UA, NASA Partner to Inspire Love of Science

  • Arizona.edu
  • February 7, 2013
An exhibit at the UA's Flandrau Science Center introduces visitors to comets, asteroids and meteors. "OSIRIS-REx Presents Great Balls of Fire!" is named after the UA-led mission to an asteroid that will seek to return samples to Earth. The launch is scheduled for 2016.

The Convergence of Fantasy and Love

  • UANews
  • February 1, 2013
UA acting students are presenting John Kolvenbach's "Love Song," a comedic play with dramatic undertones that considers themes around heedless love, happiness and interpersonal connections - just in time for Valentine's Day. The show premieres Feb. 3 and officially opens Feb. 6.

Hip-Hop, a Global Social Movement

  • UANews
  • January 31, 2013
Having just received worldwide attention for the UA's new Africana studies minor concentration in hip-hop, UA students, faculty and staff are hosting an international conference, "The Poetics and Politics of Hip-Hop Cultures." Scholars and performers from the U.S. and abroad will explore how the world's hip-hop cultures engage artistically to address important social and political issues.

UA Student Already a Business Owner at Age 20

  • KVOA-TV
  • January 31, 2013
UA business major Eddie Prchal is a couple of years away from earning his degree, but he already has a job lined up - and it's one he created himself. Prchal has opened up NRG Blends, a smoothie/supplement shop. Three months in, Prchal has about a dozen employees and business is running smoothly.

Campus Pantry to Open at UA

  • UANews
  • January 30, 2013
In line with other colleges and universities across the U.S., the University of Arizona is introducing an emergency food pantry for students, faculty and staff. To help UA students and employees with immediate food needs, a group established the UA Campus Pantry, which will launch Feb. 1 on the first floor of El Portal, the site for Residence Life offices.

The Making of a Researcher

  • Arizona.edu
  • January 30, 2013
Emile Brink Gordon’s zeal for research began at the UA, where he worked in a lab researching microviruses as a freshman. The Phi Beta Kappa student triple majored in microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and human anatomy and physiology. After graduating in 2012, Gordon became an assistant research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, where he is working on two projects related to cerebral malaria.

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