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  • 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
  • Two Law Alumni Issue $100K Scholarship Challenge | April 30, 2008
    Wayne Howard and Michael Trauscht decided to launch the scholarship challenge because they both received scholarships while studying at the UA during the 1970s. | Business and Law | Teaching and Students
  • UA Team Ties for Micro Air Vehicle Win at Competition | April 29, 2008
    The UA's Micro Air Vehicle Team tied for first place in the most difficult and complex competition yet presented to the tiny spy planes. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Students Compete for Cash During Engineering Design Day | April 28, 2008
    This year's engineering seniors will offer the results of their research this year, and vie for $6,000 in prizes. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • 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
  • UA Astronomer Xiaohui Fan Wins Guggenheim Fellowship | April 25, 2008
    Fan is using the Large Binocular Telescope to find the oldest quasars. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • 'Arizona Illustrated' Inspires UA Student Project | April 25, 2008
    REVERB is a senior thesis project where students must present a half-hour news magazine by and for young adults. | Teaching and Students
  • McGuire Entrepreneurship Team Beats the Pros | April 24, 2008
    LenSense, a startup venture established through the UA's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, was the only university team among the 12 finalists in Nokia's "Mobile Rules!" Challenge. | Business and Law | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Materials Anthropology Class Transports Students Back in Time | April 23, 2008
    Along the way, they get hands-on experience with what were cutting-edge technologies hundreds, thousands and even millions of years ago. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • NSF Fellowship Goes to UA Computer Science Alumna | April 23, 2008
    Ekaterina Hristova Spriggs, who completed her undergraduate degree last year, has earned a grant that will provide $90,000 over a three-year period. | Campus News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Keeping Silent to Promote Rights of LGBT | April 21, 2008
    Students across the nation have honored the Day of Silence since 1996 to raise awareness of the challenges faced by people who identify as LGBT.   | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Students Bring Attentions to Human Trafficking | April 18, 2008
    UA students coordinated the Human Trafficking Awareness Week to educate students and the local community about trafficking victims around the world and what must be done to help them. | General News | Health | Teaching and Students
  • Debate on Arizona Civil Rights Initiative at the UA | April 17, 2008
    Nearly one dozen groups joined together to coordinate and sponsor a debate about the proposed intiaitive and what effect it would have if passed in November. | Business and Law | Teaching and Students
  • Two UA Honors Students Named Goldwater Scholars | April 16, 2008
    The designation as a Goldwater Scholar goes to top math, science and engineering undergraduates who have potential to become researchers in their fields. | Campus News | Teaching and Students
  • UA Optical Sciences Grad Wins Congressional Science Fellowship | April 15, 2008
    Elaine Ulrich will advise federal policymakers on scientific and technical issues. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • UA Wins 2008 Intel Robotics Challenge | April 14, 2008
    Aegis, the UA team robot, defeats a trio of ASU robots in the first-ever Intel Corp. Robotics Challenge. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Krider to be Honored at 20th International Lightning Detection Conference | April 14, 2008
    Lightning experts will honor the UA's E. Philip Krider for his role in developing the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Going Green: The UA Celebrates Earth Day | April 11, 2008
    Activities at the UA's Sustainability Fair include a taste test challenge between Tucson tap water and bottled water.  | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • UA Sophomore Presenting Research to Congressional Members | April 10, 2008
    Undergraduate researcher Kevin Keys will present his work in Washington, D.C., during a national conference aimed at promoting federal and state funding of student research. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Fair a Focal Point for Second-Language Learners | April 9, 2008
    The Southern Arizona Language Fair, now in its 13th year, will draw 2,000 students statewide from kindergarten through college. | Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • John Hildebrand Named 'Einstein Scholar' by Chinese Academy of Sciences | April 8, 2008
    The Einstein Professor distinction is reserved for leaders in their respective fields with the potential to win Nobel and other international science awards. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Minton Wins 2008 Kuiper Award | April 8, 2008
    Planetary scientists cite the UA graduate student as one of their best and brightest. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • PetSmart Endows Second Faculty Chair in Norton School | April 7, 2008
    Pet care retailer PetSmart has given $1 million gift to create an endowed faculty position at the UA Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences. | Business and Law | General News | Teaching and Students
  • UA to Compete in Intel Corp's Robot Challenge | April 4, 2008
    The UA and ASU prepare for Intel's Arizona Robotics Challenge where each university's technological expertise will be put to the test. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Statewide Design Competition at the UA | April 3, 2008
    More than 600 Arizona teenagers will participate in a design competition at the UA this weekend for a chance to represent the state at nationals.  | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • UA to Pilot Sustainability Rating System for Higher Education | April 2, 2008
    The University of Arizona has joined colleges and universities across the country in the implementation of a rating system for sustainability in higher education. | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Art and Artists in Dialogue Over Divergent Religions | April 2, 2008
    Sama Alshaibi and Beth Krensky come from entirely different religious and cultural backgrounds but, through their art, they explore the similiarities in their lives. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students
  • GeoDaze 2008 Features UA Student Research in the Earth Sciences | April 2, 2008
    The 36th annual student-organized symposium will be held on Thursday and Friday in the Memorial Student Union. | Campus News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
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