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Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon

Thursday, November 16, 2023
A University of Arizona team tracked down a contested piece of space junk that crashed onto the moon. Their findings shed light on why it left not one but two craters.
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The far side of the moon, with distant Earth in the background, is visible in this photo taken by the Chang'e 5-T1 mission.

Blinking on a quiz show offers clues to human response under stress

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Footage from the British TV show "Mastermind" gave University of Arizona psychologists a chance to examine human physiology under conditions of stress that would be impossible to reproduce in the lab.
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UArizona named one of the nation's top 'green colleges'

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The university was named in the top 50 of the Princeton Review's 2024 "Guide to Green Colleges." It also ranked 17th among both the highest-research and public universities in the nation.
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African American Museum of Southern Arizona Receives OneAZ Grant to Fund Swim Lessons for Black Children in Tucson

Nov. 7, 2023
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UArizona hosts USDA Equity Commission meetings as federal agency aims to improve access to its programs and practices

Nov. 6, 2023

Events surrounding the three-day session included USDA leadership meeting with university researchers and students to strengthen the relationship between the two institutions.

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Members of the USDA Equity Commission meet on the UArizona campus

The kids aren't alright: Saplings show how changing climate may undermine forests

Monday, November 6, 2023
University of Arizona researchers' findings from studying young trees can help shape forest management policy and our understanding of how landscapes will change.
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$35.5M awarded to UArizona College of Engineering for tech center expansion

Friday, November 3, 2023
The funding from the Arizona Commerce Authority includes workforce development to boost the ability to produce more computer chips domestically.
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Indigenous Resilience Center receives $2 million grant from Waverley Street Foundation

Friday, November 3, 2023
The funding will expand existing programs and support Indigenous experts, scholars and outreach specialists in developing local solutions to climate issues tribal communities are facing.
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UArizona announces $118.65M in gifts toward $3B fundraising campaign

Friday, November 3, 2023
The Fuel Wonder campaign, which began counting contributions on Jan. 1, 2017, and was officially launched on Friday, has so far raised more than $2 billion.
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'Nature's historians': What clues from coral reefs' past tell us about the future

Friday, November 3, 2023
University of Arizona geoscientist Diane Thompson explains the significance of studying Earth's water cycle and how rising and falling temperatures have altered it.
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