# tucson (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tucson. Page: Feed: --- ## [“Sons of Gunshooter” Authors on C-SPAN American History TV](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/08/sons-of-gunshooter-authors-on-c-span-american-history-tv) _2026-08-20 · maryreynolds · UAPress_ C-SPAN's Amercan History TV features a book talk with Dorothy Denetclaw and Matt Fitzsimons authors of "The Sons of Gunshooter: A Navajo Resistance Story." Jennifer Nez Denetdale, co-editor of "The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature," moderated the wide-ranging discussion. ## [Logan Phillips Named Poet Laureate Fellow by the Academy of American Poets](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/08/logan-phillips-named-poet-laureate-fellow-by-the-academy-of-american-poets) _2026-08-19 · maryreynolds · UAPress_ We are thrilled to announce that The Academy of American Poets named Logan Phillips, author of "Reckon," as one of twenty-two Poet Laureate Fellows for 2026. ## [Arizona men’s basketball travels to Lithuania for three exhibition games](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165875/sports/arizona-mens-basketball-travels-to-lithuania-for-three-exhibition-games/) _2026-08-19 · Will Shenot, Assistant Sports Editor · The Daily Wildcat_ The University of Arizona men’s basketball team heads to Lithuania to play in three exhibition games during their Summer Tour. ## [2026 MALCS Summer Institute Photos](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/08/2026-malcs-summer-institute-photos) _2026-08-19 · Cameron Quan · UAPress_ July 22, 2026 Thanks to all the authors, editors, and new friends who visited our booth at MALCS Summer Institute at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis last week! We were proud to participate in this Institute with the theme: “Movements along Bdote: Disruption and Solidarity Sin Fronteras.” Below, check out a few highlights from our time at \[…\] ## [From the Archives: Sun Tracks](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/08/from-the-archives-sun-tracks) _2026-08-19 · Cameron Quan · UAPress_ Today we share a special feature, diving into the archives and traveling 55 years into the past for a look at our history, our authors, and the origins of the Sun Tracks literary series. ## [Antonio De Jesús López Named Poet Laureate Fellow by the Academy of American Poets](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/08/antonio-de-jesus-lopez-named-poet-laureate-fellow-by-the-academy-of-american-poets) _2026-08-19 · Cameron Quan · UAPress_ Antonio De Jesús López, San Mateo County’s Poet Laureate, is among the twenty-two poets nationwide who will receive a 2026 Poet Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets! ## [Getting to know Tucson](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165873/magazine/getting-to-know-tucson/) _2026-08-19 · Ellie Conover · The Daily Wildcat_ The University of Arizona sits in central Tucson, just one mile from its bustling downtown. Whether you are a morning riser or a night owl, there is plenty to keep you busy throughout the year. ## [Tucson Love Letter highlights the Tucson community](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165869/arts-and-life/tucson-love-letter-highlights-the-tucson-community/) _2026-08-17 · Mia Payette · The Daily Wildcat_ Tucson Love Letter was started by UA alumna Gloria Knott and shared different events, local restaurants and shops and stories about the Tucson community, highlighting what makes Tucson a fun and vibrant place. ## [OPINION: Five tips for preventing dorm room catastrophes](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165863/opinions/five-tips-for-preventing-dorm-room-catastrophes/) _2026-08-15 · Aiden Williams · The Daily Wildcat_ The walls of UA’s dorms contain many tales of roommates turning on each other. Legends of betrayal, lust and missed rent payments. These are preventable situations and hopefully this academic year, we can offer tips to avoid more tragedy unfolding on campus. ## [OPINION: Definitively ranking campus dining options](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165860/opinions/opinion-definitively-ranking-campus-dining-options/) _2026-08-15 · Abigail Rowley, Opinions Editor · The Daily Wildcat_ With over 35 on-campus dining options at the University of Arizona, it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. It takes an expert foodie to help guide the incoming class towards the best and away from worst dining locations on campus. ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tGFXPPue3m5o) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Arizona football gains two veterans after new NCAA eligibility ruling](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165855/football/arizona-football-gains-two-veterans-after-new-ncaa-eligibility-ruling/) _2026-08-11 · Andres Valenzuela · The Daily Wildcat_ Running back Ismail Mahdi and linebacker Max Harris return for a fifth and final season after federal ruling grants them an additional year of eligibility. ## [Video: David Burckhalter on “Baskets from the Seri Coast”](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/08/video-david-burckhalter-on-baskets-from-the-seri-coast) _2026-08-11 · Victoria Stapleton · UAPress_ David Burckhalter, author of "Baskets from the Seri Coast: Comcaac Weavers and Their Craft," spoke as part of the Tumamoc Author Series. In this Southwest Center video of the event, Burckhalter describes his research on the Seri people of Sonora, Mexico. ## [Field Notes: Awake and