Senator John McCain reads over his speech before being introduced at the groundbreaking for the new parkway in Tucson, Ariz.

Roger Myers, associate librarian and archivist at the Special Collections Library, is the co-currator for the First Folio exhibition and can speak on the texts that are selected for display. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Brent Gibbs, (center) associate professor and artistic director, and certified fight director of Arizona Repertory Theatre at the University of Arizona, is directing two Shakespeare plays this spring: The Tempest and Comedy of Errors, using one set and one cast. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Kimberly Andrews Espy (left), the UA’s senior vice president for research, and NSF director France Córdova visit with Thomas Swetnam, Regents’ Professor of Dendrochronology and director of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. (Photo: John de Dios)

Having visited the UA to learn about its STEM initiatives, Susan Singer of the National Science Foundation said the University has “frontier scientists doing amazing things, and you have people on the cutting edge of education research.” (Photo: John de Dios/UANews)

Dr. Fernando Martinez, MD, director of the Arizona Respiratory Center, is a researcher and clinician with major projects that study the determinants of asthma in early life. Martinez said he was influenced by an asthma attack his mother had when he was a child. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Dr. Fernando Martinez, MD, director of the Arizona Respiratory Center, is a researcher and clinician with major projects that study the determinants of asthma in early life. Martinez said he was influenced by an asthma attack his mother had when he was a child. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Jessica Maerz, an assistant professor in the School of Theatre, Film and Television, is an expert in theatre history, particularly Shakespeare and early modern drama. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Gov. Doug Ducey visits with former Arizona Senate President Tim Bee at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.

Dr. Fernando Martinez, MD, director of the Arizona Respiratory Center, gives a check up to Drew Firmage, 4, and Dylan’s twin sister, at the Arizona Respiratory Center at the Banner University Medical Hospital in Tucson. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Roger Myers, associate librarian and archivist at the Special Collections Library, is the co-currator for the First Folio exhibition and can speak on the texts that are selected for display. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Brent Gibbs, associate professor and artistic director, and certified fight director of Arizona Repertory Theatre at the University of Arizona, is directing two Shakespeare plays this spring: The Tempest and Comedy of Errors, using one set and one cast. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, the senior vice president for research at the University of Arizona, listens at the back of the room during the first session of the Enabling Resiliency in Energy, Water, and Food Systems for Society at the Biosphere 2 on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Dean Joaquin Ruiz, of the UA’s College of Science, greets donors and presents them with a gift for their support of the science programs.

Raytheon, one of Tucson’s largest employers, breaks ground on a new Aerospace Parkway in Tucson, Ariz.

Brent Gibbs, (right) associate professor and artistic director, and certified fight director of Arizona Repertory Theatre at the University of Arizona, is directing two Shakespeare plays this spring: The Tempest and Comedy of Errors, using one set and one cast. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Dante Lauretta, a professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, is an expert in near-Earth asteroid formation and evolution. He leads the NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

Golden shovels await Arizona dignitaries and Raytheon leaders at the groundbreaking for the new Aerospace Parkway in Tucson, Ariz.

Dante Lauretta, a professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, is an expert in near-Earth asteroid formation and evolution. He leads the NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission. Photograph by John de Dios/UANews

President Ann Weaver Hart from the University of Arizona greets Mexican Senator Alejandro Tello, the leader of a science delegation from Mexico.

Golden shovels await Arizona dignitaries and Raytheon leaders at the groundbreaking for the new Aerospace Parkway in Tucson, Ariz.

Susan Singer presents to a room full of students, staff and faculty at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.

Raytheon, one of Tucson’s largest employers, breaks ground on a new Aerospace Parkway in Tucson, Ariz.

Dean Joaquin Ruiz, of the UA’s College of Science, greets donors and presents them with a gift for their support of the science programs.

Gov. Doug Ducey visits with former Arizona Senate President Tim Bee at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.

Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, the senior vice president for research at the University of Arizona, listens at the back of the room during the first session of the Enabling Resiliency in Energy, Water, and Food Systems for Society at the Biosphere 2 on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Gail Burd, the UA’s senior vice provost for academic affairs, used the occasion of Singer’s visit to discuss active-teaching approaches in course reform and faculty professional development. (Photo: John de Dios/UANews)