16-Year-Old Wants Clean Water for Birthday

  • Naperville Sun
  • January 10, 2012
After receiving a class assignment, Luke LaDeur, a high school junior, became passionate about water conservation. He read “Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It,” a book by the UA's Robert Glennon, and decided to use his birthday as a platform to raise funds and awareness about the world’s water supply.

UA Architecture Grads Basis of Local Firm

  • UANews
  • January 5, 2012
Line and Space, a Tucson practice started more than 30 years ago, has a portfolio that runs from the UA campus to China. The firm's principals – all UA architecture grads – recently were honored by the Arizona Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

UA Eller Offering INSITE into Data Deluge of Social Media

  • UANews
  • December 21, 2011
Each day, billions of photos and text are generated through a variety of social media sources such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs. To help companies analyze, forecast and make real-time decisions from this data, Sudha Ram, a UA management and information systems professor,  has created a new business intelligence center called, INSITE.  

Optics Firm Moves to Expand

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • December 20, 2011
Bruker Nano Surfaces Division, an optics company, recently moved to Tucson and acquired a company that has strong ties not only to the state's optics industry, but also the UA.    

UA Senior Recognized With Ben's Bell for Fundraiser

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • December 19, 2011
UA business senior Max Goshert received a Ben's Bell last week for organizing a successful fundraiser for the Arizona Refugee Connection. The event raised $2,000 to help complete construction of a school in Abul, Sudan, and to provide support services for political refugees in Pima County. Ben's Bells promote kindness and community.

Cash vs. Credit Mindset

  • Chicago Tribune
  • December 16, 2011
New research shows that consumers who pay with a credit card focus on the benefits of a purchase, while those who pay with cash concentrate on its cost. In a similar study, UA researchers found that if a product is out of stock or discontinued, consumers – up to 60 percent of the time – are likely to reject the runner-up option and select a lower-rated item.

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