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Mark Candy, collections manager at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum, gives insight and history of the Mineral Museum.

UA Mineral Museum Receives Its Largest Donation Ever

The collection will help create database used for non-destructive sampling technology.
Emily Irwin, M.B.A. and SPHR, human resource director, talks about her decision for genetic testing resulting in a positive carrier for the genetic mutation for cancer, her available options for prevention, and her final decisions concerning her situation.

Genetic Testing Measures Risks, Offers Few Certainties

New gene-based tests and treatments provide patients with choices but no easy answers.
Supreme Court vote

Supreme Court Wants Limited Affirmative Action

Justices do not overturn law, but order lower court to apply narrower definition in college admissions case.

AZ Week: School Funding Better, More Needed

New budget 'very good for education,' one lawmaker says; 'doesn't make up for' $1B in cuts, says another.

Migrant Desert Deaths Steady at 150 Annually for Decade

UA study of records from Pima County Medical Examiner's Office show trend to illegal crossing in remote areas.
On a ranch in Tucson's east side, medical students are getting a crash course in good communication skills from a team of four-legged teachers.

‘Barnyard’ Teaches Doctors Bedside Skills

Horses help medical students learn how to better care for patients
San Xavier del Bac

Buildings That Changed Tucson, 1783 to 2002

Tucson architect explains why four buildings encapsulate area's history
Once a flourishing part of the Coronado Forest, charred tress stand near Portal Arizona. A reminder of the Horseshoe 2 which fire ripped thorough thousands of acres of forest in the summer of 2011.

Horseshoe 2 Fire, Two Years Later

Chiricahuas blaze scorched 200,000 acres; recovery slow

More Pomp, New Circumstance for Class of '13

Fireworks, musical ensemble with UA graduation at Arizona Stadium

UA Housing Looms Over Neighborhood

High-rise complexes bring density to single-family West University
The Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) center on the fourth floor of the University of Arizona Student Union provides student veterans with a study space and resources to help navigate civilian life.

Vets Navigate Reentry to Civilian Life

Diverse challenges bring diverse approaches to transition

Dr. Thomas Holm

Vine Deloria, Jr. Distinguished Indigenous Scholars Series
A bee sits on a blooming flower.

Buzz on Bees: They Communicate

Researcher studies their ways to aid computer, robotic networks
A tai chi class gathers to practice in north Tucson. A new UA study finds tai chi can help prevent falls in stroke survivors.

Tai Chi Boosts Balance in Stroke Survivors, Study Finds

UA researchers find Chinese martial art protects stroke survivors from falls
Here we have the exterior of Biosphere 2 which is illuminated by a beautiful, golden sunlight.

Focusing on Planet Earth

Biosphere 2, annual Earth Day raising awareness
Old Main at the University of Arizona.

Regents Approve 3% Tuition Hike for UA

Board to explore tuition options for young immigrant students

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