University of Arizona

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COSMIC EVENTS

UOFA TELESCOPES PRODUCE STANGE PROTESTS AND WEIRED OFFICIAL REACTIONS

POIGNANT TIMES AT POISON CONTROLMEDICAL AND EMERGENCY EXPERTS FEAR CLOSURE OF PHOENIX FACILITY

UOFA TELESCOPES PRODUCE STANGE PROTESTS AND WEIRED OFFICIAL REACTIONS

FLASHES, 8-10

UOFA TELESCOPES PRODUCE STANGE PROTESTS AND WEIRED OFFICIAL REACTIONS

The Outer Space Undergroud

Arizona's quiet visionaries yearn to make the state a hub of commercial space travel

Silver Versus Shadegg. Rad.

A battle of GOP extremes pits environmentalist Robin Silver against conservative Congressman John Shadegg

Flashes

A battle of GOP extremes pits environmentalist Robin Silver against conservative Congressman John Shadegg

Second Helpings

A battle of GOP extremes pits environmentalist Robin Silver against conservative Congressman John Shadegg

Lute Olson Retires as Wildcat's Men's Basketball Coach

A battle of GOP extremes pits environmentalist Robin Silver against conservative Congressman John Shadegg

Smoke Screening

ASARCO says it will pay for health tests in Hayden, but residents' lawyers fear a cover-up

You like us, you really like us

A week in which we bask in the all-too-temporary glow of readers' compliments

Arizona Wildcats Kick Butt in Entertaining Vegas Bowl Game

No question, University of Arizona football has been lousy at best for about a decade now. Alums like ourselves who pay attention to such weighty things quietly were suffering through yet another mediocre season until -- Hallelujah! -- the Wildcats throttled ASU down in Tucson a few weeks ago and th ... More >>

Hot Links: Arpaio's System Called a Failure, Cable Companies Searched, and the Mark Reynolds Improvement Project

A New York-based research group called Justice Strategies files a report calling Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's system for cracking down on illegal immigration a failure. They're not the first...A recent study examines retail closures in 65 metro markets, and Phoenix tops the list of distresse ... More >>

MLK Basketball Classic

A New York-based research group called Justice Strategies files a report calling Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's system for cracking down on illegal immigration a failure. They're not the first...A recent study examines retail closures in 65 metro markets, and Phoenix tops the list of distresse ... More >>

Magical History Tour

You say you want high resolution?

Lab Rats

The University of Arizona's push to become one of the nation's great research institutions has paid off -- but at what cost to the state, faculty and students?

Stalking a Novelist

Lydia Millet reads from her latest novel, My Happy Life

Committing the Truth

After years of retaliation because she was a whistleblower, a leading Alzheimer's researcher can vouch for how poorly Arizona law protects university employees who report waste or fraud

Power Ploys

The Arizona State hockey team iced tough competition this season. So why did players pass on a shot at a national championship?

I Varied Wyatt Earp

One of its books has been misrepresented as a memoir, but the University of Arizona Press has no plan to correct the record

A Reputation in Ruins

One of its books has been misrepresented as a memoir, but the University of Arizona Press has no plan to correct the record

ARMS APPRECIATIONARTISTS FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME SPINE

One of its books has been misrepresented as a memoir, but the University of Arizona Press has no plan to correct the record

Jay-Z Concert Screw-Up at University of Arizona Costs Student Group Almost $1 Million

An unsuccessful stadium concert hosted by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona will be costing students for years to come.The Last Smash Platinum Bash concert took place at the Arizona Stadium in Tucson and featured Jay-Z, Kelly Clarkson, Third Eye Blind, and other musical groups. A ... More >>

Pink Moth Discovered in Arizona Named After UA Biologist's Wife

  How's this for romantic: A University of Arizona professor found a new species of moth -- one with beautiful pink wings -- and named it after his wife, who likes the color pink. Tests proved the critter was a previously unknown species.

"Up From the Ashes: Phoenix Goes to Mars"

  How's this for romantic: A University of Arizona professor found a new species of moth -- one with beautiful pink wings -- and named it after his wife, who likes the color pink. Tests proved the critter was a previously unknown species.

Hot Links: CPS, U of A Frat, and Traffic Ticket Refunds

An audit claims that Child Protective Services are taking too long to investigate complaints of abuse at group homes and treatment centers. State law requires CPS to complete an investigation within 21 days of a complaint about a care facility...University of Arizona fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon has ... More >>

Brain Man

Grey’s Anatomy consultant relates kooky surgical tales

Hot Links: Grants, Temples, and Ear-Biting Cabbies

​The federal government has awarded a $54 million grant to Arizona for the expansion and creation of charter schools. The state plans to open up to 92 new campuses...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints plans to build two temples in the Valley, one in Phoenix and one in Gilbert. The tem ... More >>

Robert Glennon @ Changing Hands Bookstore

​The federal government has awarded a $54 million grant to Arizona for the expansion and creation of charter schools. The state plans to open up to 92 new campuses...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints plans to build two temples in the Valley, one in Phoenix and one in Gilbert. The tem ... More >>

Hot Links: Pat Murphy, Ballers Out, and a Sweat Lodge Rescue

​Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies say they are investigating after someone painted "Kill Obama" in purple spray paint across a pair of political signs in Cave Creek. Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the Secret Service has been contacted, and asks anyone with information to contact his office...Arizon ... More >>

