This 1959 color documentary film covers the Research Programs at the University of Arizona. It is produced by prolific filmmaker Harry Atwood, himself a graduate from there. The film opens at Homecoming, and the band and cheerleaders perform (1:10-2:05). The original 1890 building is used by the ROTC (2:31-2:50). The old is demolished and replaced by new dormitories (2:51-3:24). The Fine Arts Center houses the Renaissance painting collection of Samuel H. Kress (3:25-3:40). Channel 2 TV crews film research projects in archaeology pottery and anthropology sand paintings (3:41-4:34). The National Observatory will be built on Kitt Peak [still in use today] (4:35-4:45). KVOA TV 4 films a solar energy project cooking a steak (4:46-5:05). The Institute of Atmospheric Physics studies clouds and rain, shown in a time lapse film (5:06-6:07). Radar equipment transmits information to an oscilloscope (6:08-6:35). Oil smoke is used to track wind patterns. Silver iodide is attached to a plane wing to research if weather can be purposely modified; research led by pilot Dr. A. Richard Kassander (6:36-7:35). Dr. A.E. Douglass pioneered dendrochronology, the study of tree rings. Wood cores are taken from trees and studied (7:37-9:05). Students in the Biological Sciences Building use white rats (9:06-9:28). A bacteriologist injects cultures of yeast, followed by radioactive sugar. Shown are a series of machines (9:29-10:14). A researcher in the College of Pharmacy compounds a universal antidote (10:15-10:42). At the Medical Center, a nurse hands a swaddled newborn to a mother in a hospital bed (10 43-11:20). Wildlife Management students build pens for javelina (11:58-12:06). Research is also conducted on bird malaria. The insect is shown, a quail has a blood sample taken, which is studied under a microscope (12:08-13:00). Dr. Emil W. Haury directed the Arizona State Museum (13:02-13:25). Students excavate a historic Indian dwelling (13:26-13:50). The Army Electronic Proving Ground works with the Department of Electrical Engineering. Large computers are shown, including as part of a controlled automatic weather station and a Magnacord (13:51-14:52). The building also houses an atomic reactor (15:08-15:21). In the Chemistry Department, rare earth elements are put through a series of tubs and bottles (15:22-15:47). Open-pit copper mining is studied by students (15:50-16:30). The Geology Building has a laboratory of equipment shown (16:32-17:03). The College of Agriculture studies open range cattle and those penned for research. A cow is injected with a chemical ear implant to track weight gain. Some are infected with Valley Fever (17:20-18:28). Students learn to butcher (19:43-18:58). Poultry is fed via automatic feeders and a poultry scientist weighs and measures eggs (19:00-19:32). Cotton crops are studied to create higher yields (19:34-20:00). The University Research Center studies the complete processing of cotton, which is shown (20:01-20:42). Farmers are taken to test plots (20:45-21:15). Information is printed and distributed to farmers (21:27-21:57). Herring Hall houses the radio and television studios (22:00-23:00). A bird’s eye view of the campus is shown (23:29-45). The marching band takes the field in a football game (23:46-24:06). The Library has students entering (24:20).

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