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Nightfall 2022 poster, featuring a headless horse at Town Hall near the main entrance of the small scary town of Nightfall. (Courtesy of Nightfall)

After two-year absence, Nightfall at Old Tucson is back

Celeste Mendoza from El Inde Arizona
October 2, 2022
COMIC: Paleo University #10

COMIC: Paleo University #10

Jamelle Texeria
February 18, 2022
The Park Student Union.

Arizona Student Media highlights lack of student input as main issue in move from PSU

Marissa Heffernan
April 9, 2019
Renderings of new UA Global Center, which will be located at the Park Student Union. Photo courtesy of the University of Arizona Strategic Plan Presentation.

Park Student Union to become UA Global Center

Marissa Heffernan
March 31, 2019
Have you ever ventured towards the Marroney Theatre and glanced at the ten bronze chairs that sit along the Path of Excellence? Who built them and why? Find out with Arts & Life Editor Pascal Albright in this UA Minute in History. Video by Pascal Albright, Marissa Heffernan and Amy Bailey Music Credit: Purple Planet Successful Motivation

UA Minute in History: Front Row Center

Pascal Albright, Marissa Heffernan, and Amy Bailey
January 15, 2019
Jane Bambauer presents in Centennial Hall on Monday Feb. 19 in Tucson, Ariz at the 2018 UA S cience Lecture Series. Bambauer discussed the ethics behind artificial intelligence and algorithymic decision-making.

UA Science Lecture Series returns with a ‘search for certainty’

Marissa Heffernan
January 4, 2019
A compilation of images from Tumamoc Hill, a popular hiking spot and University of Arizona research location. 

New Year, new road: The road up Tumamoc Hill is being repaved

Marissa Heffernan
January 3, 2019
Ever wonder how old trees can get? Did you know there's a tree on campus that's over 2,000 years old and weighs more than 4,000 pounds? Find out more about trees and the lab that studies them in this UA Minute in History Video by Marissa Heffernan Music Credit: Swaying Daisies, Purple Planet Music

UA Minute in History: The Laboratory of Tree Ring Research

Pascal Albright and Marissa Heffernan
October 15, 2018
What's the story behind the design of ENR2? Find out with Editor in Chief Jasmine Demers in this UA Minute in History. Video by Marissa Heffernan and Priya Jandu Music Credit: Swaying Daisies, Purple Planet Music

UA Minute in History: ENR2

Marissa Heffernan, Jasmine Demers, and Priya Jandu
October 5, 2018
The Wildcats enter the field before playing against Washington State at Arizona Stadium on Oct. 24, 2015

Grad students looking to get a fee refund meet obstacles

Marissa Heffernan
September 20, 2018
TEENAGER VAPES WITH A JUUL, a popular e-cigarette. JUUL Labs is the largest retail e-cigarette brand in the US.

UA program addresses youth e-cigarette use

Marissa Heffernan
August 27, 2018
UA Hi Team is a group of student volunteers that help welcome new students to campus and move them in. This year, UA ran a pilot test with an outside company, University and Student Services, to try to make weekend move-ins more efficient.

Early move-in students assisted by outside company

Marissa Heffernan
August 18, 2018
Neuroscientist Torsten Falk and neurologist Scott Sherman are teaming up to study the use of ketamine in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Researchers work to improve Parkinson’s disease treatment

Marissa Heffernan
July 30, 2018
Global mosaic of 102 Viking 1 Orbiter images of Mars taken on orbit 1,334 on Feb. 22, 1980. Mars today is devoid of tectonic activity.

Take a peek at the red planet

Marissa Heffernan
July 30, 2018
Natalynn Masters, a current UA sophomore double majoring in sociology and law with a minor in Africana studies, was voted student body president for the 2018-2019 academic school year.

Big cats on campus: Faces to know

Marissa Heffernan
July 20, 2018
 The Student Union Memorial Center was designed and built in memory of the USS Arizona that was sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The building provides shopping, food, studying, banking services, a theater and much more for Wildcat students. 

Lost? Here are a few spots to drop a pin

Marissa Heffernan
July 20, 2018
A MedAvail Technology pharmacy kiosk in El Herradero Supermarket on South Prince Road, Tucson. The company hopes to make filling prescriptions simpler and more convenient for patients with their machines.

Pharmacy kiosks make filling prescriptions convenient

Marissa Heffernan
July 6, 2018
A lightning bolt illuminates the Tucson night sky during a monsoon thunderstorm on Aug. 11, 2014. 

