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Criminal Justice Major to Prep Students for Law Enforcement, Courts Careers UA students interested in studying criminal justice will find a more robust program on campus starting this fall. Expanding from a concentration within the public policy and management program into its own major, the criminal justice program will prepare students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, courts systems and an array of related fields.

New Degree to Prep Students for Real Estate Development Careers A new master's degree offered this fall will help prepare students for careers in real estate development. The Master of Real Estate Development degree program is a fast-track, 12-month program geared toward individuals who already have had two to five years of post-undergraduate experience and would like to move into a career in real estate design and development.

The Steward Observatory is nestled in a lush grove of old trees directly behind the Sonett Space Sciences Building.

Happy 90th Birthday, Steward Observatory This year marks the 90th anniversary of the UA's Steward Observatory and the department of astronomy. "We have the best location of any educational institution in America. The University ought to make itself famous with a telescope." With those words, part of his long and persistent effort to bring a world-class observatory to the UA campus, pioneering astronomer Andrew Ellicott Douglass set forth his best argument.

UA Boosts HIV Early Intervention Services The UA's Petersen Clinics are working to promote early detection of HIV while connecting newly infected patients with care and services as soon as possible. More than 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and nearly one in five are unaware of their infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Early detection and intervention can go a long way in improving patient outcomes and preventing the spread of the virus.

Researchers started growing pink oyster mushrooms and expanded to blue oyster, king oyster and lion's mane. They haven't ventured into shitake yet (pictured), but they plan to.

UA Grows Gourmet Mushrooms That Recycle Waste Mushrooms are the great decomposers of the Earth. What can these voracious fungi do with urban waste? That's what plant scientists at UA are studying. They're growing mushrooms on coffee grounds, landscape waste, even pizza boxes - and reducing that waste to compost. They're also producing delicious high-quality gourmet mushrooms that could be headed to market.

A Father's Search Finds Reason for Daughter's Epilepsy The UA's Michael Hammer, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is an expert in population genomics. His lab found the source of his daughter's epilepsy.
UA Researcher Studies Protein's Link to Heart Disease The largest protein known to exist in the human body functions as a molecular spring, and UA researchers are gaining new insights into its role in heart disease.
Criminal Justice Major to Prep Students for Law Enforcement, Courts Careers The new UA criminal justice program will prepare students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, courts systems and an array of related fields.
UA Externs, Tucson Village Farm Work for Sustainability This summer, UA students are working with Arizona Cooperative Extension on sustainability projects throughout the state, providing them valuable on-the-job experience.
$6M Grant Boosts Molecular Heart Research The research program will offer new insights in the molecular workings of heart muscle cells and how genetic mutations affect their function.

UA Research Demonstrates How Bilinguals Switch Between Languages Individuals who learn two languages at an early age seem to switch back and forth between separate "sound systems" for each language, according to UA research.
Wildcats Have No. 2 Fan Base in Nation A recent study by Emory University Sports Marketing Analytics found that the UA men's basketball fan base ranks No. 2 in the nation. Arizona posted a 27-8 record in 2012-13.
Astronomers Gear Up to Discover Earth-Like Planets UA astronomers are developing a technique to detect faint dust clouds around stars other than our sun, many of which might hide Earth-like planets.
Pediatric Residents Shoot Hoops for Charity
The New Face of Mining: Bree McMaster UA alumna Bree McMaster never thought she'd end up in mining. Now, the former president of the UA's Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration can't see herself anywhere else.

'Grammy in the Schools' Jan. 12
WOSAC's Presents Writers_ Journeys: Real and Imagined
Code of Ethics The Faculty Senate adopted a Code of Research Ethics at the Dec. 7 Senate meeting.
UDWPE Needs Graders The University Composition Board invites all teaching faculty and administrators to devote one morning or afternoon this spring to evaluating essays written by undergraduates taking...
Extended U Offers Preschool Programs Extended University is offering several programs this spring designed to stimulate and educate children between 2 and 5 years of age.