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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Tuesday March 24, 2026 ( 3 items )  

Arizona vineyards produce a surprising variety of grapes in unexpected places
TUCSON, Arizona, March 23 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Arizona vineyards produce a surprising variety of grapes in unexpected places * Arizona wine growers cultivated almost 80 varieties of grapes last year, slightly more red than white, but the number of niche varieties was higher than expected, according to a new Cooperative Extension report. "Statewide, syrah is the number one grape we grow, followed by grenache and then cabernet sauvignon, but t  more

U of A's future doctors find out where they will spend their residencies
TUCSON, Arizona, March 23 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A's future doctors find out where they will spend their residencies * The fates of more than 200 soon-to-be physicians from the University of Arizona's two medical schools came down to what they found inside envelopes - or chocolate bar wrappers - on Friday. The university's College of Medicine - Tucson and College of Medicine - Phoenix each held their own celebrations for Match Day, the an  more

University of Arizona Health Sciences: Standardized Patients Play Crucial Role in Medical Training
TUCSON, Arizona, March 24 -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Standardized patients play crucial role in medical training Program uses real people to simulate scenarios that help students take their skills from the classroom to the exam room. * As a retired history professor, John Heyl doesn't exactly have the resume needed to teach medicine. Yet he's been educating medical students for more than a decade. Heyl is one of about 140 standardi  more