A Native Fish Called “Wears a Feather”

A shiny fish with golden scales and a red tail is shown from the side. It has fins on top and bottom and a pointed mouth.
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Have you ever seen a fish wearing a feather? Well, now you can…at least when you translate a newly named species of fish!

The sicklefin redhorse is a fish with a FIERY red tail and an olive-green body, and the species is now known as Moxostoma ugidatli. Ugidatli (pronounced ooh-gee... Read more

After Shooting, Educators Look at Social Media Impact on Students

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WASHINGTON - In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 dead, Arizona educators said they regularly grapple with the benefits and drawbacks of social media that gave students a firsthand account of the trauma, while empowering them to act. Read more

Come Celebrate Festival of Books’ 10th Year!

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The University of Arizona campus will once again be filled by the Tucson Festival of Books on March 10 and 11, this time the tail end of the University of Arizona's spring break.   Read more

Will 2018 be the Year Arizona Bans Texting While Driving?

By Emily Richardson and Tatum Smith/Cronkite News
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Arizona Senator Steve Farley attempts to pass a bill prohibiting texting while driving. Out of 47 states, Arizona is the last to cave in. Read more

ASU and UofA Get New Head Football Coaches

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ASU and the UofA have named new head football coaches. Read more

Arizona Police Departments Move to Attract, Recruit Younger Officers

Kianna Gardner, Lysandra Marquez, Nkiruka Omeryone/Cronkite News
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PHOENIX – When Jeri Williams took over as Phoenix police chief last year, she made it a point to address the tension between law enforcement and the community.

She noted the “conflicting relationship between some people of color and some members of law enforcement” and the high-profile... Read more

Cardinals Coach Retires With Winning Records

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Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Bruce Arians broke some news to his players in the locker room—he was retiring. Read more

Winter Olympics Ban Russia from Games

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In a statement on Dec. 5, IOC President Thomas Bach called the Russian scheme “an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games and sport.” Read more

Will Kid’s New Word Make It into the Dictionary?

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What do you call a word that spells another word backwards? Read more

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