Second Chances
Depression can take people to some dark places, and what they do there can shock or hurt the ones they love. But sometimes hitting rock bottom can set the stage for a new beginning.
The Mysterious Crested Saguaro
The Mysterious Crested Saguaro takes an in-depth look into this extremely rare mutation of the saguaro cactus.
Arizona Illustrated Episode 232
Crested Saguaros; Bareback Rider; Second Chances After Hitting Bottom
Bareback Rider
Cody Kiser, a professional rodeo cowboy and spokesman for the Oral Cancer Foundation.
Open Studios
We take an intimate look into three artist’s work and studios to preview 2016 Tucson Artists’ Open Studios.
Arizona Illustrated Episode 231
Paralympic Quest; The River Woman; Open Studios
Planting Trees
The city of Tucson has had a long and active Trees for Tucson program (Part of Tucson Clean and Beautiful) which has been working in the community since the 1980s.
Drosophila Melanogaster
Stephan Dong works as an undergraduate research assistant at the Zinsmaier Neurogenetics Lab where they use Drosophila Melanogaster as a model organism, aka fruits flies, to study the brain and neurodegenerative disease.
A Tale of Two Docs
When a University of Arizona junior and veteran of the War in Afghanistan interviews a surgeon for a science journalism class, he finds an unexpected connection.
The Lowland Leopard Frog
We speak to UA student Emily Huddleston about her journalistic work with the lowland leopard frog and the threats it faces in southern Arizona, including the invasive and aggressive American bullfrog.
Arizona Illustrated Episode 230
One Pot at a Time; SciView essays
SciView Video Essay: Gray Hawks - Kalyn Miller
A University of Arizona student fascination with a new species in Southern Arizona…the Gray Hawk.
SciView Video Essay: Homopterus and Their Odd Antennae - Angela Hoover
A University of Arizona Masters Graduate Student’s fascination with the role of a parasitic beetle’s fern shaped antennae.
SciView Video Essay: Flight to Light Moths - John Palting
A University of Arizona Graduate Student’s nocturnal study of Moths…hundreds and hundreds of Moths.
Arizona Illustrated Episode 229
Farming Poultry; Urban Harvest; World City of Gastronomy
