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Celebrating the beauty, craftsmanship, and audio nuances of acoustic and electric guitars, the University of Arizona Museum of Art presents Good Vibrations: The Guitar as Design, Craft and Function.

Exhibit Tunes In to Guitarmaking History

"Good Vibrations" offers glimpse at the instrument and its construction, from 16th-century Europe to present-day Tucson

An in-depth look at the University of Arizona Dance program.

Dancers Pursue Perfection in Balanchine Ballet

UA students stage demanding piece choreographer George Balanchine once called "everything I know about the classical ballet in 15 minutes”

For many cancer patients, clinical trials offer a way to change the course of cancer research--and their own disease.

Patients Seek Hope Through Trials

Clinical trials offer cancer patients a chance at treatment and a role in research

The smallpox vaccine diluent in a syringe along side a vial of Dryvax® dried smallpox vaccine.

Researchers Probe Dramatic Drop In Vaccinations

Arizona parents choosing not to vaccinate their children has doubled in a single decade

Thousands of migratory bats reside under Tucson bridges during the summer months.

Befriending the Bats Among Us

Historically maligned creatures gaining respect through education

Arizona Budget 2012: How It Affects You

The state budget goes into effect July 1 with plenty of local impacts.

Researchers hope the bacterial communities' hidden abilities--including the ability to produce their own crystals in the lab--will prove useful to society and helpful in managing the cave.

Web Feature: What Lies Beneath

In the hidden reaches of Kartchner Caverns, a world of mysterious microbes thrives

University Foundations Emerge from Recession

Higher-education contributions are on the rise, fund-raising chiefs say

Fiesta Bowl Goes to Rehab

Can the big-time sports organization recover from its season of scandal?

Savannah Guthrie

The U of A welcomes home a prominent alumna to give the 2011 commencement speech. Hear how Savannah's successful career started, and about the big change in her future.

Episode 17: Jobs Picture Improves for College Grads

Arizona universities report increased recruitment activities by employers big and small

The University of Arizona and BICAS, Bicycle Inter-Community Arts and Salvage, are working on a project to try to recycle bicycles abandoned by students who leave for the summer.

How to Recycle a Bicycle

Bicycle organization and University of Arizona team up to collect and reuse unwanted bicycles

The Muslim community in Tucson is characterized by a broad diversity.

Meet Tucson's Muslim Diaspora

The local Muslim community boasts a broad diversity, and seeks to redress misconceptions about Islam.

Twenty veterans from around the U.S. will get a tour of the UA that includes athletics clinics and sessions on how to take advantage of their higher education benefits. At the 4-day camp, vets will attend athletic clinics and learn from coaches and student-athletes.

Web Feature: On the Playing Field, Life Goes On

An all-veteran, all-amputee softball team reconnects with their love for the game

Arizona struggles to draw large corporate employers, says state Board of Regents Chair Anne Mariucci.

Episode 9: Business and the Skilled Workforce

Another round of funding cuts to the state's public universities bodes ill for the economy, regent chair says

We talk to a person who required heart surgery due to her Lupus and now sits on the board of directors for the Lupus Foundation of Southern Arizona. We also speak to a research assistant professor at the UofA who is working on this topic.

Living with Lupus

Researchers and survivors in Tucson raise awareness of an often misunderstood disease

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