News Briefs 06/20/18 — 06/26/18:

Eddie Celaya and Marissa Heffernan
June 20, 2018
The UA Cyber Operations Program has received official designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, by the National Security Agency (NSA), an arm of the U.S. Department of Defense.

UA’s Cyber Operations program designated as one of the best in the nation

Marissa Heffernan
June 14, 2018
A tiger at the Reid Park Zoo stalks around its enclosure on Jan. 28, 2018.

Father’s Day weekend round up: Brews at the Zoo and more

Eddie Celaya, Marissa Heffernan, and Jasmine Demers
June 14, 2018
Sierra Nevada Brewery prepared a unique ale with cactus and grapefruit, displayed during the 2nd Annual Tucson 23 Mexican Food Festival.

What to do with your weekend

Eddie Celaya, Marissa Heffernan, and Jasmine Demers
June 13, 2018
UA Flinn Scholar paralyzed while abroad, needs help to come home

UA Flinn Scholar paralyzed while abroad, needs help to come home

Marissa Heffernan and Jasmine Demers
June 11, 2018
Dr. Carol Barnes was elected to be a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

UA regents professor Carol Barnes elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences

Marissa Heffernan
June 9, 2018
Promoters of the All of us Research program.

Program to boost personalized medicine receives $60 million grant

Marissa Heffernan
June 7, 2018
 The Stranger Things laser show opening night on June 1 held at the Flandrau Science Center.                       

New show at Flandrau will turn Stranger Things fans “Upside Down”

Marissa Heffernan
June 2, 2018
UA athletic director, Dave Heeke, gets interviewed by Alec White, a reporter for the Daily Wildcat, before the start of a press conference held on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

Incoming freshman paid a Student Athletics fee. Now what?

Marissa Heffernan
May 17, 2018
Sean Parker, world-renowned astrophotographer, answers questions from a curious audience after the first part of his event "Sean Parker’s Universe" at Flandrau Science Center on Dec.6. Many of the audience members were friends, fans and people who had done workshops with him.

Stars, storms and Sean Parker

Marissa Heffernan
December 7, 2017
Gazing into astrophotographer Sean Parker's Universe

Gazing into astrophotographer Sean Parker’s Universe

Marissa Heffernan
December 4, 2017
Facial feminization surgery is a series of surgeries for trans- women, performed with the goal of making their faces more feminine.

How ideas about gender shape medicine

Marissa Heffernan
November 2, 2017
The Kayenta Solar facility consists of 119,301 photovoltaic panels on single axis trackers which follow the daily path of the Sun. The energy produced at the facility will provide power to an estimated 13,000 homes.

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority opens new solar plant

Marissa Heffernan
September 2, 2017
Cassandra Paral, L, takes the blood pressure of Susie Hathaway, R, on Sunday August 20th 2017.

Banner Health Quick Care clinics opens in Safeway

Marissa Heffernan
August 26, 2017
Jack Speelman, center, helps load harvested fruit into trucks to be shipped back to headquarters on June 9. Trees and plants that produce edible fruit are more common than one may think; Iskashitaa utilizes both a network of homeowners and their knowledge of the area to establish harvesting locations.

Iskashitaa Refugee Network collects, distributes food, helps refugees find community

Marissa Heffernan
June 10, 2017
A lightning bolt illuminates the Tucson night sky during a monsoon thunderstorm on Aug. 11, 2014. A UA research team has undertaken the task of estimating economic impacts of severe weather events.

UA researchers estimate impacts of extreme Tucson weather

Marissa Heffernan
June 5, 2017
ASUA President-elect and economics and political science junior Matt Lubisich poses for a picture in his future office on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Lubisich has been involved with ASUA since his freshman year.

New ASUA president details plans for 2017-2018 academic year

Marissa Heffernan
May 23, 2017
2016-2017 ASUA President Mikey Finnegan sits in the ASUA office on March 9, 2016. Finnegan will hand the reins of student advocacy over to Matt Lubisich at the end of the spring semester.

ASUA President Michael Finnegan reflects on a year of representing student concerns

Marissa Heffernan
May 10, 2017
Despite policy efforts, natural gas slowly replacing coal

Despite policy efforts, natural gas slowly replacing coal

Marissa Heffernan
May 3, 2017
Research assistant professor Adam Buntzman performs an experiment relating to valley fever in the BIO5 Institute in October 2016. A recent grant will allow researchers to study the link between genes and increased reaction to valley fever.

Valley fever grant helps fund genetic testing

Marissa Heffernan
May 2, 2017
A view of Old Main on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Tucson, Ariz. Old Main is the first building ever constructed at the UA, and it was originally the School of Agriculture building.

