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University of Arizona reveals strategy for online education integration

By Tucson Standard | Jun 20, 2024

The University of Arizona has announced findings from a global services firm that support its strategic rationale for establishing the University of Arizona Global Campus and initiating a multi-year transition to fully integrate online education.

Migrants in distress airlifted by Customs and Border Protection’s Tucson Air Branch

By Tucson Standard | Jun 20, 2024

Five migrants suffering from heat exhaustion were rescued from the rugged terrain of the Peloncillo Mountain range after the Tucson Air Branch responded to an air support request on June 14, according to a June 18 news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Tucson sector border patrol agents stop tandem smuggling event

By Tucson Standard | Jun 20, 2024

In early June, agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Tucson sector stopped a tandem smuggling event near Arivaca, Arizona. This information comes from a June 17 post on X from Tucson Sector Chief John R. Modlin.

University President comments on arrests in student's shooting death

By Tucson Standard | Jun 19, 2024

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the April 28 shooting death of University of Arizona student Erin Jones at an off-campus house party.

Researchers map vulnerabilities within diverse regions of Amazon rainforest

By Tucson Standard | Jun 19, 2024

In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed unusual changes in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a significant drought hit the region. Two years later, Saleska, a University of Arizona professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, published research using satellite images that showed increased green growth in large areas of the Amazon following the drought. However, field researchers observed plants browning and some dying due to the drought.

Local Government Meeting today in City of Tucson

By Tucson Standard | Jun 18, 2024

City of Tucson City Council Meeting starting at 5:30 pm today — here's what you need to know!

Arizona Athletics names Sofia Read to first fully endowed position

By Tucson Standard | Jun 18, 2024

The University of Arizona athletics department has announced the creation of its first fully endowed position: the Tyler Family Endowed Assistant Athletics Director for C.A.T.S. Student-Athlete Development. Sofia Read, the director of the Edward T. Bell C.A.T.S. Student-Athlete Development program, will assume this role, as announced by Arizona Athletics on May 31.

Poetry Center collaborates on vibrant murals along Tucson’s Speedway Boulevard

By Tucson Standard | Jun 18, 2024

From bicycles to belt buckles, some of the American Southwest's most iconic imagery can now be found in murals with eye-catching color on six walls along both sides of Speedway Boulevard near the University of Arizona.

UArizona professor shares insights during National Ocean Month

By Tucson Standard | Jun 18, 2024

June marks National Ocean Month, a time to celebrate the oceans that cover more than 70% of Earth's surface and play a crucial role in regulating climate, supporting diverse marine life, and sustaining human livelihoods.

Government event this week in City of Tucson: June 16-22

By Tucson Standard | Jun 17, 2024

The following event is scheduled to take place in City of Tucson this week.

Tucson launches Operation Splash for monsoon season safety

By Tucson Standard | Jun 17, 2024

Published on June 17, 2024

Tucson initiates Operation Splash to safeguard travelers during storms

By Tucson Standard | Jun 17, 2024

The City of Tucson's Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) has initiated its Operation Splash campaign to protect the traveling public during storms. Crews from the DTM's Streets Maintenance Division are staging barricades at hundreds of dip crossings throughout the city.

Border Patrol agents, Arizona DPS arrest previously removed migrant

By Tucson Standard | Jun 17, 2024

Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and officers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested two migrants and a citizen driver in Arizona early this month. CBP Chief Agent of the Tucson Sector John Modlin shared this information in a post on X on June 13.

Tucson border agents, BORSTAR aid Guatemalan migrant near Arivaca, AZ

By Tucson Standard | Jun 17, 2024

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, along with Air and Marine Operations (AMO), encountered a group of migrants in a remote area near Arivaca earlier this month, providing aid to a woman suffering from dehydration. This information was shared in a post on X, uploaded on June 11.