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  • UA President Shelton Shares Thoughts About Budget With Campus |
    UA President Robert N. Shelton informed the campus community about the approved 2008-2009 budget. | | |
  • UA to Host Solar Energy Development Conference |
    UA's AzRISE program and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords join to host a conference for government policy makers to promote development and widespread adoption of solar energy. | |
  • UA Researcher to Address UNESCO Forum on Water |
    Juan Valdes, head of civil engineering and deputy director of SAHRA at the UA, will address UNESCO ambassadors and state department officials Friday at a forum on water issues. | |
  • Tucson Firefighters Conduct Training on UA Campus Today |
    Three specialized teams are honing their skills practicing high angle missions at the Henry Koffler Building today. | |
  • Hundreds of Students Participating in UA Algebra Academy |
    The four-week program the UA holds in collaboration with several partners is an attmept to draw more low-income students and people of color into college. | | |
  • Grant-Funded Students Researching, Training This Summer |
    The UA maintains numerous programs that enable students to spend their summers researching, training and getting ready for graduate school. | | | |
  • UA Graduate Student Crowned Miss Arizona |
    UA public health student wins Miss Arizona title and credits the program with the strength of her healthy habits platform message. | |
  • Communication Professors Honored for Their Research |
    Ed Donnerstein and Dale Kunkel have been honored for their research on the impact of mass media on society. | | |
  • Lowering the Cost of Textbooks |
    Initiatives at the UA have resulted in more than $2.7 million in savings to students. |
  • UA to Lead Volunteers Mapping Arizona Rivers |
    The UA Water Resources Research Center will help map two critical streams, the Agua Fria and the San Pedro, on Saturday. Volunteers will collect data on the wet and dry areas of the Agua Fria and San Pedro rivers. | |
  • Public Health Has a New Dean |
    The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health has named its new dean, Iman Hakim, a national leader in health promotion. | |
  • NASA's Mars Lander to Dig, Team Probes Flash Memory |
    As a precaution, science data won't be stored on the spacecraft overnight. | |
  • UA's Library Science School Receives $1M Grant |
    The grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support an existing program that is working to increase the number of American Indian and Hispanic library professionals. | | |
  • U.N. Report Calls for More Sustainable Real Estate Development |
    A U.N. report written by an urban planning professor at The University of Arizona asks institutional investors and others to collaborate on more environmentally friendly real estate development. | |
  • Elwin G. Wood Distinguished Professorship Established in Engineering |
    Loren M. and Sally Ann Wood created the professorship to honor Loren Wood’s father, a longtime UA faculty member. | | |
  • UA Faculty and Students On Leading Edge of Adult Autism Treatment |
    Non-profit adult residential program partners with the UA to teach independent living to 17 men and women on the high end of learning ability on the autism spectrum. | | |
  • Arizona Youth University Inspires Future Career Paths and Enriches Summer Experience |
    CPR certification, first-aid skills, balance, self-esteem and respect, crime scene dos and don'ts, electronic knowledge and how to conduct a trial are a few of the lessons learned during the Arizona Youth University summer camps. | |
  • The Zombie: "A New Monster for a New World" |
    UA doctoral student Kyle W. Bishop argues that that while the zombie has become a hugely popular cinematic device, the creature is a remnant of an imperialistic and racist era. | | | |
  • Electricity Load Shifted for Cost Savings |
    The UA's water chilling and ice storing project is reducing the amount of electricity needed to cool the campus, which is more cost effective and environmentally conscious. | |
  • Debt-Free Guarantee |
    The Arizona Assurance program is providing UA students the opportunity to graduate in four years without student loans. | |
  • New ART Season Announced |
    During its 2008-2009 season, the UA's theater students will perform "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Love's Labour Lost." | | |
  • Young Authors Recognized for Creative Writing |
    Thirteen K-3 students from southern Arizona were recently honored for their entries in the 14th annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. They represent the best of more than 400 entries from 26 area schools. | |
  • Public Invited to Meeting on Higher Education Challenges |
    Ernest Calderón, vice president of the Arizona Board of Regents, will discuss challenges facing higher education. | |
  • Health Information Underload for Dial-Up Users |
    A UA communication professor suggests that another kind of inequity is forming in the digital age, one that creates have-nots among dial-up customers seeking health information online. | | |
  • U.S. Religious Congregations Might 'Limp' But Don't Often Die |
    A team of UA doctoral students helped complete a study about religious congregations and determined that the national mortality rate for such organizations is 1 percent. | |
  • The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading |
    UA psychology researchers studied the age-old literacy device known as stream of consciousness to determine its use as a more accurate measure of personality. | | |
  • Baseball Team Advances to NCAA Super Regional Tournament |
    The Cats-Canes three-game series will be played in Florida Friday through Sunday at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables. | | |
  • Kanto Scholarships Support Students Working on Formula and Baja Cars |
    Program supports students who spend long hours working on race cars that compete in national Society of Automotive Engineers events. | | | |
  • UA to Train Iraqi Students |
    The UA has been named one of six host sites across the United States to hold an institute that will train Iraqi students to become socially conscious leaders. | | |
  • New Arizona Quarter Available at UA BookStore, Web Site |
    The store will be the exclusive southern Arizona retailer for the commemmorative displays and its Web site will be the exclusive online retailer. | |
  • Middle School Students Work on Research Projects at the UA |
    The UA is collaborating with the Wildcat School, a charter school, to offer a summer camp where students will be presenting their own projects. | | |
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