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Watch: University of Arizona's Sky School featured on Arizona Illustrated
The University of Arizona Sky School is an innovative educational program for students of all ages that integrates a wide variety of science and engineering disciples while fostering a deep connection to nature and a sense of place. Students travel up to the summit of Mt. Lemmon in the majestic Catalina Mountains and spend 1-3 nights doing field work around Steward Observatory’s Sky Center. While there, they can peer through telescopes, take tree core samples, and learn all about the ecosystems that surround them.
New University of Arizona center to help lead national Indigenous language revitalization efforts
PHOENIX — A new center at the University of Arizona is one of only four designated by the U.S. Department of Education to lead a collective effort to empower tribal communities across the country to revitalize and maintain their languages. A five-year grant for $1.7 million from the Department...
Ziggy Marley says give peace a chance
"Circle of Peace” isn’t just a Ziggy Marley song or the name of his tour, which stops Tuesday, July 23, at the Fox Tucson Theatre. It’s a movement for Marley. “I have an important message and it’s about a circle of peace,” Marley said while calling from his Los Angeles home. “This message is rarely in an entertainment space. This is an important message to the people that we need peace now more than ever.”
Tucson family details mid-ride scare on SeaWorld San Diego roller coaster
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A Tucson mother and her 10-year-old daughter are warning families traveling to SeaWorld San Diego this summer about their terrifying experience on the “Electric Eel” roller coaster last week. Salina Higgins claims the “comfort strap” on her daughter Ariella’s seat became loose mid-ride...
Meet 2025 Sand Devil Transfers: Tori Clement, Olivia McElroy & Kaydon Meyers
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball is adding three transfers to the 2025 roster: Tori Clement from Stetson, Olivia McElroy from the University of Arizona, and Kaydon Meyers from Pepperdine. Tori Clement had a 20-12 record playing on the top court for Stetson in 2024. Olivia McElroy, as a defender, went 18-15...
2024 MLB Draft: Arizona’s Cam Walty picked by Guardians, Reds select Wildcats’ top prep signee
How good was Arizona’s pitching in 2024? Its entire weekend rotation and backend reliever ended up getting picked in the MLB Draft. But so did the Wildcats’ top incoming pitching prospect. Senior right-hander Cam Walty was drafted by the Cleveland Guardians in the 20th round on Tuesday, the...
XMAS in July at Si Charro! Restaurants
Gift cards in $100 increments can be purchased at any Si Charro! location or may be pre-ordered now until July 22 at http://www.sicharro.com/xmasinjuly. All pre-orders will be mailed to purchasers by the end of July (depending on the destination please allow 5-8 business days to arrive). In-store sales will be available only on July 24th and 25th.
Arizona adds Philip Congleton and Nathaniel Gonzalez to coaching staff
TUCSON – Arizona Soccer has added Philip Congleton and Nathaniel Gonzalez as Assistant Coaches ahead of its 2024 season, as announced by Head Coach Becca Moros. Congleton joins the team from NJ/NY Gotham FC where he has served as Head of Sports Science since 2020. In his role there, Congleton was responsible for monitoring data and analytics to track players’ physical performance. He created team and individual plans to assist with training, injury prevention, rehabilitation and load.
Three Arizona pitchers taken in first 10 rounds of MLB Draft indicate Wildcats’ strength on mound
Three Arizona Baseball standout pitchers were selected Monday in the first 10 rounds of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft — southpaw Jackson Kent and right-handers Clark Candiotti and Anthony “Tonko” Susac — indicating the strength of the Wildcats’ pitching staff this season that contributed to Pac-12 regular-season and tournament championships.
Federal funding is coming to water infrastructure projects in Tucson area
More federal money for PFAS cleanup and other community projects is on its way to the Tucson area. Congressman Juan Ciscomani says his office has provisionally secured $34 million dollars in federal funding in the coming fiscal year that will go toward various infrastructure projects in his district — which includes parts of the Tucson area and stretches of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Top 5 scoring leaders in Arizona Basketball history
Arizona has a long and storied history of success dating back to the early 1900s when Pop McKale led the team. Since then, an astronomical number of talented players have found themselves on the hardwood playing for Arizona Basketball. Arizona's 1,000-point club is 55 members strong, but we only need...
Research shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties of opioids while decreasing unwanted side effects through the spinal inhibition of a Heat shock protein 90 isoform. Opioids are the gold standard of chronic pain treatment, but they come...
Newmark arranges deal for new aircraft MRO conversion site in Marana
Newmark announces it has secured the sale leaseback and build-to-suit financing for the establishment of a new aircraft maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) conversion site in Marana, Arizona. On behalf of the seller, Marana Aerospace Solutions (Ascent Aviation Services)–one of the largest independent aircraft aftermarket services providers in the world–the...
Funky new art studio opens in Marana
A funky new art studio is now open in Marana. Hawaii Fluid Art, located at 6401 Marana Center, opened its doors less than two months ago, thanks to longtime artist and educator, Spencer Brown. He explained that he wanted to be an artist since he was a little kid. Brown...
Arizona felonies pending against former St. Louis activist and legislator Bruce Franks
The legal situation for Bruce Franks Jr., a former activist and state lawmaker from St. Louis, has turned rocky again, with Arizona authorities seeking to charge him with multiple felonies. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is recommending that Franks be charged with nine felony counts of forgery after an investigation...
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