I'm Free, But Are Ufree?

  • UANews
  • April 29, 2013
The Ufree mobile application, created by UA student Stephen Ost and his collaborators, represents the next-generation of collaborative scheduling. Set to launch this summer, users will be able to submit their schedules and receive notifications when their friends are free to meet up.

Getting the Greatest Cultural Experience in Tucson

  • Arizona Public Media
  • April 26, 2013
For the past 20 years, International Friends has welcomed international students to the UA and provided them with friends and a family-like support system. Students come from all over the world to study in Tucson, and by joining this campus-affiliated club, they get a fuller cultural experience beyond the boundaries of campus.

UA Faculty Use Twitter to Get Students Focused In and Out of Class

  • UANews
  • April 26, 2013
Forget the stereotype of the long-winded professor. At the UA, professors and instructors are embracing Twitter – with its famously brief 140-character posts – to connect with their students, engage them in discussions, foster new interactions and help them leverage social media for successful careers.

Young Artist Devotes 12 Years to UA Program

  • UANews
  • April 24, 2013
Brody Loeffler has invested 12 years in the Wildcat School of Art, an art education program at the UA that will host its Wildcat Art Exhibition this week. Intent on spending a 13th year in the program, 17-year-old Loeffler is on track to become the student who has invested the most time in the UA School of Art program.

Ag Enrollment Up 18 Percent at UA

  • Western Farm Press
  • April 24, 2013
With a growing demand for jobs in agriculture, degrees are at a premium. At the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, undergraduate enrollment has increased nearly 18 percent since 2008, with students gaining the hands-on, real-world skills required to land a job following graduation. In certain disciplines, the college is seeing 100 percent placement in jobs for recent graduates.

A Contemporary School for the Transforming Arts

  • UANews
  • April 24, 2013
Engaged in applied, interdisciplinary work, UA School of Art students, faculty and staff are deeply embedded in communities beyond the University's boundaries. Collaborative outreach is an important endeavor at the School of Art. This is the fifth feature in a six-part series exploring the history of the UA School of Art and the UA Museum of Art, and their positive impacts on society.

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