Astronomical observations are about to move one step closer to reaching new heights as the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, at the University of Arizona, prepares to remove another segment of the Giant Magellan Telescope from the furnace. The segment is the fourth of eight mirrors being constructed at the lab located underneath Arizona Stadium…
Many tag the Olympic games as the grandest stage for most athletes. Twenty-five-year-old hurdler Georganne Moline represented not only the United States at the London Games in 2012, she represented the state of Arizona – and if all goes as planned, will do so again in Rio de Janeiro next year. Although she was born…
Having greatly improved the lives of those around them and at times elevated entire communities, the women listed below are Arizona women of color who have, locally and nationally, made history. From Northern Arizona to the Southwest, many of these women are educators, others community activists, and most do both. Maria Urquides (1908 – 1994)…
When I think about, it doesn’t make much sense to stay in a sport like gymnastics. If I’m looking at it from a professional standpoint, unless you are an Olympic hopeful, gymnastics is a go-nowhere sport. We train and we train, six hours a day and six days a week, for a large majority of…
En cuanto la atención primaria de salud en las comunidades rurales, Arizona carece de los profesionales médicos que se necesitan. No importa si las comunidades se ubican en los densos bosques del norte de Arizona, las extensas llanuras de las reservas indias o el remoto desierto oriental del estado, las comunidades rurales cuentan con el…
