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Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Wyyerd Fiber continues construction in Continental Ranch on Nov. 4, 2025.

Wyyerd Fiber makes its move into SoAZ

Annie Tacey, Reporter November 5, 2025

Phoenix-based Wyyerd Fiber is making a bold push into Southern Arizona, beginning in Marana, as part of its larger effort to bring high-speed fiber internet service to the greater Tucson area. Wyyerd...

Compost cat, Jessica Harris posing in front of a mixing pile. Photo by: Derek Gaines/Arizona Sonora News

Social media helps UA group spread environmental message

Derek Gaines February 23, 2018

Millennials and social media go together like peanut butter and jelly. With the internet accessible from just a few clicks of your cellphone, the concept of communication and education has been...

Turning waste products into plastics

Turning waste products into plastics

Nicholas Johnson February 23, 2017

University of Arizona chemists hope to profit on the smelly remains of refined petroleum after discovering a way to turn sulfur into plastic infrared lenses. The process of hydro desulfurization...

University of Arizona student Catherine Lowe '17 falls into the technology trap by putting herself at risk for future eye problems.

Eye killing is the new pastime of the 21st century

Rachael Vargas February 15, 2017

The children of the 21st century have a new nickname: vision killers. They are the first generation to grow up in this technological world, but this so called “access” has its downfall. All this...

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