General News

Forecast: Wildfire Potential Above Normal in Arizona | May 9, 2008
UA experts helped draft a report that indicates the wildfire season is likely to be busy through August. | General News | Health
Water: An 80-Year History, 40-Year Outlook | May 9, 2008
The UA Water Resources Research Center's upcoming conference will focus on the Colorado River and discuss what the water situation will look like in 2048. | General News
Border Poverty the Focus of New Book | May 9, 2008
The University of Arizona Press is publishing a co-authored book that takes a look at poverty along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona and New Mexico. | Arts and Humanities | General News
UA Hispanic Alumni Club Celebrates Excellence | May 8, 2008
UA Hispanic Alumni Club celebrates excellence during its annual recognition event which helps to fund student scholarhsips. | General News
Aid for AIDS in India | May 8, 2008
UA students hope to raise upwards from $30,000 during a benefit Saturday to continue and expand their HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs in India. | General News | Teaching and Students
China, UA Create Mandarin Language Center | May 7, 2008
The UA and the Office of Chinese Language Council International, or Hanban, will formally dedicate a Confucius Institute on campus. | Arts and Humanities | General News
Diné College President Resuming UA Studies After Securing 10-Year Accreditation | May 7, 2008
Diné College also has been given the green light to offer its first bachelor’s degree. | General News | Teaching and Students
Mexico's Former Minster of Health to Speak on Border Health Risks, Opportunities | May 6, 2008
International health scholar Julio Frenk will give the inaugural lecture in the James E. Dalen Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series. | General News | Health
UA Athletes' Academics Show Improvements | May 6, 2008
Ten sports show improvement in the NCAA's yearly academic progress report. | General News | Sports
Award-Winning Photography Graduate Ventures Into Video | May 5, 2008
May 2008 UA graduate Tomiko Jones, who was praised for her black and white photography, recently won a national award for her work and will spend part of the year studying in France. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students
Dual MBA Program Graduates First Computer Science Student | May 2, 2008
Jamie Samdal, who has accepted a job with Google, hopes to someday own her own software development company. | General News | Teaching and Students
UA South Faculty to Research Deaf Education in Chile | May 1, 2008
Ruth Claros-Kartchner received an invitation from Chile to study the condition of deaf education, focusing on a number of the country's schools. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
Astronaut Frank Borman to Speak at UA's 138th Commencement | May 1, 2008
The University of Arizona celebrates its 138th Commencement on May 17. Astronaut Frank Borman will speak at the ceremony just eight days before the UA's Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled to land.  | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
Nobel Laureate, Mariachi Among Four to Receive Honorary Degrees | May 1, 2008
The University of Arizona will confer honorary degrees upon Robert K. Barkley, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Lin Xu and Alfredo R. Valenzuela during its 138th Spring Commencement Ceremony to be held Saturday, May 17 at the McKale Memorial Center. | Campus News | General News
Model Mars Lander Part of NASA's 50th Anniversary Celebration | April 30, 2008
A replica model of the Phoenix Mars Mission lander will be on display during the celebration this week. | General News | Science and Technology
Camping for College | April 30, 2008
It takes more than 100 volunteers and thousands of dollars to operate Camp Wildcat, but UA students make sure the youth who participate in the organization's programs get in for free. | General News | Teaching and Students
May 5 Science Cafe Offers Background on Phoenix Mars Mission | April 29, 2008
This month's Science Café is all about the upcoming Phoenix Mars Mission. | General News | Science and Technology
Contest Offers Chance to Recognize Moms at UA Women's Plaza of Honor | April 29, 2008
The University of Arizona women's studies department and the Women's Studies Advisory Council are launching a special Mother's Day campaign for the Women's Plaza of Honor. | Campus News | General News
Asian Pacific American Student Affairs Honors Graduates | April 28, 2008
Vice Provost Jacqueline Mok and Cecilia Lou-Atler, the Arizona Asian Pacific American Student Affairs founding assistant director, were honored at the Lotus Laureate convocation. | General News | Teaching and Students
A Gift of Sight, Breath | April 28, 2008
Two retired high school teachers from Phoenix left an endowment to fund research positions at the UA College of Medicine.  | General News | Health
Raúl H. Castro Documentary to Premiere at UA May 4 | April 25, 2008
Arizona's first Hispanic governor honored in documentary co-directed by UA graduate student.  | Arts and Humanities | General News
Regents Cut Universities' Budgets | April 25, 2008
The Arizona Board of Regents voted to cut more than $26 million from the latest Arizona higher education budget. | Campus News | General News
New Regents' Professors Appointed | April 24, 2008
Regents' Professor is the highest honor awarded by the University to its faculty members. | General News
Business Leaders Back Universities' Economic Stimulus Plan | April 24, 2008
A group of Arizona business and academic leaders gathered on the UA campus yesterday to highlight the benefits of the Stimulus Plan for Economic and Education Development. | General News
Professor Tom Holm Publishes First Novel | April 22, 2008
A prominent Native American scholar, Holm joins the ranks of acclaimed historical mystery writers with this debut novel. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
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