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The domed structure that houses the University of Arizona’s 60-inch telescope used to search for near-earth objects.

A Night on Mount Lemmon Watching the Skies

Also on Arizona Spotlight: how Street Outreach is building trust with Tucson's homeless youth; and writer Lisa M. O'Neill shares an essay about the personal toll of sexual harassment.
The west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA Projects Enrollment Increase for Online Courses

Prior to 2015, online education at the University was exclusively graduate programs.
The James Webb Space Telescope in a clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

UA Astronomer's Camera to Play Key Role in New Space Telescope

Infrared camera will search for first objects in the universe.

As Valley Fever Cases Grow, Research Aims to Improve Diagnoses, Treatment

A UA study center looks at effects of delayed diagnoses, hopes to pioneer rapid test.
The west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

The Biggest Higher Education Stories of 2017 - And What to Watch for in 2018

New Leadership at the University of Arizona and In-State Tuition for DACA Students.
Passenger jet technology could guide robotic cars: U of A professor

Arizona Researcher Linking Aviation Tech and Self-Driving Cars

How GPS and radar from passenger jets can help guide robotic vehicles.

Tech Launch Arizona Reports More Companies Licensing UA Inventions

Organization helps license research to companies, generated $32 million in revenue since '13.

Southern Arizona 2017 Science Highlights

Busy year in astronomy and planetary science for Tucson space industry.
Geminids Meteor Shower in northern hemisphere, December 2013.

Geminid Meteor Shower To Light up the Sky

Find a dark place, dress warmly and look up Wednesday night.

U of A Researchers Aid Fight Against ALS

Team outlines neural roadblock that stops muscle function.
A collage of photos from the early 1900s of Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly and her family, who were among the earliest settlements in the region that now shares her first name.

A century of family history helped create "The Journal of Sedona Schnebly"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Advice on healthier, happier sleep; and at age 100, a real Tucson original still surrounds herself with the things she loves -- motorcycles.
Bicycles for the Tugo city bike-share program near Tumamoc Hill on Tucson's west side, 2017.

Tugo Ridership Up 30 Percent Every Week, Coordinator Says

Free Tugo rides are available every Tuesday through the month of December.
Banner - University Medicine North outpatient clinic at 3838 N. Campbell Ave. in Tucson will begin patient care in late December 2017.

Banner Health North Clinic Opening Doors For Preview Dec. 11

Many outpatient services to be house at new facility near cancer center.
A growing black hole, called a quasar, can be seen at the center of a faraway galaxy in this artist's concept.

Astronomer Helps Find Most Distant Quasar, Clue to 'Cosmic Evolutions'

Scientists on quest to find when stars first formed in our universe.
Wilbur the Wildcat waves a UA "Block A" flag before an exhibition match between the University of Arizona men's basketball team and Chico State on Nov 5, 2017.

'Beer Down': City Council Approves Liquor License for McKale Center

The license for the home of Arizona basketball still needs the go-ahead from the Arizona Department of Liquor.
The west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA President Starts Process for New University 'Roadmap'

President Robbins appoints two deans to put together a strategic plan.

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