Clarification: Arizona Professor Killed-Trial story
A memorial for University of Arizona professor Thomas Meixner is seen outside the school's Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences building in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2022. A jury was seated Tuesday, May 7, 2024, for the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting Meixner in 2022 after he was banned from campus because of harassment complaints. Credit: AP/Terry Tang
TUCSON, Ariz. — In a story published May 8, 2024, The Associated Press reported that Murad Dervish was a graduate student in the University of Arizona’s hydrology program. The story should have made clear that he was in the master’s degree program in atmospheric sciences, which is within the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences.
