Fourth year medical students celebrate their residency programs on Friday, March 17.

Future doctors meet their match

UA medical students learn where they will go for their next training.
The Uncle Sam Mine, prior to the completion of work to seal it.

The Buzz: Arizona's abandoned mines

Many groups look to locate, seal and clean up old mines, which likely number in the hundreds of thousands.
A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

The Buzz: UA Faculty Senate report details events that led to deadly shooting on campus

The report examines harassing behaviors of the suspected gunman from early in his time at the UA up to the shooting.

50 years after Roe, Arizona's abortion access remains limited

Rural Arizonans will have to travel to Phoenix, Glendale or Tucson for care.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

Colleges expect more undocumented students this spring after Prop 308

On Nov. 8, when voters narrowly approved Proposition 308, a measure allowing state residents to get the in-state tuition rate, regardless of their citizenship status.
Tuesday’s press conference to announce the over $4.7 million USDA grant to UArizona to support and promote 'climate-smart' food production was held at the ENR2’s rooftop garden. The rooftop garden is an example of how native plants can be paired with solar panels to protect plants in an increasingly hot and dry climate while water evaporating from the plants cools and makes the panels more efficient.

USDA awards $4.7 million to new partnership with UA for 'climate-smart' food production

The funding will help farmers reduce water consumption and carbon emissions.
Photograph from the lunar surface shows Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt.

UA scientists still learning from Apollo 17 rocks 50 years ago

University of Arizona lunar scientists are still discovering details from the last manned moon mission's rocks.
Water levels in Lake Powell, seen here in May 2021, are dipping dangerously low. The federal government has proposed an unprecedented plan to cut back on water supplies for Arizona, Nevada and California. The measure aims to keep water levels high enough to generate hydropower at the Glen Canyon Dam.

The Buzz: Looking back on 2022

Newsworthy interviews and topics that we addressed this year.
File image of the downtown Tucson skyline.

The Buzz: Forecasting the Southern Arizona economy for 2023

Job market expected to remain strong, but housing remains major cause of inflation.
Wilbur the Wildcat waves a UA "Block A" flag before an exhibition match between the University of Arizona men's basketball team and Chico State on Nov 5, 2017.

UA Men's Basketball avoids harshest sanctions for NCAA violations

Imposed penalties do not go much beyond those the program self-imposed
John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

UArizona Health Sciences receives grant to study PFAS mitigation in firefighters' blood

Arizona Board of Regents grant will further an Australian study that could minimize forever chemicals' impact on health.
Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

The Buzz: UA students talk about the events leading to their professor's death

Three students detail months of harassment and threats that were reported, but they feel received inadequate response.
The University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology in Sierra Vista. November 2022

Raising money to keep local talent home.

The University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology wants to keep graduates in the local area.
Día de los Muertos is an ancient blend of Native American and European traditions that is becoming more familiar to a growing number of people internationally. This altar is in the University of Arizona's Special Collections Library.

Día de los Muertos: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Era

Historic celebration is gaining traction across borders and cultures
Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

Suspect in Arizona professor's shooting death arraigned

The hearing was sooner than expected.

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