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April 16, 2020
Featured on the April 16th, 2020 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Meet three local civilian scientists who are taking time during the quarantine to record observations about the natural world. They are part of USA National Phenology Network’s “Nature’s Notebook” volunteer science program, based at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona. The goal is sharing data to understand ongoing changes in the life cycles of plants and animals.
Volunteer scientist making observations about a Saguaro in bloom for the USA National Phenology Network's "Nature's Notebook" program.
Brian F. Powell
Hank Verbais is a Master Gardener and a Master Naturalist, and he volunteers as a docent at Tohono Chul Park, a nature preserve on Tucson’s Northwest side.
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Alyssa Rosemartin is a volunteer in the USA National Phenology Network’s “Nature’s Notebook” science program.
Brian F. Powell
- Hear the second episode in a series about food insecurity. This week, a visit to the University of Arizona Campus Pantry, to learn how it is providing food assistance to students and staff during the pandemic.
UA Campus Pantry coordinator Bridgette Nobbe points to supply of spaghetti, which the pantry buys in bulk for the half of grocery store price.Alisa Ivanitskaya / AZPM
At the University of Arizona student union, people wait in line for the Campus Pantry to open.Alisa Ivanitskaya / AZPM
- Staying healthy during the pandemic starts with getting the right information. But what happens when that information isn't available in your community? Find out how UA public health student Myrelis Diaz is turning to Facebook to keep her family in Puerto Rico connected to the truth about COVID-19.
Myrelis Diaz, a public health student at the University of Arizona, is fighting misinformation on the COVID-19 pandemic to protect her family in Puerto Rico. Her home country is still recovering from the humanitarian crisis that followed Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Courtesy of Myrelis Diaz
- And, hear students from the University of Arizona share how current uncertainties regarding graduation are affecting them emotionally, and changing their plans.
Grad story Kylie
Kylie Salyards, a communication and marketing major, was a campus tour guide.
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Kylie Salyards (top row, second from the right), a communication and marketing major, with her sorority sisters.
Grad story Ponton
Casey Ponton, a business major, says he is sad about cancellation of the ceremony but feels it was done for a good reason — to keep people safe.
Grad story Reyna
Entrepreneur and marketing major Reyna Helfgott-Waters fears that pandemic will affect her employment chances after graduation.
Grad story Adam
Graduating senior Adam Myers says one of his biggest worries is money. A lot of his income comes from creating senior portraits of people on campus.
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