Hot Links: UA's Nuclear Reactor, Salvation Army, and Circles

​The University of Arizona plans to shut down its nuclear reactor by mid-2010. The license for the 51-year-old reactor, used for research, expires next year, and Director John Williams says it isn't used enough to warrant a vigorous re-licensing process with the Nuclear Reg ... More >>

New Study Finds Soda Fountains Squirt Fecal Bacteria; U of A Biologist "Not Too Surprised"

www.ebaumsworld.com​A recent study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology's January print edition made a rather shitty discovery for soda-lovers everywhere: nearly half of all soda fountains are spraying high levels of fecal bacteria into people's cups.Anyone familiar wi ... More >>

Arizona State Men's Basketball Has Nice Weekend As Wildcats Falter Down In Tucson

If it wasn't a sure thing that the University of Arizona men's basketball team will have to win the Pac-10 conference championship next month to keep its streak of 25 consecutive years in the NCAA tournament intact -- it is now.   ​That's because the Wildcats stunningly lost at home ... More >>

Strictly Fo Da Parkys: Watch 66-Year-Old Rap About Parkinsons Disease

It takes some serious guts to laugh at yourself whilst fighting a debilitating disease, and that's exactly what you'll get from Sharon Kha, a former veep from the University of Arizona who is now suffering from Parkinsons, the progressive wasting disease that also afflicts Michael J. Fox. As Tucson ... More >>

Thrown for a Curve

UA delivered a slider when we were expecting fastball

Jan Brewer Signs Sunday Morning Booze Bill

www.demotivateus.com​Congratulations, drunks! You will no longer find yourself in that pesky situation of not being able to buy booze at 6 a.m. on a Sunday.Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill yesterday that relaxes laws regulating the sale of alcohol on Sunday mornings.Currently, there is a statewid ... More >>

The Deep End

Gay softball team throws big bash before big tourney

Rodney Glassman and Other Arizona Dems Not Exactly Motivating Youth Vote

Rodney Glassman​U.S. Senate hopeful Rodney Glassman, as well as several other Democrats running for office this year, were at the University of Arizona yesterday for a rally. It didn't go well.It went so bad, in fact, that the university's newspaper, The Daily Wildcat, wrote a scathing editorial w ... More >>

Drought Might Go Medieval on Southwest, Researchers Say; 60-Year Dry Period Possible

  "I'm-a get medieval on your ass." -- Marcellus Wallace, spokesman for Mother Nature?​A 60-year drought, the likes of which hasn't been seen since medieval times, may be in store for the Southwest this century, University of Arizona researchers report. A summary of scientific f ... More >>

Branded: Can Tucson Ever Live It Down?

  "I'm-a get medieval on your ass." -- Marcellus Wallace, spokesman for Mother Nature?​A 60-year drought, the likes of which hasn't been seen since medieval times, may be in store for the Southwest this century, University of Arizona researchers report. A summary of scientific f ... More >>

Off the Wall

Gallery graffiti brings street art indoors

Background Checks for College Football Players: Right or Wrong for NCAA?

bcsknowhow.com Does College Football need background checks?​Sports Illustrated ran an article this morning detailing the results of background checks into all college football players who play for the Top 25 ranked schools in the country.   The results are unsurprising: some college ... More >>

Arizona's Public Universities Plan All-Time High Tuition; Could Go Higher if Senate Has Its Way

​Tuition increases proposed late last week by Arizona's three public university presidents make getting a public education in Arizona pricier than ever. Worse, they were probably underestimated -- again. Presidents of the three universities sent their pitch for new tuition increases to the Arizon ... More >>

University of Arizona Mock Border Fence Kinda Decries U.S.-Mexico Border Fence

Photo by Hisham Yousif​When the near-1,000 foot fence went up in the middle of the University of Arizona campus Monday, it seemed like an obvious message for a campus about an hour's drive from the Mexican border -- a cry against the U.S. immigration policy. That's not exactly the case, as photos ... More >>

March 24 In Blogs: Eric Cox, Cut Copy, Citizen Public House, and a Mock Border Fence

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Drought Eases in Arizona; Phoenix Area Now "Moderate"

Image: U.S. Drought MonitorArizona's drought is actually easing -- for the western part of the state.​ After the storm like the one the Valley had last night and all the wildfires, you'd think Arizona was one giant dust bowl.You'd be wrong.Despite "exceptional," bone-dry conditions in the sout ... More >>

Free Garden Tour This Weekend: Learn To Grow Exotic Fruit In Your Own Backyard

http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/banana.htmlBackyard banana plant​Did you know you can grow bananas and mangoes in your own back yard? Ya, we didn't think so, either. There's a FREE event this Saturday July 9th from 8 - 10 a.m. at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension office where you ca ... More >>

Community Colleges Considering Adding Transgendered to List of Protected Groups

www.photobucket.com​The Maricopa County Community College District board is considering adding transgendered people to its list of groups protected from harassment.Arizona State University and the University of Arizona have included transgendered people in their anti-discrimination policies for ye ... More >>

Science Friday

www.photobucket.com​The Maricopa County Community College District board is considering adding transgendered people to its list of groups protected from harassment.Arizona State University and the University of Arizona have included transgendered people in their anti-discrimination policies for ye ... More >>

Pineberries, Square Watermelons and Pink Lemons: The Wonderful, Wild World of Plants

Via Organic Green Roots on Facebook​It's always fun to remind ourselves of the wonders of nature. We saw these and thought it would be fun to get you in the mood for food.  Organic Green Roots posted on Facebook some cool photos of edible fruits that make you wonder if they are real or ... More >>