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In Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," the woman with the big blue eyes and hair "long and lustrous and black" is known as "Terry, the Mexican girl."

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A well-known medical marijuana researcher at the University of Arizona says a study she's been planning for four years has cost her her job.

A well-known medical marijuana researcher at the University of Arizona says a study she's been planning for four years has cost her her job.

Repeated high-resolution observations made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate the gullies on Mars' surface are primarily formed by the seasonal freezing of carbon dioxide, not liquid water.

Whether you're after the warm sunshine, the dry climate or the delicious food, Tucson, Arizona , has something to offer tourists and residents alike.

Members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology have elected four new officers to serve on its Board of Directors and three members to serve on the Nominating Committee.

As part of BECU's commitment to education and assisting outstanding students, the BECU Foundation awarded 75 BECU student-members with $3,000 scholarships toward their college education.

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On July 11, 2014, MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D., wrote to Caroline Garcia, Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Arizona, to express MAPS' support for Dr. Sue Sisley's reinstatement at the university after she was fired on June 30. Dr. Sisley is the lead investigator of MAPS' planned study of marijuana for symptoms of PTSD in ... (more)

In what may have been a politically motivated firing , the University of Arizona has let go of a prominent researcher who studied the effects of marijuana on military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder .

Toker, who previously worked as a senior mentor-in-residence at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management , has founded or co-founded five Arizona- and California-based technology companies, including Arch Partners, Surgical Tools, Bioptics Corp., Rad-Icon Imaging Corp. and MedOptics Corp. Founded in 2003, the Skandalaris Center is ... (more)

Emre Toker will become the next managing director of the Skandalaris Center, Washington University officials announced Thursday.

Arizona University Professor Susan Sisley joins HuffPost Live to talk about why she was fired over her medical marijuana research.

The University of Arizona fired Assistant Professor Sue Sisley before she could start her research on the possible beneficial effects marijuana can have for post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.

As the number of baby boomers retire or die, the United States is expected to see an "inheritance boom" unlike any other in history.

The University of Arizona football program, led by former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, has produced a new promotional video called "Arizona Fast."

A University of Arizona police sergeant charged in February with super-extreme DUI no longer works for the school.

Stream or download at http://greatspeechesandinterviews.blogspot.com/ Broadcast at Access Sacramento, Sundays 6-8pm PDT at http://www.live365.com/stations/accesssacramento?site=pro Saving The Forests The United Nations' program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation and degradation, REDD, started with great promise.

East Stroudsburg University field hockey coach Sandy Miller, left, football coach Denny Douds, President Marcia Welsh, and men's basketball coach Jeff Wilson get doused with ice water as part of the Chillin for Charity event on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the East Stroudsburg campus.