Browse Campus News stories - August, 2009

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  • New Programs Provide $600K to Support Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences
    UANews | With funding from the Office of the President, Office of the Provost and the the UA Foundation, $600,000 will be made available to faculty and graduate students in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
  • Car-Sharing Program Gets Rolling
    UANews | The UA's car-sharing program, which kicked off Friday, allows UA students, employees and Tucson community members to rent a Toyota Prius, Ford Esacpe or MINI Cooper for $8 an hour.
  • Biology Project Honored as Top Online Learning Resource
    UANews | The UA's Biology Project, a Web site that teaches basic biology concepts, is the recipient of the 2009 MERLOT Biology Classic Award.
  • Employee Q&A: Body Donation Director Joshua Lopez
    UANews | Joshua Lopez oversees the UA's Willed Body Program, which allows University medical students to gain valuable educational experience working with human cadavers.
  • UA Surgeons Perform Islet Cell Transplants at UMC
    UANews | A first for Arizona and the southwest, surgeons at the UA have performed an innovative surgey that alleviates the pain from pancreatitis.
  • UA Foundation Names VP for Development of University Programs
    UANews | As The University of Arizona Foundation's vice president for development of university programs, Linda Seitz will provide fundraising leadership at the college and unit level.
  • Solar Fusion Event to Feature Panel Discussion on Solar Research
    UANews | One of Solar Fusion's signature activities will be an interactive panel discussion with several UA leaders in solar research, headed by UA President Robert N. Shelton.
  • Wellness Liaisons Wanted
    UANews | UA employees are invited to act as health liasions by sharing health and wellness information with their colleagues.
  • Employee Q&A: Cake Decorator Frank Montano
    UANews | Starting at 4 a.m. each day, Frank Montaño whips up creative cakes and other desserts for campus restaurants and special events.
  • Benefits Open Enrollment Dates Announced
  • Father/Son Glassblowing Duo Fires Up Campus Glass Shop
    UANews | Father and son Charly and Chase Amling create scientic glassware in the UA chemistry department's glass shop.
  • Emergency Operations Plans Help UA Prep for Second H1N1 Wave
    UANews | Continuity of Operations Plans are helping the UA prepare for an anticipated second wave of the H1N1 virus by outlining how campus units would function in the event of a flu pandemic.
  • UA Teaching Center Prepares New and Returning Faculty for Classes
    UANews | The University Teaching Center will offer a new faculty orientation and classroom media and technology demonstrations next week. 
  • Employee Q&A: Media and Glassware Facility Supervisor Dena Yoder
    UANews | Dena Yoder works behind the scenes to help UA scientists by preparing formulas and equipment for their research.
  • Solar Panel Project Under Way at Second Street Garage
    UANews | Work has begun on installing more than 1,100 solar panels on the roof of the UA's Second Street garage, the first in a series of solar energy products planned on campus.
  • Employee Open Enrollment Benefit Guide Delayed
    UANews | Due to a procurement protest, mailing of the state's Open Enrollment Benefit Guide has been delayed.
  • Online Portal to Provide One-Stop Access to University Information
    UANews | An online portal in development at the UA will allow members of the campus community to access information and services related to their work from one convenient location.
  • Maximize Performance and Build Skills Through Professional Success Institute
    UANews | The Center for Professional Development helps UA employees develop more transferable skills through free programs and courses.
  • Employee Q&A: 'Bug Man' Carl Olson
    UANews | Carl Olson manages more than 1 million creepy crawlies as associate curator of the UA entomology department's insect research collection.