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Commentary: University shooting is part of a disturbing trend

On the afternoon of Oct. 5, 2022, Dr. Thomas Meixner, the head of the hydrology department at the University of Arizona, was shot and killed in his office by a deranged former graduate student.

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What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?

Two U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly support the lab leak theory — with low-to-moderate confidence. No evidence has been shared. Scientists have strong evidence of animal spillover at a market.

WEKU

Rob Gronkowski admits showing up hungover at Patriots pre-draft visit

Rob Gronkowski thinks he probably had the worst pre-draft visit in Patriots' history.

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Truck driver dead and toxic orange cloud released after hazmat spill forces evacuation

The truck carrying toxic nitric acid overturned on the I-10 in Arizona, US, sending a cloud of gas into the air which could be seen five miles away

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Free Speech Group Calls Out 10 Censorship-Prone Colleges To Avoid

A rogues’ gallery of institutions that anybody with an independent mind should skip.

Reason

More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon – two astronomers are building a catalog to track the trash

Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity’s starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth. Ever since the 1960s with the launch of the Apollo program and the emergence of the space race between the U.S. and…

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STEM who? The humanities mount a comeback

There's new evidence of a post-pandemic humanities education revival.

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Mars landforms show a bear in adorable Nasa satellite image

The cute photo is actually composed of craters and possible mud vents that look like a Martian teddy.

Evening Standard

A NASA spacecraft discovers a formation on Mars resembling a bear

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped the uncanny photo in December. Eyes are formed by craters. A hill with a "V-shaped collapse structure" resembles a snout.

WEKU

Ex-grad student held in Arizona professor's fatal shooting

A former University of Arizona graduate student arrested in the fatal shooting of a hydrology professor is being held without bond on suspicion of first degree murder and aggravated assault of a second person

The Independent UK

Former university student arrested for fatally shooting professor on campus

Alleged gunman had just been evicted and reportedly told neighbours his time at school ‘wasn’t going well’

The Independent UK

Police: Ex-grad student kills Arizona professor on campus

The University of Arizona has released the name of a professor who authorities said was fatally shot on campus by a former graduate student

The Independent UK

‘These kids can find anything’: California teens identify two new scorpion species

The students traveled to salt lakes to collect specimens of unknown arachnids living in the harsh environment

The Guardian - US

Dementia risk can be increased by watching TV while sitting, study warns

What you do while relaxing can increase your dementia risk, according to new research.

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Watching TV while sitting has direct impact on dementia risk, warns study

Being physical fit and eating a healthy diet will help to reduce a number of age-related diseases, but what you do in your leisure times may be just as important. A new study has found how you spend your while when sitting could either help or hinder your dementia risk

Inverse

Senior dogs could help us understand an incurable brain condition

In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age

The Conversation

Establishing a Voice to Parliament could be an opportunity for Indigenous Nation Building. Here's what that means

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the wording of the referendum question to enable a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It would seem Albanese has made a solid start on his election night promise to embrace the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.

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How Webb telescope will search for E.T.

The space telescope has already proved that it can see distant planets' atmospheres

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How did supermassive black holes grow? Webb could reveal this key part of the early universe

The telescope will look into the regions surrounding these monsters like never before.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: As professionals flee antiabortion policies, red states face a brain drain

A few days ago, a university headhunter reached out to Elizabeth T. Jacobs, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Arizona, to gauge her interest in moving to a leading university in Texas.

WEKU

Arizona offers free college tuition to the state's Native students

The University of Arizona joins schools in a number of other states in covering tuition and fees for tribal members, who have been less likely than other Americans to pursue higher education.

Inverse

The Webb Telescope is already exceeding NASA’s expectations

Here’s how the James Webb Space Telescope has performed ahead of NASA's first official photos in July.

Zenger

Final Frontier: Mysterious ‘Blue Blobs’ In Space Herald New Kind Of Star System

An international team of astronomers have discovered a new type of star system thanks to data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Conversation

The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science – and it’s seeing the universe more clearly than even its own engineers hoped for

NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They’ll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb – the largest space telescope ever built – begins collecting scientific data that will help answer questions about the…

Daily Mirror

Experts share common dog bed cleaning mistake that makes you and your pet ill

Dr Kelly Reynolds, associate professor of environmental health at the University of Arizona, is urging dog owners to clean their pet's bed at least once a week to prevent a build up of germs

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