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Eller College to Bring MBA Program Online The UA Eller College of Management's internationally recognized MBA program will be available online beginning this fall. Applications for the program now are being accepted. With a focus on innovation, application and communication, the Eller MBA experience is designed to give graduates what they need to effectively lead in today's changing global marketplace.
Eugene Gerner (left) and Jeffrey Jacob in the lab. (Photo by Chris Mooney)
UA Spin-Off to Test Cancer-Preventing Drug Combination The UA spin-off company Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is building on systematic basic research by UA researchers that explored molecular mechanisms underlying tumor growth. The company is embarking on a clinical trial to prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer or high-risk polyps in colon cancer survivors.
UA Eller Accounting Students Volunteer to Prep Taxes for Tucsonans in Need UA accounting students have spent more than 140 hours so far processing tax refunds for Tucsonans in need through a partnership with the United Way and the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. The experience offers students the opportunity to build professional skills by working with real clients and navigating complex tax issues.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments at UA College of Law The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments at the James E. Rogers College of Law on March 6. The court hears cases annually at the college, and the event is open to the community. A public question-and-answer session with the panel of judges will follow the oral arguments.
What do you get with a high level of digital engagement coupled with a strong passion for fashion? According to new survey results in a UA-led project, you get a "digital diva," an emergent population of shoppers whose habits and desires are expected to drastically change retailing.
'Digital Divas,' the World's Most Connected Consumers A study led by UA researcher Anita Bhappu found that "digital divas" are an emerging segment of the world's very knowledgeable and highly influential purchasers. Her team surveyed more than 7,400 shoppers in four different locations around the globe, finding that this consumer population, though small in size, comprises the vast majority of all fashion spending.
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Eugene Gerner (left) and Jeffrey Jacob in the lab. (Photo by Chris Mooney)
What do you get with a high level of digital engagement coupled with a strong passion for fashion? According to new survey results in a UA-led project, you get a "digital diva," an emergent population of shoppers whose habits and desires are expected to drastically change retailing.

UA Tech Park Has Significant Impact on Region

  • UANews
  • January 27, 2012
In 2009, the UA Tech Park and its resident companies had an economic impact of $2.67 billion in Pima County. This included $1.81 billion in direct economic impacts such as wages paid and supplies and services purchased and $861 million in indirect and induced dollar impacts, finds a new study.

The Unique Nature of the U.S. Criminal System

  • UANews
  • January 27, 2012
Professor Paul Marcus, a criminal law expert and author, will deliver the UA law school's 5th annual Darrow K. Soll Memorial Lecture. Marcus will discuss some of the criminal justice procedures that exist in the U.S., but not in other countries.

Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests

  • The New York Times
  • January 26, 2012
Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to wind up in the more onerous and costly form of consumer bankruptcy as they try to dig out from their debts, a new study has found. The study of racial differences in bankruptcy filings was written by two professors at the University of Illinois and Jean Braucher, a law professor at the UA.

UA Law Affiliates Launch Multi-State Rescue Network

  • UANews
  • January 25, 2012
A team born out of the UA's College of Law founded Tough Love Pit Bull Rescue, an organization working to save dogs in line to be euthanized in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington.

Ceremony Dedicates Arizona Center for Innovation

  • UANews
  • January 18, 2012
The Arizona Center for Innovation, a technology business incubator located at the UA Tech Park in Tucson, dedicated its new facilities on Jan. 18. More than 150 community and University leaders attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, including Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer.

Venture Meshes Social Media, Fantasy Football

  • Phoenix Business Journal
  • January 13, 2012
A UA MBA graduate is hoping to mesh social media with fantasy football and baseball. Evan Singer is a co-founder of Pigskin Boss, which launched in November. “Pigskin Boss offers the first true community-style fantasy football website,” Singer said.

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