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  • New Members Sought for Institutional Review Board |
    The board reviews studies that involve human participants and determines whether the studies should be given permission to proceed. |
  • Riding Bus, Working From Home Among Study Recommendations |
    The study showed that 50 percent of the University community use alternative modes of transportation such as commuting or biking versus single person vehicles to get to work or class but future growth and sustainability issues demand more.  |
  • Budget Reductions, Construction Funding Passed by ABOR |
    While the UA must reduce its fiscal year 2009 budget by $19.6 million, it has received a $170 million allocation for construction and building renewal. | |
  • Proposed New Degree Programs Begin Application Process |
    The UA has received regents approval to begin the application process to develop new undergraduate and graduate degree programs. | | | |
  • Professor Darrel Goll Passes Away |
    Goll will be remembered as the ultimate academic and a distinguished researcher who excelled in his service to the University. | | |
  • Internationally Renowned Islet Cell Transplant Surgeon Joins UA |
    Dr. Horacio L. Rilo's appointment is part of a vision to build a Cellular Transplantation Institute at the UA College of Medicine. | | |
  • The Force Behind 'WaveLengths' |
    Mosquito control and space exploration are among the topics being considered in "WaveLengths." |
  • Grant to Fund Education of Watershed Stewards |
    The UA Cooperative Extension in Graham County will develop courses in watershed science for a program to educate eastern Arizona residents about the importance of the Gila River and its tributaries. Organizers also want to mobilize volunteers to work on area conservation projects. |
  • Gail Burd Selected as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs |
    Burd will be responsible for helping colleges and departments develop their academic degree programs. |
  • More than Two Dozen Arizona Athletes to Take Part in Olympics |
    During the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, a group of 30 UA athletes, coaches and staff will try for the gold. | | |
  • Desert Laboratory Director Honored by Ecological Society of America |
    UA Desert Laboratory Director Michael Rosenzweig has been elected Eminent Ecologist of the Year by the Ecological Society of America. | | |
  • The New 'Things to Do at the U' Brochure is Here |
    The useful guide is ideal for groups visiting from out of town for conferences and special events. |
  • New Grant for UA Researcher Advocating for Women |
    Nina Rabin, of the UA's Southwest Institute for Research on Women, recently receved a two-year grant to continue projects that are attempting to improve the condition of immigrant women. |
  • UA Merger to Strengthen Student Affairs |
    The UA's enrollment management office is now part of the University's Student Affairs division. |
  • Academy of Educators Established at UA College of Medicine |
    The founding members are teachers, scientists and clinicians who have demonstrated excellence in, and a profound commitment to, medical education. |
  • NIH Training Grant Awarded to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | |
  • UA Law School, Alumni Take Statewide Awards | |
  • UA Employees Named '40 Under 40' Finalists |
    Three UA employees have been nominated for their contributions to improving the Tucson community. |
  • Arizona Cancer Center's Better Than Ever Program announces its 2008-09 grant award winners |
    Since it began in 2000, Better Than Ever has raised and distributed more than $1.3 million. |
  • Arizona State Museum Director Hartman H. Lomawaima Passes Away |
    Lomawaima was only the sixth director, and the first American Indian, in the 115-year history of the Arizona State Museum. | | | |
  • UA Announces Restructuring Plans for Health Sciences |
    As part of the restructuring, a new vice president for health affairs position has been created. | | |
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