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UA Brings Leaders on Board to Focus on Diversity, Inclusion

Treviño and Tsosie will begin their jobs in time for the fall semester.
Computer generated image of objects in Earth orbit. Approximately 95 percent of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris (i.e., not functional satellites).

Meet Outer Space's First Traffic Controller, in Residence at UA

Research aims at keeping Earth-orbiting objects moving safely.

The University of Arizona Today and Tomorrow

Metro Week looks at how one of the region's economic powerhouses is faring.
A clock counts down the days until the OSIRIS-REx launch in September 2016.

Spacecraft for UA Asteroid Mission Heads to Florida Friday

Preparation begins for launch Sept. 8 on seven-year-long mission.
Commercial trucks inspected at the Mariposa Port of Entry. (2015)

Arizona Ports of Entry Handle $31B in 2015, UA Study Says

10% increase in two years result of every state in US importing, exporting through state.
Students sit on benches at the front entrance of Old Main.

University of Arizona To Boost Pay for Faculty, Staff

Salaries will go up in September in first across-the-board raises in three years.
"I’ve just always been trying to be ahead I guess?" Viputheshwar Sitaraman said of his accomplishment.

18-Year-Old UA Grad: 'Always Been Trying to Be Ahead'

Viputeshwar Sitaraman will shift focus to company he started when earning degree in two years.

Tucson Researcher Receives Honor for Service to Planetary Science

Planetary Science Institute head Mark V. Sykes awarded by peers

Pie Party Celebrates Tucson's Sweet Side

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A wrap on the 2017 State Budget; a doctor from Pakistan makes a difference in Marana; new book details UA role in space exploration.

UA Researchers Close in on DNA Behind Disease Origins

Work could help identify new drugs for treatment
Students begin moving into the dormitories at the University of Arizona.

Dorm Move Out: UA Students Donate Unwanted Items

Around 6,600 students will vacate dorms over the next two weeks.

Mercury Will Pass Between Earth, Sun in Rare Event

Mount Lemmon SkyCenter to host program for early-morning viewing.
William Hartmann photographs an image of the Moon projected on a three-foot hemisphere in the UA Lunar and Planetary Lab's first premises, a Quonset hut.

Book Chronicles History of Planetary Science in Tucson

'Under Desert Skies' details pivotal role played by UA scientists
University of Arizona geosciences professor Jon Pelletier walks through the forest on Cerro del Medio, a mountain in New Mexico’s Valles Grande, after the 2011 Las Conchas fire.

Study: Wildfires Responsible for 99% of Erosion in West

UA researchers assess impacts for a million years
University of Arizona graduate students walked out Thursday, April 14, 2016. Among their demands are living wages for all employees, better health care plans, child care on campus and stronger advocacy in the Legislature.

UA Graduate Students Walk Out, Call for Living Wages

Protest convened on steps of Old Main, where UA President Hart's office is housed.

UA College of Medicine Developing Snakebite Therapy

Combination of carbon monoxide and iron designed to prevent internal bleeding.

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