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UA Fundraising Campaign on Track to Beat $1.5 Billion Goal

Interim foundation head said he hopes to reach goal by end of this fiscal year - two years ahead of schedule.
Sunset on Mt. Lemmon in the Coronado National Forest.

Mt. Lemmon Smartphone Driving Tour Developed at UA

Free audio app transforms winding road into 'journey of discovery.'
Jessie Lyle Bootman.

UA Pharmacy Dean Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges

'Incriminating evidence' found in his home; UA places him on leave, suspends admin duties.
The University of Arizona's main campus has hundreds of fruit-bearing plants including these olive trees.

Tucson Harvests Reduce Food Waste, Increase Sustainability

UA, community group unites to harvest fruit from the community and campus.
Snow collects on cactus on Tucson's northwest side.

AZ WEEK: El Niño to Bring Colder Days, Rain to Arizona

Occasional weather pattern warms Pacific Ocean, has global implications.
Dark streaks are evidence of water flowing on surface of Mars, UA and other scientists say.

Flowing Water On Mars Opens Door For New Exploration

The Red Planet’s secrets remain a research challenge
Demonstration video of OSIRIS-REx.

To Test a Spacecraft, Shake It, Bake It and Freeze It

UA-led mission to an asteroid moves to environmental testing.
An American sycamore tree that grew from seeds flown to the Moon on Apollo 14 has stood next to the University of Arizona's Kuiper Space Sciences Building since April 1976.

Astronaut’s Son in Search of Moon Trees Planted by Father

Jack Roosa to help commemorate UA’s Moon Tree
Vent holes were made to look like a smile on the front of the Pathfinder Mars camera, says camera builder and University of Arizona scientist Peter Smith.

'The Martian:' Filmmakers Missed UA Camera's Smile

Mars explorers Peter Smith, Alfred McEwen discuss scientific depictions in blockbuster movie.

UA Project Aims to Untangle Medical Jargon for Patients

Management Information Systems project will put information in layman's terms for doctors.

UA Works to Grow Online Undergrad Program

First class of 165 students has average age of 32; more counseling, coaching needed.
Small Crater on Arcuate Ridge West of Olympia Mensae

AZ WEEK: Exploring Mars on Silver Screen, in UA Research

University of Arizona's connection to planetary science dates to dawn of Space Age.

Davis-Monthan and Tucson's Economy

The military base has been a major source of money in Tucson for nearly 75 years.

UA Students Make Tasty Treats in 'Solar Oven Throwdown'

Building solar cookers requires teamwork, design and construction.
A HAWK pedestrian crossing similar to this will go along 22nd Street near Santa Rita Park.

UA Study: Drivers Exhibit Racial Bias Toward Pedestrians

'Implicit racism:' Motorists likely to stop quicker for white pedestrians than black.

"I Want to be My Authentic Self"

Transgender man in Tucson shares his story.

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