Veterans Art Dedication Set for Pearl Harbor Day

  • UANews
  • December 5, 2012
New artwork in a campus memorial to veterans will be dedicated during a special ceremony on Dec. 7, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The memorial, located in the Student Union Memorial Center rotunda, has seen several upgrades in the past two years under the direction of the UA chapter of Student Veterans of America.

Tucson Man Runs His Own Santa's Workshop

  • KGUN-TV
  • December 4, 2012
With one month to go until Christmas, it is crunch time for Santa Claus, and a UA lab assistant is giving him a helping hand by running his own workshop. Sammy Eggerman, who works in the UA School of Architecture, builds homemade wooden planes, trains and automobiles in his garage. He uses wood he collects at the UA.

UA has Hart: Inaugurating the 21st President

  • UANews
  • November 30, 2012
UA President Ann Weaver Hart was inaugurated as the University's 21st chief executive during a ceremony held on Nov. 30. During the event, Hart sent out a call to action, urging those on and off campus to engage in new ways of thinking and collaborating that will further the UA's success well into the next century.

Student Leaders Say UA President Hart an Inspiration

  • Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • November 30, 2012
In her first semester on campus, President Ann Weaver Hart has been an inspiration, student leaders say. “She is a phenomenal woman leader to look up to,” said Katy Murray, president of ASUA. “Somebody who is a female in a leadership role - it’s really great to see that there is so much potential to do amazing things like that. She is definitely somebody that I aspire to be like.”

President Hart Balances Family Life, Higher Education

  • Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • November 30, 2012
UA President Ann Weaver Hart was a mother of four by the time she got her doctorate in higher education leadership. She said her family has been very supportive of her education and career: “The kind of career I have been fortunate to have requires a lot of attention and focus that is very, very difficult without the support of one’s family.”

Four UA Professors Elected as AAAS Fellows

  • UANews
  • November 29, 2012
Four UA professors in the departments of entomology, chemistry and biochemistry, and ecology and evolutionary biology have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The honor is bestowed on society members by their peers to recognize efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.

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