Old Main recognized for 2014 green renovation

Marissa Heffernan
April 28, 2017
Examining the catch from an oxbow lake in the Amazon rain forest. Students who particpiate in the Ecuador study abroad program have a chance to do original research.

Ecuador study abroad brings conservation biology to winter break

Marissa Heffernan
April 27, 2017
Tutor Alberto Carazo Diaz (left) looks on as fellow tutor Jared Irwin (right) tries to work out a step-by-step method to solve a calculus II problem at the Think Tank in Bear Down Gym on Monday, July 18, 2016. Funded by increased student fees, an upcoming expansion of Bear Down Gym will include a new three-story facility and other improvements.

Bear Down Gym gears up for major improvements

Marissa Heffernan
April 23, 2017
Melanie Cooley, left, and Houda Houssam, right, talk about their work and their radio show at the Dismantling Fear event held at ENR2 on April 20. Houssam is a 19-year-old refugee from Syria who came to Tucson with her family in fall of last year.

Refugees, advocates give context to immigrating to US

Marissa Heffernan
April 21, 2017
From left to right: Dave Rubin, Michael Shermer and Steve Simpson during their panel on the Freedom of Speech event at the UA. Panelists encouraged audience members concerned about the suppression of their speech to back up their statements with facts.

Panel discusses line between free speech and hateful statements

Tirion Morris
April 21, 2017
The Arizona Board of Regents wait to hear comments from the public at their meeting on April 6 in the Grand Ballroom at the Student Union Memorial Center.

Incoming students face new $100 mandatory athletics fee

Marissa Heffernan
April 7, 2017
Delta Sigma Phi fraternity members and volunteers work to hang up booth signs for 2015's Spring Fling. All concessions at the event are sold by student groups, which receive a share of proceeds following the festival.

Turning $190K into Spring Fling

Marissa Heffernan
April 7, 2017
U of A students sharing and listening to each others stories about resilience at the community garden on 4/2/17

Students share tales of resilience in latest installment of Stories in the Garden

Marissa Heffernan
April 3, 2017
UA ramps up efforts to address diversity concerns with Diversity Task Force

UA ramps up efforts to address diversity concerns with Diversity Task Force

Marissa Heffernan
April 2, 2017
Jacqueline Maximillian, the new Students for Sustainability interim course director, at a meeting on March 29. Maximilian took over after Chet Phillips' resignation last week.

CORRECTION: SFS members saddened by resignation of coordinator Chet Phillips

Marissa Heffernan
April 1, 2017
Endangered pupfish given a new home

Endangered pupfish given a new home

Marissa Heffernan
March 26, 2017
Green Fund accepting applications for committee membership

Green Fund accepting applications for committee membership

Marissa Heffernan
March 24, 2017
Henry Stanley with the officers of the Advance Column, Cairo, 1890. From the left: Dr. Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert H. Nelson, Henry Stanley, William G. Stairs and Arthur Jephson. Stanley located Dr. David Livingstone in Africa after his expedition launched on March 21, 1871.

March 21 through science history

Marissa Heffernan
March 22, 2017
Kanye West performing at Lollapalooza in Chile in 2011. A student developed a program capable of producing Kanye-like verses.

Science headlines this week so far

Marissa Heffernan
March 22, 2017
Noriko, a 7-month-old guide dog, curiously stares while resisting the urge to interact with the other pups just a few feet away. A new center for canine research is investigating dog intelligence.

Canine cognition center explores dog smarts

Marissa Heffernan
March 19, 2017
A women dressed in a cat costume holds up poster for the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21 in Tucson. March is Women's History Month, with many events taking place locally and across the country.

Local, national groups recognize Women’s History Month

Marissa Heffernan
March 19, 2017
Mechanical Engineering Junior Li Jiang speaks with a recruiter in the North Ballroom in the Student Union Memorial center on Feb. 21, 2012 during the UA College of Engineering iExpo. Job recruiters aren't sure that graduates have the skills necessary for the workforce, but UA is offering the "Build the Skill" program to help students develop skills in collaboration.

“Build the Skill” program to help students master collaboration

Marissa Heffernan
March 4, 2017
A view of the UA Cancer Center located on campus on Jan. 27. The Cancer Center hosted its second "Bear Down. Beat Cancer." series talk on Thursday, discussing a vaccine that acts against a certain throat cancer.

Cancer Center speaker informs audience on vaccine for throat cancer

Marissa Heffernan
March 4, 2017
Scott Sullivan (L) an officer with the Tucson Police Department, rides in the police golf cart while a UA student Perris Howard (R) drives in the impaired simulation driving course at the UA Spring Break Safety Fair on the UA Mall on Feb. 27, 2013.

