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Natalie Shepp, climate manager for the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, talks to cyclists last October at Cyclovia in Armory Park in Downtown Tucson.  (Photo courtesy of Pima County)

With federal funding cuts looming, Pima County must step up on climate initiatives

John-Amos Stompoly, Reporter March 19, 2025

Political uncertainty is not deterring a local climate official from continuing her work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change effects on underserved communities in Pima County. Natalie...

The entrance to the Mel and Enid Zuckerberg College of Public Health that honors their impact and donations made to the UA.

UA One Health Initiative faces new uncertainty fighting future pandemics

Jack Reser, Reporter March 18, 2025

The University of Arizona School of Public Health launched the One Health Initiative in 2020 to fight future health issues in Arizona and around the world. That work could help prevent or respond to...

Morgan Choi, a researcher at the University of Arizona's Wyant College of Optical Sciences, discusses her work exploring the boundaries of quantum mechanics and information extraction. Photo by Arilynn Hyatt

UA Optical Sciences building shines light on dark matter research

Lilia Carl, Reporter March 17, 2025

University of Arizona optics researchers are conducting dark matter research in the dark. Since its July opening, researchers working in the basement of the $99 million Grand Challenges research building...

A couple in the planetarium looking up at the dome.

Flandrau hosts Starlight Date Night on March 13

Sara Richardson, Reporter March 8, 2025

The Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium located at 1601 E. University Blvd. is hosting a Starlight Date Night event on March 13 starting at 5:30pm for couples to come enjoy an hour of star talk and...

On the evening of March 13, catch the rare total lunar eclipse as the moon turns red.

Seeing red: Rare blood moon set to arrive late March 13

Lilia Carl, Reporter March 5, 2025

On the evening of Thursday, March 13, skywatchers across the world will get a rare treat: a total lunar eclipse, the first of its kind since November 2022.   This celestial event, which can occur...

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