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International Friends Seek Friendship-Building Community Members | January 8, 2009
International students get to know the Tucson community through the time volunteered by International Friends and its members.  | General News | Teaching and Students
Undergraduate Research Program Turns 20 | January 7, 2009
The Undergraduate Biology Research Program began at a time when there was not a coordinated effort to involve undergraduates in scientific research. Now, 20 years later, the effort is a mainstay at the UA. | Arts and Humanities | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
UA Among Nation's Best in Granting Doctoral Degrees to American Indians, Hispanics | January 6, 2009
The Survey of Earned Doctorates reports the UA is fifth in the country in doctoral degrees granted to Native American students from 2003-2007, and sixth nationally in degrees granted to Hispanic students. | General News | Teaching and Students
SIROW Releases Report on Women in Detention | December 23, 2008
A new report completed by The University of Arizona's Southwest Institute for Research on Women documents the poor conditions faced by women in Arizona's immigration detention centers. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Hosts Special Events for IYA 2009 | December 22, 2008
SkyCenter programs offer opportunities to view Mercury, help NASA target a shot at the moon, and find our place in the universe. | General News | Science and Technology
BIO5 Director Vicki Chandler Tapped for Major Opportunity to Direct Philanthropic Funds for Transformative Science | December 22, 2008
Chandler will step down as director of the BIO5 Institute, but she will continue to devote about 20 percent of her time on her research program at the UA. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
‘Gee Whiz!’ Top News from The University of Arizona in 2008 | December 22, 2008
The year 2008 was marked by extraordinary achievements at The University of Arizona. | Campus News | General News
Biosphere 2 Offers New Public Tour Attractions | December 19, 2008
Tours now include new video exhibits, the underground 'technosphere' and a hillslope research area. | General News | Science and Technology
Four UA Colleges to Form New Partnership | December 18, 2008
Colleges of Letters and Science will energize interdisciplinary partnership and cut millions in operational costs.  | Arts and Humanities | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Elementary School Students Donate Toys to UMC Pediatric Patients | December 16, 2008
A fifth-grade class donated toys from their semester-long toy drive to pediatric patients at University Medical Center on Tuesday. | General News | Health
Worst Recession in Decades Underway, Say UA Economists | December 12, 2008
The worst recession in decades will make for tough times for at least another year. | Business and Law | Campus News | General News
College Awards First Winner of Sevigny First Generation Scholarship | December 12, 2008
Victor Lipscomb is the first University of Arizona student to receive the new Sevigny First Generation Scholarship. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students
UA Researcher Speak on Adapting to U.S. Climate Change | December 12, 2008
University of Arizona researcher Jonathan Overpeck is among a group of experts who have been called to speak about adapting to climate change in the United States. | General News | Science and Technology
Supplements Show No Benefit in Preventing Prostate Cancer | December 12, 2008
A 15-year study to see whether Selenium and Vitamin E would protect against prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in men, ends after five years of research by a national network including researchers from the Arizona Cancer Center. | General News | Health
Tree-Ring Research Focus of Science Saturday at Biosphere 2 | December 11, 2008
"Woodland Forensics:  Discovering Patterns of Tree Death and Birth in an Ancient Pinyon/Juniper Woodland" is the title of the research to be shared by Science and Society Fellow Troy Kight this Saturday at Biosphere 2. | Campus News | General News
Journalism Student Driving Force Behind New Native American News Publication | December 11, 2008
Native Perspectives launches with the focus of covering Native American news in a college environment in a meaningful way for American Indians. | Campus News | General News
UA Farmers' Market Gets in the Holiday Spirit | December 11, 2008
Stocking stuffer gift sets and Santa are highlights during this Friday's Farmers' Market. | Campus News | General News
Three UA Students Selected for Journalism Institute | December 10, 2008
Twenty of the nation's most gifted young journalists will hone their skills with editors from The New York Times and other newspapers next month. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
Program Behind UA Student Section Launching Outreach Efforts | December 10, 2008
Zona Zoo initiated an outreach program that involves middle school students and has begun offering merit and need-based scholarships to UA students. | General News | Sports | Teaching and Students
UA Projects Make Time Magazine's List of Top Science Discoveries | December 10, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider was listed first and the Phoenix Mars Mission was listed second. UA researchers have ties to both. | General News | Science and Technology
UA Working to Increase Ph.D.s Among Minorities, Low-Income Students | December 9, 2008
The McNair Achievement Program at the UA is one of several programs that is attempting to increase the number of students who are low-income, first-generation and students of color in master's level programs. | Arts and Humanities | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
UA Students Organize Vigil for Mumbai | December 9, 2008
Members of the South Asian Student Cultural Association have organized a candelight vigil to be held Tuesday night to show their concern for the recent attacks in Mumbai. | General News | Teaching and Students
UA Creative Writing MFA Program Introduces 'Look Book' | December 9, 2008
Someof the best works by the graduating class has been collected in a showcase aimed at literary agents. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
UA Honoring Six Students with Centennial Achievement Awards | December 9, 2008
Six outstanding students will be recognized at the December Commencement Ceremony for their integrity, ability to overcome enormous challenges to achieve a college education and contributions to self, community and family. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
Wildcats Bowl Tickets on Sale | December 9, 2008
Arizona Athletics still has tickets for the 2008 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl. | General News | Sports | Teaching and Students
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