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Chemicals in your household could be tied to early menopause

Chemicals in your household could be tied to early menopause

Patrick O'Connor
May 4, 2016
Coronado Residence Hall sits at 822 E. Fifth St. near the southwest corner of the UA campus on Monday, Feb. 22. Recent investigation by the Daily Wildcat shows that Coronado has the highest rate of drug and alcohol incidents of all the dorms at UA.

Where’s the (on-campus) party? UAPD data says Coronado and Kaibab-Huachuca

Patrick O'Connor
February 19, 2016
Protesters gather and shout chants outside of "illegal pete's" on University Ave on Thursday, Dec. 10. This is the second day of protests.

Round two: read and see what happened during the second day of Illegal Pete’s protests

Alex McIntyre, Tom Price, Patrick O'Connor, and Sam Gross
December 11, 2015
On the eve of its grand opening, Illegal Pete's flooded by protesters

On the eve of its grand opening, Illegal Pete’s flooded by protesters

Alex McIntyre, Patrick O'Connor, and Sam Gross
December 10, 2015
Courtesy of Patrick O'ConnorA vine descends from the dense canopy of Biosphere 2's tropical rainforest biome. Experiments in this artificial rainforest give researchers insight into how ecosystems will respond to climate change.

Biosphere 2 researchers research climate change in Arizona’s only rainforest

Patrick O'Connor
October 18, 2015
Cole Pihl and Kyle McGowan, project managers for Greening the Game last semester, eat lunch at the University of Arizona on April 23. With McGowan graduating, Pihl leads the initiative during the 2015-2016 school year.

Greening the Game aims for its first zero-waste football game against Utah

Patrick O'Connor
September 2, 2015
Earth’s Extraterrestrial Landfill

Earth’s Extraterrestrial Landfill

Patrick O'Connor
August 26, 2015

Ways to thrive as a science major

Patrick O'Connor
July 29, 2015
A bear peeks out of a wooden den at Bearizona Wildlife Park on Saturday, July 4. Bearizona has three different bear exhibits that host bears of all ages. 

Bear down at Bearizona

Patrick O'Connor
July 22, 2015
Reply All

Review: Internet-centric ‘ReplyAll’ explores weirdos on web

Patrick O'Connor
April 21, 2015
Courtesy of Eric ChanTwo yellow Peeps, armed with toothpick lances, are locked in a deadly showdown. Peep jousting, along with a variety of other unique activities, are explained in NPR's podcast "How To Do Everything."

Learning ‘How to do Everything’

Patrick O'Connor
April 7, 2015
99% Invisible Podcast

Architecture, design podcast much more than ‘99% Invisible’

Patrick O'Connor
March 24, 2015
Courtesy of Amy Randall / BIO5 InstituteA volunteer for the Marine Awareness and Conservation Society shows marine organisms at the Science of the Natural World tent at the 2014 Tucson Festival of Books. At this year's Science of the Natural World tent, there will be live volcano demonstrations.

Pi, volcanoes and DNA at Science City

Patrick O'Connor
March 13, 2015
Courtesy of Back Bay Books

Blinded by the light pollution

Patrick O'Connor
March 12, 2015

Vince Vaughn’s transformation on- and off-screen

Patrick O'Connor
March 6, 2015

New BPA study discussed with science journalist

Patrick O'Connor
March 5, 2015
NPR

Review: ‘Planet Money’ gives listeners a bang for its buck

Patrick O'Connor
February 25, 2015
The Heart Radio

An apt podcast for Valentine’s Day, but not public radio

Patrick O'Connor
February 11, 2015
Courtesy of Startup

Risky business unveiled through ‘StartUp’ podcast

Patrick O'Connor
January 28, 2015
NPR

Podcast prompts science inquiry

Patrick O'Connor
January 21, 2015
Podcast to pick up after 'Serial'

Podcast to pick up after ‘Serial’

Patrick O'Connor
January 16, 2015

On The Road Again: The Titan Missile Museum

Patrick O'Connor
September 26, 2014
Kyle Hansen / The Daily Wildcat Dr. Tanya Renner shows off a tarantula in the Forbes Building on Wednesday, Sept. 16 2014. The tarantula is among a number of bugs that will be shown at the Arizona Insect Fair on Sunday, Sept. 21 2014.

Insects invade Student Union for annual festival

Patrick O'Connor
September 19, 2014
Brittney Smith / The Daily Wildcat Visiting artist Eva Struble talks about her art during a reception at the Joseph Gross Gallery at the University of Arizona Museum of Art on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Struble took questions about her exhibit, "Produce" during the reception.

UA School of Art showcases new works by Eva Struble

Patrick O'Connor
September 14, 2014
Daniel Burkart / The Daily Wildcat The Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch which opened to the public in 1999 is just a half hour North of Tucson, and is home to ostriches, goats, ducks, priarie dogs, and deer.

On The Road Again: The Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Farm

Patrick O'Connor
September 12, 2014
Nutritional sciences junior major Dorine Owusu-nyarko prepares tomatoes for a mason jar salad during the Student Recreation Center’s Cooking on Campus class. The next class is scheduled for Sept. 9.

UA Rec Center offers cooking classes

Patrick O'Connor
September 4, 2014
Bookmans on Ina Road is the first location in Arizona to start accepting Bitcoin, an online crypto-currency. Bitcoin is a new way of purchasing items online.

Bitcoin becoming more tangible

Patrick O'Connor
August 11, 2014
Mike Wilson, chef at Mutts, prepares a Veggie Benedict from the breakfast menu at Mutts on Tuesday. The restaurant is known for their breakfast items and hot dogs including the Windy Dog.

“Mutts” has some barking mad food

Patrick O'Connor
August 6, 2014

Internation Boys and Men’s Choral Festival comes to UA

Patrick O'Connor
July 16, 2014
Rebecca Noble / Arizona Summer Wildcat Friends and familiy enjoy the showing of "We Bought a Zoo" at the Movies in the Park night at Reid Park on Friday, June 23rd.

Enjoy movies in Reid Park this summer

Patrick O'Connor
July 9, 2014
Rebecca Noble / Arizona Summer Wildcat Leighton Jeffy, co-founder of Sapient Soap and Sundries sets up his herbal merchandize at the farmer's market on the corner of 4th Ave. and 4th St. on Friday, June 27th. Jeffy and his wife wrap their bars of soap in pages of books the couple finds literary significance in.

Literature-inspired soaps jump off the page

Patrick O'Connor
July 2, 2014
From left to right and top to bottom, Sally Polanco, special events coordinator for Celebratión de día San Juan, Lizette Matus, vice president, José Carbajal, treasurer, and Lillian Lopez-Grant, president, pose with a statue of St. John the Baptist. They are putting on El Día de San Juan Fiesta at the Mercado San Agustin on Tuesday from 5-10 p.m. The Fiesta is a Tucson tradition dating back to the 1500s.

Fiesta looks to bless the rains down in Tucson

Patrick O'Connor
June 18, 2014
Rebecca Marie Sasnett / The Daily Wildcat Owner of CakeLab Daphna Ron sits on the front porch of her shop located on North 4th Ave and East 4th street. CakeLab is a bakery and cafe which serves 100% gluten free cakes, cookies, cupcakes, bagels and biscotti. CakeLab is hosing a food market every Friday of the week starting June 13.

Tucson food festival coming to 4th Ave this Friday

Patrick O'Connor
June 11, 2014
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