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Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA readies for more in-person classes

Officials are hoping all students are vaccinated by the end of the semester.

Jelani Cobb: "Whose Vote Counts?"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Chris Dashiell recommends standout shorts from the "What's Up Docs?" online film festival; and the uncertain future of the Chiricahua Leopard Frog.

Civility researchers think the aftermath of the Jan. 6 U. S. Capitol riot will take a long time to resolve.

Political strife, pandemic causing public discourse to plunge even lower

UA researcher says civility suffered a setback during the January insurrection.

A microscopic image of the sample being captured through the phone using Professor Jeong-Yeol Yoon's smartphone-based COVID-19 test.

UA has developed a smartphone based COVID-19 test

The testing method was first created to detect norovirus in 2019.

Former Arizona legend and NFL star Tedy Bruschi

Bruschi returns to Arizona as senior football advisor

Former All-American and NFL star returns to Tucson

Annual immunizations against COVID variants might be necessary.

Virus variant challenge could mean more shots

COVID-19 mutations might require annual immunizations as with the flu.

Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Lauren Redniss on "Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The hidden history of Tucson's Barnum Hill; living with dementia during the pandemic; and a short story read by Aurelie Sheehan.

Scientists often compare the landscape of Iceland to that of another planet, like Mars.

UA scientists testing drones for Mars...in Iceland

Concept designs are being developed for exploration in future NASA missions.

A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA increasing rate of vaccine rollout

Up to 800 people a day could get vaccinated at the university this week.

Composed of images taken by the Galileo spacecraft in 1995 and 1998, this reprocessed image of the icy Jovian moon Europa shows cracks, ridges, “microchaos,” and more. We now believe that Europa, like several other moons in the solar system, is an ocean world. Due to heat caused by Jupiter’s gravitational push-and-pull, there is liquid salt water beneath the ice, water that may contain life.

"Beyond Earth's Edge: The Poetry of Spaceflight".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "DUSTWUN", a film about life, death and trust on the U.S. / Mexico Border.

A health care worker holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Banner - University Medicine North on Dec. 17, 2020.

UA vaccine site opens

The site will serve the education community in Pima County.

Quasars are the very bright centers of distant galaxies that are powered by supermassive black holes.

UA astronomers observe far-away quasar for clues to universe's early years

The galactic phenomenon is more than 13 billion light years from Earth.

Too often, extra screen time before sleeping is incompatible with quality rest. "See Me Serene" is designed to be used as a relaxation tool.

Measuring Loneliness

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "See Me Serene" can add free positivity to your phone; The Cooper Center expands both online and in the desert; plus a song from Stories That Soar!