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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.

Arizona to Let Law Students Take Bar Exam Before Graduation

  • UANews
  • December 12, 2012
The Arizona Supreme Court has approved a proposal, developed by the UA College of Law, that will allow law students to take the state bar exam in their third year of law school. The proposal, supported by all three of the state's law schools, was intended to help move law students from classroom to practice as quickly as possible.

Marc L. Miller Named Dean of UA College of Law

  • UANews
  • November 20, 2012
UA law professor Marc L. Miller has been chosen as dean of the UA's James E. Rogers College of Law on an interim basis, effective Nov. 1. Miller came to the college in 2006 as the Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law. He has been a co-director of the Program in Criminal Law and Policy, and since 2011 he has served as vice dean of the college.

A Globalized Law School Experience

  • Arizona.edu
  • November 16, 2012
The two-year Juris Doctor with Advanced Standing program in the UA James E. Rogers College of Law is designed primarily for students who received their first law degree from a university outside the United States. The unique benefit for these students: as law-school graduates of the UA, they will be allowed to sit for the bar in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, making them highly desirable to law firms and businesses across the U.S. as well as in their home countries.

UA, ASU to Face Off in Annual Law Competition

  • UANews
  • November 7, 2012
Law students from the UA and ASU will go head to head in a closing arguments competition for the Jenckes Cup, awarded annually to one of the rival schools. The UA currently holds the cup, awarded to the student team that makes the best legal arguments as determined by fellows of the Arizona chapter of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

UA Law Students Help Protect the Polls

  • UANews
  • November 5, 2012
A team of UA law students and other legal volunteers will help monitor Pima County polling stations on Election Day as part of the national Election Protection initiative to protect voter rights. The local Election Protection effort is coordinated through the UA James E. Rogers College of Law.

UA Director Makes CD to Fund Parkinson's Research After Diagnosis

  • Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • October 22, 2012
Eight years ago, Melissa Tatum was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Instead of letting it define her life, Tatum, director of the UA’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, used her diagnosis as motivation to give back and produce a CD to help fund Parkinson’s research.

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