UAPD, ASUA and SHAC educate students on safety during spring break

Marissa Heffernan
March 1, 2017
Arizona researchers investigate interdisciplinary health

Arizona researchers investigate interdisciplinary health

Marissa Heffernan
February 26, 2017
Pawel Kiela, Ph.D., and Fayez K. Ghishan, M.D., are children’s postinfectious autoimmune encephalopathy researchers at the UA Steele Children's Research Center. The center received $780,000 to study the disease.

UA Steele Children’s Research Center receives $780,000 to conduct research into often-misdiagnosed disorder

Marissa Heffernan
February 24, 2017
WWF-New Zealand Climate Change Program: WWF is working to cut global greenhouse gas emissions, in order to reduce these harmful effects on people and nature.

Environmental leaders meet in Phoenix to talk about climate change

Marissa Heffernan
February 21, 2017
A broken plant pot at the UA Community Garden on Highland Avenue and Mabel Street. The garden was vandalized between Friday, Feb. 10 and Sunday, Feb. 12.

UA Community Garden vandalized over weekend, more than $7000 of damages

Marissa Heffernan
February 14, 2017
Stories in the Garden incorporates food and inspired dialogue in the UA Community Garden. Dialogue can consist of poems, songs and stories from audience members related to a specific theme.

The UA Community Garden talks self-love in latest installment of stories in the garden

Marissa Heffernan
February 13, 2017
Sherry Turkle examines how texting has changed the way we talk

Sherry Turkle examines how texting has changed the way we talk

Marissa Heffernan
February 5, 2017
The audience listens to Ginny Clements, a breast cancer survivor and member of the UA Cancer Center advisory board. Andrew Kraft, who spoke at the first event in the "Bear Down. Beat Cancer." series is director of the UA Cancer Center.

UA Cancer Center Director kicks off Cancer series with treatment talk

Marissa Heffernan
February 4, 2017
A lion sprawls out in the shade. Despite their lack of parasitic feeding, lions are well adapted to their environment.

Biologists find key traits for species success

Marissa Heffernan
January 30, 2017
The audience listens to Ginny Clements, a breast cancer survivor and member of the UA Cancer Center advisory board. The first talk of the Tucson J's "Bear Down. Beat Cancer." series is this Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Tucson J holds cancer information series through May

Marissa Heffernan
January 30, 2017
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has reset the "Doomsday Clock" to five minutes before midnight, as seen Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the AAAS Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The decision on whether the minute hand moves backward or forward encompasses everything from nuclear weapons to climate-changing technologies to biosecurity and is essentially a comprehensive look at how the world fared in the past year. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Last Week in Science: January 22

Marissa Heffernan
January 29, 2017
Pharos Diagnostics, founded by UA graduate and former employee Nina Ossanna, features mass spectrometry testing technology, which is more accurate than genome/DNA testing.

UA alum brings mass spectrometry testing to Tucson

Marissa Heffernan
January 21, 2017
(From left to right) Joe "Skip" Garcia, former senior vice president of UA Health Sciences, Mike Jonen, senior assistant VP for finance and strategy for UA Health Sciences, and David Elmer, associate dean for finance and business affairs for the UA College of Medicine-Tucson. The Arizona Board of Regents Health Affairs Committee held the last of two meetings to review and understand the operations of the UA’s two medical colleges on Aug. 12, 2016.

Senior vice president of health science resigns, review of medical schools to remain private

Marissa Heffernan
January 15, 2017
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USS Arizona Mall memorial opens

Marissa Heffernan
December 5, 2016
The remnants of a water fountain on the second floor of the Mines and Metallurgy building on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016.

UA maintains $131 million in deferred maintenance of old buildings

Marissa Heffernan
December 2, 2016
The UA Campus Pantry works to eliminate food insecurity by providing nonperishable goods at no cost to students and faculty. 

UA Campus Pantry serves over 130 people each week

Marissa Heffernan
November 24, 2016
Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton (left) and Donald Trump (right) at their rallies in Arizona leading up to election day.

UA’s National Institute for Civil Discourse provides advice for manuevering post-election political discussion

Marissa Heffernan
November 23, 2016
A participant in the Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil places a lit candle in the Old Main fountain Sunday, Nov. 20 in remembrance of those who have been killed and targeted for being transgender.

UA, Tucson community members honor Transgender Day of Remembrance

Marissa Heffernan
November 20, 2016
The Arizona Board of Regents met in the Student Union Memorial Center North Ballroom Thursday, Nov. 17, to discuss Arizona's economy and education. The regents discussed state funding and commitment to Arizona college students.

