UA Launches Jr. BIOTECH Program in Arizona Middle Schools With $750,000 Grant From Helios Education Foundation | November 24, 2009
UANews | The Jr. BIOTECH program connects middle school science teachers with the resources and training necessary to lead hands-on, inquiry-based science activities in the classroom. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Territorial Cup Matchup on Saturday | November 24, 2009
UANews | The nation's oldest rivalry cup game takes place on Saturday as Arizona battles Arizona State in Tempe. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m. (MST) and will air regionally on ABC TV. | Sports
Students Collecting Shoes for Children in Ethiopia | November 24, 2009
UANews | The UA chapter of Students In Free Enterprise has partnered with TOMS Shoes to collect 1,500 shoes for children in Ethiopia. | General News | Teaching and Students
She's UA's Latest Blazing Star | November 24, 2009
Arizona Daily Star | Justine Schultz's personal transformation that took place at the UA culminated with recognition as a Rhodes Scholar. | Sports | Teaching and Students
The Universe's Past; In Close-up | November 24, 2009
Los Angeles Times | There's a race to build super-large, ground-based telescopes, and the mirror laboratory at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory is at the center of it. The lab is currently the only facility in the world that manufactures the huge mirrors going into these observatories. | General News | Science and Technology
Giffords Speaks on Stimulus Research | November 24, 2009
Arizona Daily Wildcat | Rep. Gabrielle Giffords visited the UA's BIO5 Institute on Monday to discuss stimulus-funded projects with University researchers. | General News
Project Sage Special Report: A Sustainable Campus | November 23, 2009
UANews | The UA campus has been a model of environmental sustainability long before the green movement. Even as it grows, innovative projects are minimizing the University's environmental footprint. | General News | Science and Technology
The Bottom Line on Trees | November 23, 2009
UANews | The UA Campus Arboretum, as the oldest continually maintained public green space in the state, is Arizona's premier destination for rare specimens. | Science and Technology
A Surge of Student Involvement | November 23, 2009
UANews | Those involved with the Associated Students of the University of Arizona have initiated a composting program, and are involved in a range of other efforts on campus to promote sustinability efforts. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Surprise Firefighters: New Heart-attack Response Makes Difference | November 23, 2009
Arizona Republic | Firefighters in Surprise, Ariz. are among those to report that the use of cardiocerebral resuscitation has helped improve the survival rates of patients. Dr. Gordon Ewy, who directs UA's Sarver Heart Center, promotes using the chest compressions-only technique to aid a person experiencing a heart attack.  | General News | Health
Arizona Student from NM Wins Rhodes Scholarship | November 23, 2009
Associated Press, KSAZ | Justine Schluntz, a former All-American student-athlete at the UA and now a graduate engineering student, will attend Oxford University to study tidal energy as a possible source of renewable electricity. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Research Finds Some First-Generation Students Experience 'Survivor Guilt' | November 20, 2009
UANews | UA undergraduate researcher Jackson Wray found that certain first-generation students experience "survivor guilt" because they may be experiencing opportunities not available to their families back home. | Social Sciences and Education
Signals Still Mixed on Arizona Job Market | November 20, 2009
The Arizona Republic | The state has been adding jobs, but UA economic forecaster Marshall Vest said when those numbers are adjusted to account for seasonal employment, growth is nearly nonexistent. Vest said unemployment in Arizona may not bottom out until at least the middle of next year. | Business and Law | General News
More Students Drawn to Study Abroad | November 20, 2009
UANews | UA International Affairs Division working to expand global opportunities and competency for UA students.  | Teaching and Students
UA Professor to Attend Nobel Ceremony | November 20, 2009
UANews | Edella Schlager, a member of the UA School of Government and Public Policy, has been invited to attend the weeklong festivities that surround the annual Nobel Prize ceremony in early December. | Social Sciences and Education
Hundreds of Local Youth To Participate in Junior Geoscientist Academy | November 20, 2009
UANews | Students attending schools in the Amphitheater, Flowing Wells, Sunnyside and Tucson Unified School Districts will visit the UA on Saturday to take part in a science academy. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
UA Astronomer Attends Vatican Conference on Extraterrestrials | November 20, 2009
KVOA | Steward Observatory's Chris Impey was among the scientists who attended a conference held in Rome. The participants discussed the possibility of extraterrestrial life and its possible implications on the Catholic Church. | General News | Science and Technology
Research Group Cracks Corn's Genetic Code | November 20, 2009
The Arizona Republic | A landmark discovery by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod Wing and his colleagues will allow scientists to develop new strains of crops that yield more food, provide better nutrition and are resistant to drought.
Going to College GameDay at the UA? | November 19, 2009
UANews | The popular ESPN program College GameDay will broadcast live from the UA this Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8 to 10 a.m. | General News | Sports
Scientists at UA, Collaborating Institutions Decode Maize Genome | November 19, 2009
UANews | Scientists led by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod Wing and colleagues at collaborating institutions have deciphered the genetic code of maize. | Health | Science and Technology
Shelton: UA 'Will Not Compromise on Quality' | November 19, 2009
UANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton gave his State of the University address Thursday, emphasizing the vision and values necessary to sustain the institution's future success. | General News
President Shelton's State of the University Address | November 19, 2009
UANews | The text from University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton's State of the University address is now available. | General News
A Fix for Down Syndrome Brains? | November 18, 2009
The Scientist | A new study shows boosting levels of a neurotransmitter in the brain may reverse some of the cognitive abnormalities that characterize Down syndrome. Lynn Nadel, a Regents' Professor studying Down syndrome and cognition, said the research may one day lead to early life interventions in humans. | General News | Health | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Higher Temperatures May Be Behind Pine Growth | November 19, 2009
National Public Radio | Bristlecone pines have been growing at unusually fast rates for the past half century. | Science and Technology
The Turning Point | November 19, 2009
Pointe Magazine | Six students talk about their intense and extensive training at the University of Arizona in the pursuit to become professional dancers. | Arts and Humanities | General News
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