Browse Campus News stories - July, 2009

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  • Video: Employees Vie for Softball Championship
    UANews | UA faculty and staff members come together every summer to compete in an employee softball league.
  • Shared Governance Status Among Goals Discussed at APAC Retreat
    UANews | At the APAC retreat, members worked to identify goals for next year, including improving communication, researching shared governance and recognizing appointed personnel achievements on campus.
  • Employee Q&A: K-9 Officer Kyle Morrison
    UANews | Kyle Morrison and his dog, Michael, work as a canine explosive detection team on the UA campus and beyond.
  • Machado and UA's Fan Infuse Biosphere 2 Science With Music
    UANews | Biosphere 2 is a place where science fuses with art and music because of the B2 Institute Artist-in-Residence program.
  • UA South Dean to Retire
    UANews | Gerald "Skip" Jubb will retire as dean of The University of Arizona South in September. His retirement plans include traveling and educating young children about entomology.
  • Science and Technology Park Names New Director
    UANews | Ken Marcus manages daily operations, tenant services, risk managemnt and more as park director of the UA Science and Technology Park.
  • Employee Q&A: Massage Therapist Julie Perkins
    UANews | Julie Perkins gives massages to UA students and employees as a licensed massage therapist for Campus Health.
  • Car-Sharing Program Coming to UA
    UANews | Ten cars will be available for rent at a rate of $8 an hour as part of a new alternative transportation car-sharing program that begins Aug. 1.
  • Employees Share Lunar Landing Memories
  • Staff Advisory Council Welcomes New Team of Leaders
    UANews | The council works to foster and enhance communications between classified staff employees and the University community.
  • Employee Q&A: Mechanic Patrick Beamish
    UANews | Facilities Management vehicle technician Patrick Beamish worked under pressure as a diesel technician in the Marine Corps before joining the garage staff at the UA a little more than five years ago.
  • Retired Professor's Book Attempts to Tap Inner Creativity
    UANews | George Domino, UA professor emeritus of psychology, challenges readers to tap into their inner creativity in his new book "Picasso, Mozart, and You: Unleashing Your Creative Self."
  • Farmers' Market Discontinued
    UANews | The Farmers' Market at The University of Arizona has been discontinued due to budget cuts and low turnout from vendors and shoppers.
  • Employee Q&A: Self-Defense Instructor Bruce Montoya
    UANews | Bruce Montoya, a retired U.S. Marine, teaches reality-based self-defense classes at the Student Recreation Center.
  • Kristopher A. Weatherly, Associate Director of University Teaching Center, Dies
    UANews | Kristopher A. Weatherly, a UA alum and associate director, died July 4.
  • BIO5 Names New Associate, Assistant Directors
    UANews | Two new leaders have been named at the UA's BIO5 Institute. Carol Barnes, a UA nueroscientist, will assume the role of associate director, while Jennifer Barton, a UA biomedical engineer, will act as assistant director.
  • UA Professor Named President-Elect of the Association for Borderlands Studies
    UANews | The association encompasses an interdisciplinary membership of scholars at more than one hundred academic and governmental institutions, and nongovernment organizations representing the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe.
  • Arizona Public Media’s "Arizona Spotlight" Celebrates 200 Mark July 3
    UANews | "Arizona Spotlight" debuted on KUAZ in 2003 and delivers a diverse range of stories talking to people behind the headlines of the day to address subjects that matter to the residents of Southern Arizona. 
  • Training Available for New Mosaic Systems
    UANews | UA employees impacted by the Mosaic Project, which is working to replace the University's aging administrative systems, are invited to take advanatage of training programs to learn the new systems.
  • CatTran Coordinator Discusses Ridership, Route Changes for Fall
    UANews | Parking and Transportation's CatTran will offer a new shuttle beginning Aug. 17 that will connect the east and northwest sides of campus.
  • Campus Community Invited to View Fireworks From Parking Garages
    UANews | UA community members are invited to take in the "A" Mountain fireworks show from the top level of five campus parking garages.
  • UA Foundation Hires VP for Arizona Health Sciences Development
    UANews | Shaun O. Sommerer has been hired by the University of Arizona Foundation to serve as vice president for Arizona Health Sciences Development. 
  • Employee Q&A: Veterinarian Peder Cuneo
    UANews | Peder Cuneo's job duties as the UA's extension veterinarian include caring for large animals, researching livestock issues, teaching, and collaborating with livestock producers across the state.