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Browse Teaching and Students stories - May, 2009

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  • Camp for Disabled Veterans Merges Athletics, Education |
    UANews | The UA's first "Guide to Personal Success: Ultimate Athletics Experience" camp allowed disabled veterans the opportunity to train in adaptive athletics and learn about opportunities to pursue higher education. | |
  • Financial Educators Meet in Tucson |
    UANews | For the eighth year, the UA is hosting the National Financial Literacy Training, a seminar to help educators train students and others to be better money managers. | |
  • UA Journalism Professor Wins Top Teaching Prize |
    UANews | David Cuillier, an assistant professor of journalism and Freedom of Information Act authority, is the winner of this year's Promising Professor award given by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. | |
  • Thousands to Attend New Student Orientation |
    UANews | The UA welcomes more than 12,000 students and parents for summer orientation sessions aimed at getting the students ready for classes in August. | |
  • NSF Funding Nine UA Doctoral Students in Geography, Regional Development |
    UANews | Nine graduate students in the UA geography and regional development department have NSF grants to pursue their doctoral degrees. | |
  • High Demand Interpreters, Translators in Training |
    UANews | The UA is one of a few higher education institutions in the U.S. training students to become certified translators and interpreters, a field that has become hugely important given the nation's demographic changes. | |
  • Long-Serving UA Dean Returns to Full-Time Faculty Seat |
    UANews | James E. Rogers College of Law Dean Toni Massaro will return to the classroom after having helped transform the college into a highly regarded hub of learning, teaching and outreach. | |
  • New UA Residence Hall Construction to Generate More Than 1,500 Jobs |
    UANews | Construction of UA new residence halls also will generate more than $13 million in tax revenues, according to an analysis by the UA Economic and Business Research Center. | |
  • UA is 24th in the Nation in Awarding Bachelor Degrees to Hispanics |
    UANews | Each year, the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education releases a list of the top 100 colleges and universities to award degrees to Hispanics. | |
  • Saving the World … Through Technology |
    UANews | UA Commencement speaker Dean Kamen will well-known for his inventions, but he is equally passionate about young people science and technology. | | |
  • UA Co-Hosting Conference on American Indian Advocacy |
    UANews | The UA is hosting the College Board's Native American Student Advocacy Institute this month. | |
  • Success In and Out of the Pool |
    UANews | For graduating seniors Justine Schluntz and Craig Sheedy, their participation in the UA's national championship swimming and diving teams was a major factor in their excellence outside of the pool. | | |
  • Eller College of Management Launches One-Year MBA |
    UANews | The accelerated MBA option is designed for professionals with undergraduate business degrees. | |
  • Phoenix Mars Mission Lands a Doctorate for Peter Smith |
    UANews | The UA scientist who led one of the best missions ever to land on Mars is getting his Ph.D. | |
  • Angels & Demons: The Science of Antimatter and the Large Hadron Collider |
    UANews | UA physicist Erich Varnes will discuss the science behind the upcoming movie Angels & Demons | | | |
  • BFA Students to Screen Films |
    UANews | UA media arts seniors will screen their thesis films at the annual "I Dream in Widescreen." | | |
  • UA Hispanic Alumni Recognize Outstanding Contributions |
    UANews | The University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni Club will hold its 2009 Celebration of Excellence reception and luncheon on Friday and will honor the contributions to UA students made by Richard Ruiz and Socorro Carrizosa. | | |
  • UA Professor to Take Fine Arts Interim Deanship |
    UANews | Jory Hancock, who has molded the UA School of Dance into one of the nation's premier programs, will become interim dean of the College of Fine Arts on July 1. | | |
  • Undergraduate Researchers to Present their Work |
    UANews | More than 50 UA student research projects will be presented Tuesday as part of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Annual Undergraduate Thesis Poster Session. | | |
  • Parents Often the Key to Children's Financial Well-being |
    UANews | A UA study will follow a group of young adults for several years to learn how their financal habits affect their lives. | | | |
  • Red Ink Magazine to Host Premiere Party |
    UANews | Red Ink Magazine, which is published by UA students on contemporary topics affecting American Indians, is hosting a premiere party on Saturdy for the release of the magazine's new volume. | | |
  • UA Rings USS Arizona Bell for Outstanding Achievements |
    UANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton joined the Arizona Student Unions to acknowledge the achievements of several UA students and faculty, and also departments and organizations. | |
  • Spring Cleaning Hits UA Residence Halls |
    UANews | UA's Residence Life unit is collecting clothing, furniture and food items as University students prepare to leave campus for the summer. Items will be donated to two local organizations. | |
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