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Tucson, Arizona
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The Steward Observatory, established in 1916, is a leading research facility in astronomy and is home to the world's largest solar telescope. Source
The University of Arizona Museum of Art houses over 6,000 pieces, including works by renowned artists like Jackson Pollock and Georgia O'Keeffe. Source
The university is located on the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui peoples and actively collaborates with Native American communities. Source
The university played a significant role in NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, which aims to return samples from the asteroid Bennu. Source
Old Main, the university's first building, was completed in 1891 and is a prime example of 19th-century territorial architecture. Source
The Joseph Wood Krutch Garden showcases native desert plants and is a living laboratory for students and researchers. Source
