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  • Next Science Cafe Explores Controlled Environment Agriculture |
    UA Professor Gene Giacomelli will discuss new approaches to agriculture that allows plants to grow in extreme environments. | |
  • 'High Voltage' Exhibit Returns to Boyce Thompson Arboretum |
    Storm chasers Susan Strom and Cathy Franklin are exhibiting their photographs at  the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. | |
  • Highland Market Now Open 24/7 |
    The UA's first on-campus grocery store is  welcoming spot for UA students and employees as well as community members. | | |
  • Mineral Museum Hosts Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection |
    The Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection contains 871 mineral specimens representing 64 species. | | |
  • UA Signs Collaborative Agreement With University of Guadalajara |
    The agreement will facilitate the exchange of technology, resources and expertise between the two institutions. | |
  • Larry Smith (1939-2008) |
    Former UA head football coach passes away from cancer at the age of 68. | |
  • Alumnus and World Mining Expert Donates $4.5M to UA |
    J. David and Edith Lowell have donated a combined $4.5 million to Arizona Athletics and the College of Engineering. | | |
  • Major Climate Change Teach-In to be Held at UA |
    UA students organized the local "Focus the Nation" event, which will be held Jan. 31 at institutions across the United States. | |
  • Despite a Bit of Rain and Snow, Drought Persists |
    The monthly climate report from the UA CLIMAS office points to La Niña as the cause of continued dry conditions in the region. That's despite some relief from rain and snow earlier in the winter in northern Arizona and New Mexico. |
  • Emeritus Mathematics Professor Honored |
    Donald E. Myers has been named the 2008 Distinguished Lecturer by the International Association of Mathematics Geology. Myers' work has aided in areas as diverse as mining exploration, watershed hydrology and enviornmental remediation. | | |
  • College Knowledge at Your Fingertips |
    The Office of Early Academic Outreach has organized an event to help families and youth figure out ways to prepare and pay for college. | |
  • Provost Finalists Announced |
    All three candidates will visit campus to participate in public forums. |
  • Abuelitas Program Brings Life Experience, Warmth to Student Center |
    Pairing students with older mentors helps students feel at home at the UA, and hopefully keeps them in school until graduation. | |
  • Mascot Tryouts: Seeking Students to Become UA's Next Purrfect Pair |
    Applications are due Jan. 25 and tryouts will follow on Feb. 2 to find out who will be the next Mr. and Mrs. Wildcat. | | | |
  • National Geographic Highlights UA Tree-Ring Laboratory |
    Thomas Swetnam, director of the UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, is featured in the current issue of National Geographic. | |
  • UA Student Leadership Conference - One of Nation's Largest - Turns 20 |
    The National Collegiate Leadership Conference teaches students about social responsibility, justice and leadership. | | |
  • UA Journalist’s Book a Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Prize |
    UA journalism Professor Alan Weisman's book, "The World Without Us," remains one of the country's most popular nonfiction books. | |
  • UA Appoints New Director of Corporate and Business Relations |
    The University of Arizona has appointed Nancy Smith as director of corporate and business relations. | |
  • Does Darwinism Drive Consumer Choice? |
    Concordia University psychologist Gan Saad will lecture at the UA on what he argues are the evolutionary underpinnings of advertising and consumer behavior. | | |
  • Conference on Global Climate Change |
    A conference to be held at the UA in February will bring together some of the nation's foremost education and government experts to discuss state and federal agency roles as a result of global climate change. | | |
  • Lunar and Planetary Lab Lectures Highlight New Solar System Discoveries |
    UA space scientists will highlight some of the latest discoveries in solar system exploration at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Public Evening Lecture Series. | |
  • New Colloquium Focusing on Asian Groups |
    The new undergraduate course focuses exclusively on the history and experience of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. | | |
  • UA Sociologist Publishes Book on Founder of Radical Islamic Fundamentalism |
    UA sociology department head Albert Bergesen has published the first edited collection of the works of Sayyid Qutb, the intellectual force behind the current wave of Islamic fundamentalism. | |
  • Change Agents in Training |
    A first-time collaboration between the UA and Anytown Arizona resulted in the creation of “A-Town,” a nearly weeklong workshop that will explore the biases people carry and what problems discrimination can cause. | | | |
  • Two New UA Buildings Among Arizona's Greatest Architectural Wonders |
    The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre and the Meinel Optical Sciences Building are among the 18 Greatest Architectural Achievements in Arizona. | | |
  • 'Legacy' Begins in Greek Community |
    "Legacy" was born out of Greek Life Task Force’s recommendations. It will focus on academics, health and wellness, student leadership, adviser development and diversity. | | |
  • Have You Talked to Your Grandparents Lately? |
    UA Communication professor Jake Harwood says those who have "healthy" relationships with their grandparents tend to have better perceptions about aging. | | |
  • KUAT Celebrates Bill Buckmaster's 20th Anniversary |
    Buckmaster has conducted more than 4,000 interviews during his 20 years hosting "Arizona Illustrated." | |
  • Books for Anfoega |
    A small group of UA students encouraged students across campus to donate books to help a community library in Africa. | | |
  • UA Libraries Buys 'Major' Collection from Mexico |
    Scholars say the collection of nearly 2,800 items document the history of Mexico, spanning the colonial period to contemporary times. | | | | |
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