Video Games Seek to Teach Smart Financial Strategies Can video games help people save money? SavingsQuest, an applied research project bringing together the UA and the Doorways to Dreams Fund under a Center for Financial Services Innovation grant, will test the theory in hopes of finding a mix of game features that will elicit smart savings behavior.
More than 100 UA law students will apply what they learned in class during their first year of law school to a summer job in the legal field.
First-Year Law Students Head to Summer Jobs Across U.S., Beyond About 96 percent of this year's first-year law students secured paid or for-credit work study and volunteer positions across Arizona, the United States and even internationally. The UA recognizes the importance of getting law students real-world experience as early as possible.
Marc L. Miller
Marc L. Miller Named Dean of James E. Rogers College of Law After an extensive national search, Arizona Law professor Marc L. Miller has been appointed dean of the UA James E. Rogers College of Law, effective immediately. Miller has been serving as interim dean since November. Miller is the 12th permanent dean to occupy the position since the law school was founded in 1915.
McClelland Hall
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.
More than 100 UA law students will apply what they learned in class during their first year of law school to a summer job in the legal field.
Marc L. Miller
McClelland Hall
Eugene Gerner (left) and Jeffrey Jacob in the lab. (Photo by Chris Mooney)

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.

Why You Like to Watch the Same Thing Over, and Over

  • Scientific American
  • October 19, 2012
Sidney J. Levy, a UA marketing professor, and colleagues interviewed people who recently had “reconsumed” a book, movie or vacation spot. The responses suggested that sometimes choosing to do something again was about reaching for a sure thing - the brain knows the exact kind of reward that it will receive in the end, whether it is laughter, excitement or relaxation.

UA Study Examines How News Spreads on Twitter

  • UANews
  • October 15, 2012
Sudha Ram, McClelland Professor of Management Information Systems at the UA, has conducted a study to see how news shared by major news agencies spreads on Twitter. The study, which looked at variables like how many times an article is retweeted or how long an article circulates on Twitter, could be useful in helping news organizations maximize their use of the social media platform.

With Beginning Behind It, UA BioPark Looks to Future

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • October 12, 2012
UA officials and local dignitaries have formally dedicated the UA BioPark, a 54-acre space that will meet the most demanding needs of high-technology companies. UA President Ann Weaver Hart said the BioPark is a critical part of the UA's economic-development strategy: "This puts us in the position to be even stronger, and more proactive, in seeking answers to the biggest questions of our time."

How to Collaborate in the New Retail Environment

  • Forbes
  • October 10, 2012
With mobile, digital and social media each playing a significant role, retail marketers are faced with challenges to stand out from the competition. Said Martha Van Gelder, director of the UA Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing: “The most important fact about retailing today is the velocity of change that the industry is experiencing and the extent to which the customer is in charge."

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