University of Arizona News

July 30--Tens of thousands of Tucsonans may have descended on downtown to ride the streetcar last weekend when it was free.

To examine this, the Arizona Daily Wildcat , UA's student newspaper, was gracious enough to share the entries from their " Police Beat " for the 2013-14 academic year.

This image of the surface of Mars covers a location that has been captured several times by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to look for changes in gullies.

Harrison Blackman had never been abroad before, but heA'd always wanted to see the ancient sites and cities in Greece, so when he saw that a professor from Princeton University would be teaching a summer class in Greece, he jumped at the opportunity to study abroad.

In a bold move underscoring Temple University's commitment to access and diversity, President Neil D. Theobald today announced the "Temple Option," an admissions path for talented students who show great potential for success but don't perform well on standardized tests.

Medical marijuana is placed on a scale. The University of Arizona has rejected a marijuana researcher's plea to keep her job after her contract was terminated in June.

A fired University of Arizona professor who was studying to effects of medical marijuana on military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has lost an appeal to regain her job.

Once upon a time, a spouse, children and a home were among the most typical hallmarks of adulthood.

Arizona schools did not fare well on a list of four-year colleges that offer the most bang for your tuition buck.

A new system that sent patients to designated cardiac receiving centers dramatically increased the survival rate of victims of sudden cardiac arrest in Arizona, according to a study published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine .

People who suffer long-term sleep problems after a divorce are at risk for a rise in blood pressure, a new study suggests.

"Illegal immigration costs Arizona taxpayers $2.8 billion every single year. When I am governor, that will change," said Jones in the ad.

The line connects the University of Arizona campus to the Avenue , downtown Tucson and the Convention Center.

Approximately 60,000 passengers enjoyed free rides from the Tucson Sun Link Streetcar over the three-day Sunrise Over Sun Link celebration this weekend, according to the City of Tucson and the Regional Transportation Authority.

At a recent conference at George Washington University on financial literacy among teens, it seemed only fitting that a number of young people offered their own observations and testimonials.

Narcissists don't happen to be particularly nice people. They preen. They grab. And they never ever really feel our pain.

University of Arizona officials say donations to renovate a new executive office suite used by the school's president have been hard to come by.

Colonization, illegal immigration and the clash of cultures. These are not only current hot-button issues, they're themes explored by Ray Bradbury in his science fiction stories.

Just a week after University of Arizona researcher Sue Sisley was fired from her job , effectively shutting down crucial, federally approved research into the potential of cannabis as a treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder , the state of Arizona officially added the condition to the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana.

A whole weekend of festivities will welcome its opening. "Stretching from the University of Arizona, down 4th Avenue and through Downtown to the Mercado District on the West Side, restaurants, clubs and businesses along the line of the new Sun Link streetcar will mark the opening of the route with a weekend of dozens of events, from the ... (more)