Green Fund's New Mini Grants Aim to Provide Smaller-Scale Sustainability

  • Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • October 2, 2012
In an effort to promote sustainability on campus, the Green Fund Committee has set up a new mini-grants program intended to fund small-scale projects led by students and faculty. Grants support projects such as increasing renewable energy at the UA, improving outdoor and indoor water efficiency, reducing waste and educational initiatives.

UA's Switch to Healthier Eats Gives Local Growers a Financial Boost

  • KVOA-TV
  • October 1, 2012
The UA is working with local businesses to obtain ingredients for healthier menu items in its on-campus restaurants. "If you get something that's less of a carbon footprint and healthier for your body, I think people will recognize the benefits of that," said Jon Levengood of UA Dining Services.

UA Gains Budget Request Approval, Improves on Key Enterprise Metrics

  • UANews
  • September 27, 2012
The Arizona Board of Regents approved the UA's fiscal year 2014 budget request at this week's meeting in Flagstaff, Ariz. Also at the meeting, the UA reported improvements in several of its key enterprise metrics as set forth by the regents.

UA Departments Collaborate to Increase Recycling at Arizona Stadium

  • Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • September 19, 2012
Lots of recyclable materials are used at each home sports game. A collaboration among several UA units aims to make sure they go in the right bins. Students for Sustainability has placed students at the Arizona Stadium gates to collect recyclables from people entering, and it has added recycling in the tailgating area.

UA Ranks Among Top Universities in World

  • UANews
  • September 14, 2012
QS World University Rankings places the UA at No. 183 among the top 700 across the globe. The rankings are compiled based on six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, the number of citations by faculty in academic publications, and international faculty and international student ratios.

U.S. News Praises UA for Undergraduate Research, Business Programs

  • UANews
  • September 12, 2012
The UA has been ranked No. 58 among public national universities, one point higher than last year, in U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges 2013. The newly released rankings place the Eller College of Management among the nation's top-ranked undergraduate business programs and also recognize the UA as a leader in undergraduate research and creative projects.

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