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Arizona Illustrated Episode 531

The Science Fair; transportation for mental health; looking back at the Year of the Hummingbird; Far Afield: Fadi Iskandar
Relocating rattlesnakes such as this one can sometimes create new problems.

Episode 183: When Wildlife and Development Clash

What really happens when urban development clashes with Arizona wildlife?
Protesters in support of DACA recipients gathered outside Tucson City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.

House committee debates latest version of the Dream Act

The move follows a recent Trump immigration proposal that leaves out "Dreamers."
Barriers installed by the federal government along the Arizona-Mexico border on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Agreement reached to build border surveillance towers on Tohono O'odham land

After five years of negotiations, Border Patrol agreed to a privacy plan demanded by tribal officials.
Tucson #RedForEd demonstrators in April, 2019.

#RedForEd advocates say Arizona budget plan ignores schools

The teacher-backed organization says a $1 billion surplus should be used to help restore previous education funding levels.
"New Mexico I-10 mile marker 16 Eastbound. A freshly painted shrine for Rafael and Luis, the Virgin watches me through the plexiglas from her post between the crosses marking the passage of these two travelers, the paint is so fresh the dirt is still blue. It’s good to know you are loved." - Jesse Sensibar

Signs of life and death along southwestern highways

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson restaurant history, becoming a goat, and looking back at Dr. Martin Luther King's visits to Tucson.
Daniel Tiger is a curious 4-year-old who invites young viewers into his world, giving them a kid’s-eye view of his life.

What would Mom Tiger do?

Parenting tips from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.
Entrance of an Arizona state prison in 2017.

Arizona prisons urged to end ban on book about black men

The book "Chokehold: Policing Black Men," examines law enforcement and mass incarceration through its treatment of African American men.
A line of lockers at a high school.

Arizona teacher punishment bill revived

Opponents see the measure as retaliation for last year's #RedForEd movement.

UA study of language disorder could aid early dementia detection

The research looks at primary progressive aphasia, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a gradual decline in language abilities.
Artwork depicting the Coconino Desert environment and two primitive tetrapods, based on analysis of fossil footprints from Grand Canyon National Park.

Grand Canyon fossil footprints reveal early desert dwelling animals

Fossil footprints survive as evidence of the animal occupants of a Northern Arizona desert of dunes that existed before the age of dinosaurs.
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

Self-driving trucks to haul mail between Arizona and other states

TuSimple, which has a Tucson office, will have a two-week trial run with the U.S. Postal Service.
Low water levels at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas are prompting water leaders throughout the Western U.S. to undertake negotiations over the Colorado River's future.

Western states sign historic agreement to deal with drought

The drought contingency plan has been years in the making.
The surface of LEO looking down one of the three slopes. The greenhouse above the slope is the same greenhouse that was used for agricultural purposes when humans lived in the Biosphere 2 in the early 90s.

Project tracing earth changes to introduce plants into its landscapes

The Landscape Evolution Observatory experiment at Biosphere 2 observes changes to natural landscapes in a controlled environment.
A diamondback rattlesnake flicks its tongue.

Researcher: Snakes holding steady against Tucson sprawl

A UA scientist is studying the impact of urban development on reptile wildlife.
Cold temperatures dusted Mount Lemmon with snow May 20, 2019.

Weather system brings 'unusual' temperatures to Tucson

The chilly weather also meant light snow, hail and freeze warnings in parts of state.

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