Tucson guitar festival returns for second year Saturday
The Pima Community College Guitar Orchestra Festival returns Saturday, bringing together guitarists from across Southern Arizona for a free evening of collaborative performances.
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Tucson takes action as feds threaten Colorado River cuts
A proposed 77% cut to Arizona's Colorado River water supply has Tucson's universities and water managers racing to build a more resilient future before federal negotiations conclude.
UA students turn lived experience into community art
Six University of Arizona students in the JustArts fellowship program spent the past year creating art and community projects rooted in identity, culture and social change.
UA alumna investigates the cost of growing up online
Journalist Fortesa Latifi's new book examines the hidden costs of family influencer culture, from privacy loss to exploitation, and asks who is really protecting children online.
UA's shrimp lab keeps the world's seafood healthy
The University of Arizona's Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory in Tucson is North America's only WOAH reference lab for crustacean diseases, and its desert location is no accident.
Tucson Organic Gardeners hold final fair at ASDB Campus
Tucson Organic Gardeners hosted their annual spring fair at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind, marking a final celebration at the campus before the school relocates to Oro Valley.
UA hosts wheelchair basketball nationals April 1-4
The UA's defending national champion wheelchair basketball team will compete on home court as McKale Center hosts the NWBA Intercollegiate National Championships from April 1-4.
Tucson teen musicians face off at Battle of the Bands
Six teen bands compete Sunday at Reid Park in the third annual High School Battle of the Bands, with the grand prize including a spot on KXCI and a home recording package.
UA program offers free health care to Tucson residents
The University of Arizona's Commitment to Underserved People program operates 12 student-run free clinics serving Tucson's unhoused and uninsured residents, with more than 90% of medical students participating within their first two years.