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Dierdra McDowell performing as Eartha Kitt in her one-woman show, "Down to Eartha">

Getting "Down to Eartha".

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Researchers will test if exposing the brain to near-infrared light via a special cap can help enhance cognitive functioning in older adults.

UA researchers study effects of near-infrared light on aging brains

Researchers hope the treatment will boost energy metabolism in brain cells and tune up mitochondria.
Ravi Tandon, an assistant professor in the University of Arizona College of Engineering, sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media.

What is 5G and how will it transform our cellular networks?

A discussion with the UA College of Engineering's Ravi Tandon.
A view of Congress Street in downtown Tucson.

What data can tell us about Southern Arizona’s economic well-being

The MAP Dashboard measures the Tucson metro's performance in 36 socioeconomic indicators.
Cacao tree fruit.

UA researcher studying disease that could impact chocolate supply

The Swollen Shoot disease is affecting cacao trees in Ghana.
A March 2018 photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

Researchers calculate what an immigration arrest costs a family

Out-of-pocket expenses and future earning losses could total more than $24,000.
UA research shows promoting corporate female leadership by imposing it can be a Catch-22.

Not on board: Research shows consequences of mandating corporate gender diversity

Companies in California saw their stock price drop after the signing of a new law.
A rendering of the building for UA's recently approved veterinary medicine program.

UA gets go-ahead to open school of veterinary medicine

The program will be the first public vet school in Arizona.
Scientists theorize dark matter exists in the space between galaxies.

UA prof giving public talk on dark matter in Spanish

Graduate students had the idea to host a lecture for Spanish speakers.
UA Cancer Center founder David Alberts.

UA Cancer Center receives $5M gift from big name in cosmetics

The gift traces back to a phone call from the Estee Lauder chairman to the Cancer Center founder.
Sunrise on Mount Lemmon.

Researchers working to understand forest response to global warming

A UA ecologist's data is contributing to a global effort to track climate change effects.
Machine learning experts think computers will work alongside people as collaborators in a variety of fields.

Machine learning research examines ways to make computers more human

Scientists foresee future computers working as collaborators on tasks.
Cyberattacks threaten large companies, but computer security is an important issue for anyone who owns a computer or smartphone.

UA computer engineers developing 'immune system' to guard against cyberattacks

The team is creating defenses similar to the human body's fight against disease.
Journalist Christiane Amanpour shows AZPM reporter Christopher Conover a sweater embroidered with her motto, "be truthful, not neutral," during an interview for Arizona 360 on September 20, 2019.

Arizona 360 interviews Christiane Amanpour

The renowned journalist was in Tucson to receive the Zenger Award for Press Freedom.
High-rise student housing has cropped up around the University of Arizona and downtown Tucson.

Accommodating student housing in Tucson

A look at some of the impacts from high-rise towers near the university and downtown Tucson.
Marijuana at a dispensary being weighed and portioned by an employee.

Panel to present research on medical marijuana

Organizers are calling Wednesday's symposium the first of its kind in Arizona.

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