Waiting](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/field-notes-awake-and-waiting) _2026-08-10 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ Tonight my night-blooming cereus erupted — big white fragrant flowers on a scrawny stick of a cactus that hugs the bark of my oldest acacia. ## [Next Up in Tucson Essay Movie Club: an Original Short Film by Jonathan VanBallenberghe](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/next-up-in-tucson-essay-movie-club) _2026-08-09 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ Guru (2011) presented by Sharon Wahl Sunday Aug 16 8pm at Casa Video ## [Arizona Athletics fall preview](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165852/showcase/arizona-athletics-fall-preview/) _2026-08-04 · Ava Widener, Sports Editor · The Daily Wildcat_ The start of a new semester and school year marks the return of fall sports. Here is what to look forward to this fall season. ## [Community Water](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/community-water) _2026-07-31 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ My daughter, M., texted me a video link this week along with a short, sweet message. ## [Birthday Party Sat / First Year Report](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/birthday-party-sat-first-year-report) _2026-07-29 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ What we did this year in Tucson Essay Club ## [From touchdowns to Texas‑style barbecue: Ismail Mahdi’s entrepreneurial endeavors](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165846/football/from-touchdowns-to-texas-style-barbecue-ismail-mahdis-entrepreneurial-endeavors/) _2026-07-27 · Will Shenot, Assistant Sports Editor · The Daily Wildcat_ Former Arizona football running back Ismail Mahdi fully immersed himself into the community by opening a new restaurant in Tucson. ## [Podcast: Gabriella Soto Explains How Mass Casualties on the Border Can](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/07/podcast-gabriella-soto-explains-how-mass-casualties-on-the-border-can) _2026-07-24 · Abby Mogollon · UAPress_ Jennifer Rose Najera interviews Gabriella Soto about her new book "Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting." ## [Video: Ted Fleming on “Birds, Bats, and Blooms”](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/07/video-ted-fleming-on-birds-bats-and-blooms) _2026-07-21 · Victoria Stapleton · UAPress_ Theodore H. Fleming, author of "Birds, Bats, and Blooms: The Coevolution of Vertebrate Pollinators and Their Plants," spoke as part of the Tumamoc Author Series with Elise Gordes, director of the Desert Laboratory at Tum Hill. In this Southwest Center video of the event, Fleming discusses the history of pollination and pollination ecology, focusing on insects as well as the roles of other… ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/11OiqmdCplUd) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [L\*STS project from Essay Daily](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/lsts-project-from-essay-daily) _2026-07-20 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ A writing/publishing opportunity for y'all + our 1st birthday gala + new SHIRTS ## [The best World Cup purchase is not an $11,000 ticket, but a $2 sticker pack](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165842/arts-and-life/the-best-world-cup-purchase-is-not-a-11000-ticket-but-a-2-sticker-pack/) _2026-07-16 · Mason Kumet · The Daily Wildcat_ The modern sports fan experience prioritizes profit over people, and after over 55 years, Panini World Cup Stickers are the newest victims. ## [The Work That Cannot Name Itself](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/the-work-that-cannot-name-itself) _2026-07-16 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ Somewhere in America, a sustainability officer is editing a report. ## [Book Lovers of UA Press: Maya Steinberg](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/07/book-lovers-ua-press-maya-steinberg) _2026-07-16 · Cameron Quan · UAPress_ Summer is a great time to meet the people at The University of Arizona Press who turn book dreams into reality. We are a small but mighty team. Today, we feature our Editorial Assistant, Maya Steinberg. ## [Video: Patricia A. Gilman on “Mimbres Far from the Heartland”](https://uapress.arizona.edu/2026/07/video-patricia-a-gilman-on-mimbres-far-from-the-heartland) _2026-07-14 · Victoria Stapleton · UAPress_ Patricia A. Gilman, coauthor of "Mimbres Far From the Heartland: Identity at the Powers Ranch Site of East-Central Arizona," spoke as part of the Tumamoc Author Series. In this Southwest Center video of the event, Gilman discusses the Mimbres culture and Powers Ranch site on the Gila River near Duncan, Arizona. ## [Surely You Know These Are Glass](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/surely-you-know-these-are-glass) _2026-07-12 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ CONQUES · 2021 ## [Lots of Upcoming Summer Events](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/lots-of-upcoming-summer-events) _2026-07-11 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ Ander Monson at Nerd Nite, Movie Club Sunday, Birthday Party 8/1, Deb Olin Unferth 9/18, just to start with! ## [Work Talks Tues & Movie Sunday](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/work-talks-tues-and-movie-sunday) _2026-07-05 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ Two hot events to punctuate your hot week ## [Interview of Neva Daniel, 1982](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/interview-of-neva-daniel-1982) _2026-06-29 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Professor Emeritus of Colorado Mountain College: one of two interviews ## [Three Wildcats hear their names called in 2026 NBA Draft](https://wildcat.arizona.edu/165824/basketball/three-wildcats-hear-their-names-called-in-2026-nba-draft/) _2026-06-27 · Will Shenot, Assistant Sports Editor · The Daily Wildcat_ After a 29–2 season and a Final Four run, three Wildcats turned their success into NBA opportunities in the 2026 draft. ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ziW9bV5t2QHa) _2026-06-27 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Writing with Fog by Joel Hans](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/writing-with-fog-by-joel-hans) _2026-06-24 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ A Story and an Interview ## [Latency](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/latency) _2026-06-21 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ In 2021 I carried the Magnificat up the Camino and lost it. In 2026 I carried it again. This is what changed in between. ## [For Juneteenth, 2026: A grandmother's memories, a grandfather's poem, and his joke.](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/for-juneteenth-2026-a-grandmothers) _2026-06-19 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Teaching at the Mather School for Colored Girls in the 1930s ## [The Essay is Systems Thinking](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/the-essay-is-systems-thinking) _2026-06-18 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ An Essay and Conversation with Simmons Buntin ## [My preprint on orexin receptor ligands](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/my-preprint-on-orexin-receptor-ligands) _2026-06-16 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Global warming is next, and I am talking to you, methyl-coenzyme M reductase ## [Dress Rehearsal](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/dress-rehearsal) _2026-06-12 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ Forty-seven years ago I rode through this landscape on a bicycle, deciding what to do with my life. Last month I came back to the river with water from Tucson. ## [Movie Club Sunday & Work Talks 7/7](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/movie-club-sunday-and-work-talks) _2026-06-11 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ Tucson Summer Essay Fun ## [Help Us: Can you give me a better title for my composition?](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/help-us-can-you-give-me-a-better) _2026-06-10 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ More of my mom's words that I've set to music ## [Three Ounces](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/three-ounces) _2026-06-09 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ I carried three ounces of water blessed at St. Andrew's from Tucson to the Mediterranean, and poured it into the sea as a prayer for those who cross. A second pour, in France, is still to come. ## [1. Tucson Writers' Conference Tales](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/1-tucson-writers-conference-tales) _2026-06-06 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Part 1: Can I even go? ## [2. Tucson Writers' Conference Tales](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/2-tucson-writers-conference-tales) _2026-06-06 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Part 2: Where I find in a used bookstore clues my grandmother left behind ## [3. Tucson Writers' Conference Tales](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/3-tucson-writers-conference-tales) _2026-06-06 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Part 3: The Neva Connection ## [4. Tucson Writers' Conference Tales](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/4-tucson-writers-conference-tales) _2026-06-06 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Part 4: The night before the Festival of Books ## [5. Tucson Writers' Conference Tales](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/5-tucson-writers-conference-tales) _2026-06-06 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Part 5: Morning Rituals and the Tucson Festival of Books ## [6. Tucson Writers' Conference Tales: The Reception](https://hperskine.substack.com/p/6-tucson-writers-conference-tales) _2026-06-06 · HP Erskine · HP Erskine_ Part 6: Where I finally meet the other writers ## [Tucson Essay Movie Club 6/14 + the Tucson-ish Author Read Around + more](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/tucson-essay-movie-club-614-the-tucson) _2026-06-04 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ Work Talks 7/7 + an Invitation to the Tucson-ish “Keep it Together” Author Read Around ## [Tucson Essay Movie Club this Sunday is The Birdcage (1993)](https://tucsonessayclub.substack.com/p/tucson-essay-movie-club-this-sunday-4bd) _2026-05-18 · Tucson Essay Club · Tucson Essay Club_ Introduced by Raquel Gutiérrez! ## [Walking Because That’s How I Know](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/walking-because-thats-how-i-know) _2026-04-27 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ Conques. ## [The Unfinished Sentence](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/the-unfinished-sentence) _2026-04-11 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ Science as covenant — and what it means to rend it ## [Field Notes: What Lucia Preached](https://lisagraumlich.substack.com/p/field-notes-what-lucia-preached) _2026-04-03 · Lisa Graumlich · Thin Places_ Maundy Thursday, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Tucson