Phoenix Food Day comes downtown, illustrates importance of healthy eating
To promote healthy and affordable eating, the Phoenix Green Team and other departments brought the nationwide Food Day celebration downtown Thursday.
Audio: Bioscience High School students to start community garden
Bioscience High School seniors took a walk down Seventh Street Wednesday to visit the site where they will start a new community garden. The lot is currently a stretch of dirt behind a rental home owned by Dr. Preethy Kaibara. Kaibara reached out to Bioscience last summer about reactivating the lot because the neighborhood could use an interactive community space, she said. The students will incorporate school and internship projects into their plans for the garden.
U of A, ASU add public health master’s degrees
Both U of A and ASU are offering new master's degree programs in public health. U of A's degree will use online and in-person classes at both the Phoenix and Tucson campuses, while ASU is partnering with the University of Minnesota to offer online and in-person classes as well.
Candlelight vigil raises awareness of mental illness, celebrates hope for possible treatment
The 18th annual Mental Health Awareness Coalition candlelight vigil celebrated recovery and honored loved ones lost to mental illness Wednesday evening. On top of the vigil, the event also hosted live music performances and speakers advocating for improved mental healthcare.
Al Roker surprises journalism students at early-morning Today show broadcast
Today show weather anchor Al Roker surprised Walter Cronkite School students early Wednesday morning when he ran in to the Taylor Place dormitory disguised with a Sparky mascot head.
About 150 students were gathered to be filmed live for the Today show to highlight the NBC-themed decorations on their floors in the dormitory.
Education program sees maturing interest, demand rises
Community initiatives led by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ASU have opened up engaging higher education options to senior citizens, and enrollment in courses offered by OLLI is expected to increase.
Mayor’s commission presents disability inclusion awards
The Phoenix Mayor's Commission on Disability Issues recognized six community players for their inclusive work in an awards ceremony on Tuesday. Three employers and three organizations received awards.
Phoenix Deputy City Manager by day, jazz musician by night
Deputy Phoenix City Manager Rick Naimark attends Sunday night jam sessions at The Nash jazz club because jazz has been a passion of his since childhood.
USGD meeting aims to inform students about proposed $150 annual athletics fee
USGD held a town hall meeting Monday to discuss the proposal of an athletics fee of $75 per semester. The fee would replace athletic funding currently apportioned from student tuition, freeing up approximately $10 million of tuition funds. The new fee will be exactly the cost of season tickets, meaning students will not have to purchase season tickets but will also no longer have the option of opting out.
Arab American Festival brings a taste of Middle Eastern culture with gyros, hookahs and...
On Oct. 19-20, people of all ages gathered in Steele Indian School Park for the seventh Arab American Festival. By its third year the festival had gathered an average of 35,000 people and became one of the largest multi-cultural events in the country.