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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | DecUANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton proposed a lower tuition surcharge for Arizona residents and out-of-state students on Thursday. The Regents approved both.
UANews | As the swine flu outbreak grows, UA officials continue to closely monitor the situation and promote public health measures.
UANews | During the May 5 Science Café at the Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant, Peter Smith will reveal initial scientific findings from the Phoenix Mars Mission and discuss prospects for finding life outside of Earth.
UANews | The First Year Writing Showcase, which incoproates teachings in writing and visual communication, began at the UA in 2007 and has since seen exponential growth in participation among UA students, faculty and instructors.
UANews | The statement issued by University of Arizona officials earlier this week regarding swine flu and travel to Mexico is now available in a Spanish translation
UANews | The UA will confer degrees upon its largest undergraduate class during its spring commencement ceremony. The graduate ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., May 15 and the undergraduate ceremony will take place at 8 a.m. on Sat., May 16, both will be held at McKale Memorial Center.
UANews | Nadine Mathis Basha, Edward Perry Bass, Dean Kamen, John Kilkenny, Steven W. Lynn, Ned L. Norris, Jr. and Cele Peterson will be honored for their contributions and achievements.
UANews | Honors students Jessica Anderson, Craig Sheedy, Joseph Fu, Justine Schluntz and Abraham Itty and Eller College of Management student Nancy Hernandez will be honored with medals during the undergraduate ceremony on May 16.
UANews | Arizona Public Media is screening films produced by three UA students who chose to document life from the perspective of being American Indian.
UANews | UA students will perform a series of stories by Susan Lowell for school-age children.
UANews | Students from the UA School of Natural Resources not only placed 6th overall in a recent competition, some landed jobs as well.
UANews | The UA Office of Technology Transfer and The University Funds have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research-based ventures.
UANews | The University of Arizona Press received a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in January. Now, the UA Press will join five other institutions in a newly funded project.
UANews | The Arizona Cancer Center's Living in Harmony with the Sun event will inform people how to protect their skin against sun damage.
UANews | The Arizona Cancer Center benefits Arizona and the world through its research, production of jobs and spin-off companies.
UANews | A $1.25 million estate gift in the names of Roy R. and Phyllis Hislop and also William J. and Rosina Ede. It has resulted in the creation of an endowed chair position in animal sciences at the UA.
UANews | Candace Begody will be part of a nine-student delegation heading for Japan and South Korea in June.
UANews | Members of the UA community are encouraged to sign up for UAlert, the emergency text messaging service, for timely updates on the UA's response to the swine flu.
UANews | Arizona Cancer Center physician and scientist Karen Weihs has received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate breast cancer survivors.
UANews | The public has a chance to bid for laptops, desktop computers, bicycles and more during an upcoming live auction to be held at the UA.
UANews | The men's cross country team at Arizona earned the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Public Recognition Award.
UANews | Thomas W. Swetnam, director of UA's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, is a co-author on today's report in the journal Science calling for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to incorporate fire better into future models and reports about climate change.
UANews | Wildcat fans can vote to place the Arizona swimming and diving teams on the cover of Swimming World Media Guide. Voting in the national competition closes at the month's end.
UANews | The University Teaching Center at the UA held a two-day drive to sign people up to become potential bone marrow, and will continue with a Web-based drive through the end of the month.
UANews | Craig Sheedy, a UA honors student researcher and athlete, is one of two winners of this year's Walter Byers Scholarship award given by the NCAA.
UANews | The statewide MESA Day 2009 Design Competition will be held on the UA campus on Saturday.
UANews | Photovoltaic electricity panels, solar water heating units or a combination of both will be installed in May in a partnership with APS Energy Services to bring renewable energy to the UA campus.
UANews | Under a new three-year contract, the UA College of Pharmacy will train two dozen pharmacy faculty from Saudi Arabia.
UANews | A team of UA graduates earned $75,000 for their sustainable aquaculture system during the National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, D.C.
UANews | Students and administrators at Arizona's three state universities aired their views for and against mid-year surcharges at a Monday evening videoconference.
UANews | APS Energy Services, UA to announce a partnership to bring solar energy to the University campus in the midst of day-long campus celebrations of Earth Day.
UANews | The Campus Health Service, begun during a WWI-era influenza epidemic, is marking its 90th year at the UA.
UANews | Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin, both alumni of the UA's journalism program, received the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for their expansive investigation into immigration enforcement in the Phoenix area.
UANews | UA, Arizona State University and industry have joined in five new projects that focus on solar energy breakthroughs.
UANews | The Jim Himelic Memorial Golf Classic will be held Friday to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease research.
UANews | A new kiosk in the Women's Plaza of Honor will highlight the lives of hundreds of women who made a difference in Arizona.
UANews | The entire campus participated in RecycleMania for the first time recycling more than 1 million pounds of material in a 10-week period.
UANews | Arshed Al-Obeidi, a UA Honors College student, has been named a Goldwater Scholar by the federally endowed Goldwater Foundation named after the former U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, a UA alumnus.
UANews | Global warming may intensify the age-old pattern of recurring severe droughts.
UANews | Camp Wildcat is hosting a benefit at the UA on Saturday to raise funds for its programs.
UANews | Kristopher Weatherly's colleagues at the UA are working with the Be The Match Registry to hold a drive to educate people about the need for marrow transplant donors and also to try and find a match for Weatherly.
UANews | David Buckland, who is known around the world for his work in the Arctic, will give a public lecture at the UA this month.
UANews | Two UA student-run events – "foto.synthesis" and "Not Yet Rated" – will feature dozens of films created by University students.
UANews | Judith V. Royster, a University of Tulsa professor whose expertise is in the area of native natural resources, will speak at the UA on Friday.
UANews | Students will share their research in an exhibit on journalism and communication from pre-Columbian times to the present, with special emphasis on women writers.
UANews | Simon Down will travel to the UA from the United Kingdom to give a presentation about entrepreneurial indigenous populations in Australia.
UANews | The UA, joined by the city of Tucson, Pima County and local businesses, will host one of the biggest Earth Day celebrations ever held on campus.
UANews | The hour-long documentary celebrating four centuries of astral discoveries will air on KUAT6 and HD at 10 p.m. April 10.
UANews | The Commission on the Status of Women is hosting its third Young Women's Empowerment Academy to inform young women about ways to be responsible to both themselves and their communities.
UANews | Researchers at The University of Arizona are predicting healing based on the shape of wounds.
UANews | The UA's first Stuff the Bus food drive was a success in the fight against hunger in Pima County.
UANews | Ponoroff has led Tulane's law school for eight years, and was involved in successfully bringing the school through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
UANews | Those interested in participating can register online or on site the day of the event.
UANews | UA Honors College students are putting on two free performances of a more modern play.
UANews | Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter, will speak during the undergraduate ceremony and Alan Weisman, author of the best-selling book "The World Without Us," will speak during the graduate ceremony.