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Arizona Sonoran News

The McMath-Pierce Facility will transition into the Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach over two years. The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope was dedicated in 1962 and was the only telescope capable of observing the sun at infrared wavelengths. (Photograph by Corinna Tellez)

Kitt Peak renovations spare telescope, increase ‘global reach’

Corinna Tellez December 5, 2018

Kitt Peak National Observatory is receiving a two-year, $6.4 million transformation to save its historic solar telescope facility and renovate its aging visitor center. Built in 1962, the McMath-Pierce...

Veronica Dominguez and her son working in a classroom at Ocotillo Early Learning Center in Tucson, Ariz.
Photo by: Paige Helfinstine

Miscommunication: Hispanic youth wrongfully diagnosed

Paige Helfinstine November 6, 2018

Hispanic bilingual students are being hindered academically in Arizona and across the country, because some speech-language pathologists do not have the resources or training necessary to correctly...

UA’s lack of transparency sparks concern

Jason Weir April 19, 2018

Student data collected by the University of Arizona has ignited a debate. On March 7, UA announced it could use CatCard data to predict a student’s probability of returning for their second year...

Cones encircle a hole on the side of the San Jose de Tumacacori church. The hole is a result of heavy rainstorms in February, where water got under the structure's plaster layer and got to the adobe underneath. (Photo by Ava Garcia/Arizona Sonora News Service)

UA team studies environmental impacts on cultural resources in the West

Ava Garcia April 17, 2018

There’s a hole in a 218-year-old building in Tumacácori National Historical Park. It’s the result of rain affecting the historic building’s adobe structure. It’s what can happen when environmental...

The AI within Cognitive and Autonomous Test vehicle from the University of Arizona's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering allows it to dodge obstacles on the road and drive by itself via sensors in a controlled environment. (Photo by: Jessica Blackburn/Arizona Sonora News)

Computer science experts say concerns surrounding Artificial Intelligence valid

Jessica Blackburn February 25, 2018

The words “dangerous artificial Intelligence” might bring images of robot assassins to mind. However, science fiction films such as James Cameron’s The Terminator and Alex Garland’s EX_MACHINA...

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