Science Café Heads to Mars | April 30, 2009 UANews | During the May 5 Science Café at the Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant, Peter Smith will reveal initial scientific findings from the Phoenix Mars Mission and discuss prospects for finding life outside of Earth. | Campus News | General News
Spring Commencement Details, Honoraries and Student Medal Winners Announced | April 29, 2009 UANews | The UA will confer degrees upon its largest undergraduate class during its spring commencement ceremony. The graduate ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., May 15 and the undergraduate ceremony will take place at 8 a.m. on Sat., May 16, both will be held at McKale Memorial Center. | Campus News | General News
Regents to Consider Tuition, Fee Changes | April 29, 2009 UANews | The Arizona Board of Regents will be asked to approve a tuition surcharge, increased student fees and a policy exception related to tuition and fee setting at its meeting on the UA campus April 30-May 1. | Campus News
Employees Take Time Out to Make Music | April 29, 2009 UANews | The UA Faculty/Staff Choir offers UA employees opportunities to perform and relieve stress through music. The group will perform a spring concert on May 8. | Campus News
Cat Tran to Add Downtown, Fourth Avenue Stops | April 29, 2009 UANews | For the first time, the UA Cat Tran will make daily stops on Fourth Avenue and at the Ronstadt Transit Center in downtown Tucson, beginning May 18. | Campus News
Happy Administrative Professionals Day | April 22, 2009 UANews | Workplaces across the country, including the UA, will celebrate Administrative Professionals Day today. The tradition has been around since 1952. | Campus News
Career Day to be Held for Youth | April 21, 2009 UANews | The UA Science and Technology Park is hosting the GenNext Career Day, which is meant to inform youth about ways that the math and science skills they are learning now can help them in careers as adults. | Campus News | Science and Technology
National Engineering Group Honors UA Professor | April 15, 2009 UANews | Desai is a nationally known authority on geotechnical and structural engineering, including how buildings, dams and other structures interact with soil and respond to seismic activity. | Campus News
Search is on for Bone Marrow Donor | April 15, 2009 UANews | A two-day drive is being held at the UA in search of a possible bone marrow donor for Kristopher Weatherly, a UA alumnus and associate director of the University Teaching Center. | Campus News
Submit Your Artwork for Employee Exhibit | April 15, 2009 UANews | Entries for the "On Our Own Time" UA employee art exhibit, including paintings, photographs, sculptures and more, are being accepted May 4. | Campus News
Atifa Rawan, Yan Han Honored With Ringing of USS Arizona Bell | April 15, 2009 UANews | Atifa Rawan and Yan Han are working on a grant-funded project to provide free digital access to a unique collection of historical materials held by Kabul University's Afghanistan Centre. | Campus News
New Student Recruiting Tool Going Live May 4 | April 15, 2009 UANews | The UA's Office of Admissions will launch a new online student recruiting tool in May that will allow prospective students to create their own custom Web pages to access information on campus events, advising and more. | Campus News | Teaching and Students
Register Now for Summer Youth Programs | April 8, 2009 UANews | Now is the time to register children in one of the UA's many summer youth programs, which range from football camp to astronomy camp. | Campus News
Solar-Electric Truck a Green Addition to Campus Streets | April 8, 2009 UANews | Parking and Transportation Services' new solar-electric truck drove campus streets for the first time last week. PTS plans to replace all of its gas-powered trucks with more eco-friendly vehicles in the future. | Campus News
Cats in the Community Thanks Project Leaders | April 2, 2009 UANews | With the physical labor completed, leaders of the UA's annual Cats in the Community Day volunteer project gathered this week to enjoy the result of their efforts to make over an after-school tutoring facility in need. | Campus News
Employees Honored for Years of Service | April 2, 2009 UANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton's annual Service Awards Luncheon and Retiree Dinner recognize employees for their years of service at the UA. | Campus News
Donate Canned Goods and Cash to UA4Food | April 2, 2009 UANews | Several campus events will be held this week to collect food and cash donations for UA4Food, the UA's campaign to benefit the Tucson Community Food Bank. | Campus News
Web Site Offers Job Loss Resources | April 2, 2009 UANews | A new Web site designed to help UA employees deal with job loss or career change offers information on stress management, professional development workshops, employee advising and more. | Campus News
