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ABOR Names Ann Weaver Hart as UA Presidential Candidate

Johnny Cruz — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Hart is currently the president of Temple University and has served as president of the University of New Hampshire. She will be introduced to the UA campus community on Feb. 13.

Building Mountains in a Bottle

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Scientists are preparing to launch a 10-year project to study water resources, gas exchange and carbon cycling in three man-made landscapes built in a half-acre laboratory at the UA's Biosphere 2.

UA Student Club Hosting Career Expo

Rebecca Ruiz-McGill — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The student-organized event is open to UA students in any major who are interested in career opportunities with a variety of employers. It takes place Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Investing in Education Pays

cruzj — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:51:56 -0700

An editorial in The Arizona Republic praises the UA's expansion to the city of Chandler. Several UA degree and certificate programs soon will be offered in Chandler, expanding educational access and opportunities to new prospective students.

Latino Summit Draws National/State Health Leaders and Welcomes Public

Rebecca Ruiz-McGill — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Local and national experts in Latino health will host a free public summit Friday and Saturday at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. The summit focuses on the effects of excess weight on health in the Latino community and strategies to address the causes of this epidemic.

Diving Beetles Offer Clues About Sexual Selection

Daniel Stolte — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Biologists have discovered a bizarre and beautiful reproductive process in diving beetles. What they found challenges the paradigm that sexual selection is mostly driven by males competing against each other.

UA Black History Month Events Begin

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Black History Month events at the UA have begun, including lectures, film screenings, a field trip and block party. Several UA departments, centers and student organizations are hosting more than one dozen events.

Local Stunt Worker Puts Pizazz in Super Bowl Ad Filmed Here

leverett — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:41:22 -0700

The work of UA software engineer Greg Gasson was broadcast to a nationwide audience during Super Bowl on Feb. 5. Gasson, who works at the UA's Steward Observatory, was the aerial director of photography for a Chevy Sonic commercial that aired on KVOA-Channel 4.

Tumamoc's Walking Docent Training Starts Saturday

Mari N. Jensen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

UA Science: Tumamoc is looking for people who are interested in science and want to share their excitement, knowledge and skills by volunteering to become "walking docents" at Tumamoc Hill. The training sessions are free, and the first one is Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Gem Show's Meteorites Give 'Rare' a Whole New Meaning

leverett — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:36:20 -0700

The UA-directed space mission, OSIRIS-REx, will send a spacecraft on a three-year journey to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid. For now, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show "is a chance for people to see things before they go to the museums and things the museums can only dream of having," said Marvin Kilgore, curator of the meteorite collection at the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

Former Tucsonan Shows UA Spirit in 'The Amazing Race'

leverett — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:06:45 -0700

UA alumnus Art Velez, who now lives in California, will be one of the contestants on the CBS Emmy-winning competition show, "The Amazing Race," when its new season begins Feb. 19.

Niya Butts Radio Show Broadcast Monday Nights

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Through Feb. 27, the Niya Butts Radio Show will air with the women's basketball head coach slated to talk about the Wildcats, the Pac-12 and national women's basketball.

Professor Credits UA Surgery/Cardio Team in Bypass Recovery

Rebecca Ruiz-McGill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

UA professor Richard Michod is three months into his recovery from bypass surgery, and fresh from sailing in the Virgin Islands – a trip he was able to make thanks to a pioneering, minimally invasive, robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass graft procedure offered at The University of Arizona Medical Center.

$4.5M Endowed Gift Supports UA Rangeland Research

Jennifer Fitzenberger — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation recognizes ranching's central importance to Arizona and has demonstrated its commitment to the state's rangelands – and the UA's research and extension efforts in this field – through a $4.5 million endowed gift.

Bioscience a Bright Spot for Jobs in Arizona

jfitzen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:12 -0700

Arizona's biosciences sector is expanding, boosted in Southern Arizona by expansion at companies such as Ventana Medical Systems/Roche. Ventana, a UA technology spinoff that makes tissue-diagnostics instruments, now employs about 1,200 people in Arizona.