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Strategist and peace advocate Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and Ilyasah Shabazz, award-winning author, educator and daughter of Malcom X, will speak together at the Juneteenth event. This year marks the first time the university will observe Juneteenth as a paid holiday.

The film "Missing in Brooks County" won a Peabody Award in the documentary category. The film was co-directed by Lisa Molomot, an adjunct instructor who teaches film and law, and was edited by Jacob Bricca, an associate professor at the School of Theatre, Film and Television.

The university will celebrate APIDA Heritage Month with a variety of events, including a henna night and talks on Chinese medicine. The university celebrates the heritage month in April before students depart for summer break.

Amplified – one of four student a cappella groups at the university – will be the first Arizona team to compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella finals. The award-winning ensemble has 15 student members – none of them music majors – who say what they are learning through a cappella is supporting their academic and professional ambitions.

Dozens of presentations from UArizona experts, a film festival and more are on tap at this year's Wonder House as the university returns to South by Southwest.

Headliners for this weekend's on-campus festival include rock icon and Tucson native Linda Ronstadt, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and sports journalist Jemele Hill.

The Center for Creative Photography is planning a semester of programming to coincide with the opening of the Linda McCartney Retrospective exhibit, which opens Feb. 25. The programming includes series of lectures, musical performances and more.

The university will mark Black History Month in February with a cultural dance performance, a fireside chat with the daughter of a history-making Wildcats basketball coach, video profiles of Black student-athletes and more.

People often engage in "mood repair" after a tense interaction with a partner. After a difficult morning at home, employees may try to make themselves feel better by being of service to coworkers later in the day, research suggests.

The university has strengthened its commitment to the Native American community over the last year through efforts including the Native Scholars Grant program and Native FORGE.