New top diplomat at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson
His priorities in his new role and how the pandemic has impacted services the consulate provides.
How to manage at-home stressors related to remote learning
A discussion with Tricia Haynes, a professor with the UA Dept. of Health Promotion Sciences.
Navajo Nation residents sue Arizona over early ballot requirements
Six members of the Navajo Nation want a change in Arizona election law.
Arizona nonprofit focused on bridging students’ digital divide
Chicanos Por La Causa is providing refurbished computers to needy families.
Greater scrutiny on fraudulent unemployment claims in Arizona
DES has paid out more than $9 billion in unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic.
Some Arizona bars, gyms and theaters can reopen with capacity limits
A complaint form allows the public to report those that don't follow the rules.
Unemployment fraud, bridging digital divides, Mexican consulate
Plus, a discussion about managing at-home stressors related to remote learning.
UA wastewater testing finds COVID-19 cases in dorm
Two asymptomatic students tested positive and were sent to a quarantine dorm, the university said.
Arizona Spotlight for August 27, 2020
How a Tucson middle school is approaching the new school year; a remembrance of community builder André Newman; and “Trans-Generational Advice”.
News roundup: Unemployment, ASU coronavirus cases, UCSIS averts furloughs
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 26.
Indigenous activists protest wall contractor in Coolidge
Demonstrators gathered at Stinger Bridge & Iron to decry border wall construction across ancestral Indigenous border land.
UA to lead Center for Quantum Networks
Harvard, Yale and MIT are also part of the five-year, NSF-funded research into quantum computing.
K-12 Poetry Contest winners
Students across southern Arizona submitted thought-provoking and heartfelt poems and 13 have been chosen as winners and honorable mentions. Read them here and listen to Arizona Spotlight in September to hear students reading their poems.
Citizenship and Immigration Services averts mass staff furloughs
The agency says aggressive spending cutbacks have allowed it to stave off a plan furlough more than 13,000 employees.
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show
MONDAY at 8
