University of Arizona News

The Yuma Sun Scholars program recognizes students in Yuma County who excel in one of seven academic categories.

Deputies with the Tucson Mountain District responded to the call where two pick-up trucks- a white Dodge Ram and a gray Ford Ranger collided head-on. The male driver of the Ford Ranger was found going in and out of consciousness and was transported to University of Arizona Medical Center in serious condition.

Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, assistant professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona, will speak at Cal State San Bernardino.

Graduating students from Arizona Western College, Yuma Branch Campus of Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona-Yuma Academic Center received their diplomas at the Commencement Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday night.

A change of plea hearing for a professional dancer who secretly videotaped victims with a hidden camera while they were undressing, including at least three instances in Yuma while he was a guest artist in community performances, has been postponed until next month.

Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say.

Robert Kornahrens and Deborah Kornahrens have listed for sale a five-bedroom, 4.5-bath home at 4000 N.E. 31st Ave.

Linda Connors was selected by Chief Judge Stephen Schapanski to join the 8th Judicial District as a District Court magistrate for Larimer County.

A new superfruit juice just started filling the shelves at Whole Foods - and is starting to make its way across Southern Arizona.

The Genetic Literacy Project reports that the ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighbors over the origins of the "Jewish people" has surfaced again as an issue of great controversy-with science in the crosshairs.

The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision Point -C. NASA officials reviewed a series of detailed project assessments and authorized the spacecraft's continuation into the development phase.

Both planets feature similar climates, despite the fact that Uranus is tipped on its side with the pole facing the sun during winter.

Smoking marijuana has "remarkable" effect on diabetic problems and may lower risk of getting the disease, a study published on Wednesday states.

According to a May 16 article on Yahoo!News , a study at the University of Arizona has shown that marijuana seems to impact Type 2 diabetes in a positive way.

The NRO's gift to NASA of unused spy satellites could enable a new project termed MOST, or Mars-Orbiting Space Telescope.

Candice Childress , a student at Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts in Nevada, is one of eight high school seniors around the world blogging about their college searches.

Eller College of Management today announced that its internationally-recognized MBA program will be available online beginning this fall.

Transcranial ultrasound stimulation has also shown promise. Ultrasound consists of mechanical vibrations, like sound, but with frequencies far greater than the upper limit of human hearing, around 20 thousand to 20 million cycles per second .

The results suggest Mars gets pummeled by space rocks less frequently than previously thought, as scientists relied on cratering rates of the moon for their estimates.

FANWOOD, NJ The Carriage House Poetry Series will present distinguished poets Maria Mazziotti Gillan and Leslie Heywood reading their works onTuesday, May 21st at 8 pm in the Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall.