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UA Develops iPhone Dust Storm App

Free download gives user real-time info on issues anywhere in US
Adam Block, manager of the UA-operated Mount Lemmon Sky Center, talks about the PanStarrs Comet which he was able to photograph.

2013: Year of the Comet

Scientists are excited about astronomical opportunities

Report Puts AZ In Top 10 for Higher-Ed Cuts

Analysis shows funding down 35%, enrollment up 20% since 2007
Reina Koussa, a student in the UA program Project FOCUS, arrives on campus.

Project Offers Path to College for Intellectually Disabled

Innovative UA program opens door to new opportunities, advantages
4/17/12

Study: Research Adds $1B to Economy

Regents report covers AZ universities' activity in 2012
Kiera Woods catches snowflakes on her tongue outside the student union on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013.

UA Students Shocked, Excited By Snowfall

Winter flurry dusts campus, spurring many students to get out and enjoy the snow

'Practice Calligraphy, Live Longer'

UA professor brings ancient art to her students
David Sbarra, associate professor & director of clinical training at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, and Mary-Frances O’Connor, Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, discuss how the impact of mental illness can reach well beyond the mind.

Research Reveals Mind-Body Link in Behavioral Health

Researchers beginning to learn why mental illness raises risk of early death
An owl nest is spotted on top of a highly electrified power line.

Urban Raptors Learn to Co-Exist

Owls, hawks, others adapt to city life, despite hazards
The mission to collect samples from the asteroid 1999 RQ36 is scheduled to launch in 2016, and will return to earth in 2023.

OSIRIS REx Mission Progresses

Goal to reach asteroid in 2018 on track
A young visitor looks at different minerals at The University of Arizona's Mineral Museum.

Hidden Treasure in Tucson

UA Mineral Museum displays gems from around globe
Mental Illness

AZ Week: Lifting Stigma of Mental Illness

Societal perceptions can lead to treatment delays
Ross Zimmerman, father of Gabe Zimmerman, joins members of the January 8th Memorial Foundation to discuss plans for the second anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting that killed his son.

Events Scheduled to Remember 2011 Shooting

Second anniversary prompts grant awards, long-term planning
Posters calling for Dennis DeConcini to resign from the Corrections Corporation of America board hang near a protest during the Arizona Board of Regents Meeting Dec. 6, 2012. DeConcini is also a member of the Board of Regents.

Outbursts Mark Board of Regents' Meeting

Protesters call for DeConcini’s resignation from the Corrections Corporation of America
UA professor wins Fulbright to study US born/educated students in Mexico.

Southbound Migrants Struggle with Mexican Schools

9,000 fled U.S. with families in immigration crackdown, UA professor finds
University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart.

UA President Hart's Inauguration Friday

5 months into her tenure, ceremony will draw statewide dignitaries

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