Second day of regents meetings focus on future of UA finances and building repairs

Marissa Heffernan
November 19, 2016
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Experts weigh in on the science and economics of oil pipelines

Marissa Heffernan
November 18, 2016
A look at the Steward Observatory on Friday, Aug. 5 at the University of Arizona.

Confluencenter aims to create interdisciplinary partnerships

Marissa Heffernan
November 15, 2016
Former UA employee Mark Napier has been elected as Pima County's new Sheriff.

Pima County elects new Sheriff, new supervisor for District 4

Marissa Heffernan
November 9, 2016
Three ways to stay safe during Homecoming

Three ways to stay safe during Homecoming

Marissa Heffernan
October 27, 2016
UA experts say the rise of carbon concentrations in the atmosphere are cause for concern, but the future of our climate is still unclear.

400 parts per million: We’ve reached a climate change ‘tipping point’

Marissa Heffernan
October 22, 2016
Evaline Auerbach, historian for the Steward Observatory, speaks at the Steward Observatory public evening lecture series on Monday, Oct. 17.

Steward Observatory celebrates 100 years since its founding gift

Marissa Heffernan
October 18, 2016
Jonathan Sprinkle receives a margarita through a lit ice sculpture during ZOOscon 2016 at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Shane Burgess, UA vice president for agriculture, life and veterinary sciences, and cooperative extension, announced at the event a $350,000 donation allowing the university and zoo to break ground on a new animal health sciences center.

Reid Park Zoo announces partnership with UA vet school

Marissa Heffernan
October 14, 2016
Family Weekend executive director Courtney Olds talks to student government member in the ASUA on Wednesday, Oct. 12. As Family Weekend approaches, the office is busy with planning and preparations.

Family Weekend comes with a price tag

Marissa Heffernan
October 12, 2016
Joe Begay, of the Navajo Nation, performs a traditional pow wow song on the UA mall on Monday, Oct. 10.

A Native American perspective: A call to adopt Indigenous Peoples Day over Columbus Day

Marissa Heffernan
October 10, 2016
Derek Delgenio shops with his dog Amaya, an 8-month-old Pitbul, inside a PetSmart store on Monday, Oct. 3, in Tucson, Ariz.

UA opens new center in an effort to better understand the canine mind

Marissa Heffernan
October 3, 2016
Going deeper: UA scientists use sound waves to look at the brain in new ways

Going deeper: UA scientists use sound waves to look at the brain in new ways

Marissa Heffernan
September 30, 2016
A Hercules beetle rests in the hands of a visitor during the 2016 Arizona Insect Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18 in Tucson. The Hercules beetle was among one of the top attractions at this-year’s event.

Bugging out at the 2016 Insect Festival

Marissa Heffernan
September 18, 2016
Recently partnering with Openstax, the UA is helping promote the use of open educational resources in college classrooms. So far, students can choose from a selection of 19 open-source textbooks which can be accessed for free via Openstax online webpage or through UA’s Main Library.

UA’s OER initiative combats rising textbook prices with the internet

Marissa Heffernan
September 16, 2016
Valley fever (Coccidioidomycosis) is a respiratory infection caused by a fungus found in dry soil. Roughly two-thirds of Valley Fever deaths are in Arizona.

UA scientists help update national valley fever guidelines

Marissa Heffernan
September 11, 2016

9/11 Tower Challenge: Steps taken to remember

Marissa Heffernan
September 9, 2016

Column: Associating the Arabic language with terrorism is a dangerous and entirely incorrect correlation

Marissa Heffernan
April 26, 2016

Column: UA is the perfect place to set up a career change

Marissa Heffernan
April 19, 2016
Column: Lawmakers who break the law shouldn't get off so easily

Column: Lawmakers who break the law shouldn’t get off so easily

Marissa Heffernan
April 18, 2016

Column: Buying secondhand clothes is a great way to help the environment, community

Marissa Heffernan
April 10, 2016

Column: UA advising system does nothing but stress out students

Marissa Heffernan
March 27, 2016

Column: Let’s repurpose instead of rebuilding

Marissa Heffernan
March 26, 2016

Column: Movies that claim to be “based on a true story” spread dangerous misinformation

Marissa Heffernan
March 23, 2016

Column: Apple should unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

Marissa Heffernan
March 1, 2016

Column: Sustainability is on the way, with or without SCOTUS

Marissa Heffernan
February 15, 2016

Column: UA needs to do more to ensure vegetarian meals are truly meat free

Marissa Heffernan
February 12, 2016

Gender representation through art

Marissa Heffernan
February 3, 2016
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