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  • UAHA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Raising Scholarship Funds
    UANews | The UA Hispanic Alumni honors key founding leaders while raising funds to provide retention programs and scholarships for students.
  • SIROW Collaborating on Two New Projects to Aid Adolescents
    UANews | The Southwest Institute for Research on Women is working with several collaborators to offer programs that will target Arizona adolescents for substance abuse treatment and education focused on prevention.
  • UA Faculty to Discuss 'Unsettling Certainties'
    UANews | An upcoming event, "Offensive, Deliberately So... Literary and Cultural Taboos, Then and Now," will consider issues related to race, gender and sexuality.
  • Students Collecting Shoes for Children in Ethiopia
    UANews | The UA chapter of Students In Free Enterprise has partnered with TOMS Shoes to collect 1,500 shoes for children in Ethiopia.
  • A Surge of Student Involvement
    UANews | Those involved with the Associated Students of the University of Arizona have initiated a composting program, and are involved in a range of other efforts on campus to promote sustinability efforts.
  • Project Sage Special Report: A Sustainable Campus
    UANews | The UA campus has been a model of environmental sustainability long before the green movement. Even as it grows, innovative projects are minimizing the University's environmental footprint.
  • Hundreds of Local Youth To Participate in Junior Geoscientist Academy
    UANews | Students attending schools in the Amphitheater, Flowing Wells, Sunnyside and Tucson Unified School Districts will visit the UA on Saturday to take part in a science academy.
  • Going to College GameDay at the UA?
    UANews | The popular ESPN program College GameDay will broadcast live from the UA this Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8 to 10 a.m.
  • President Shelton's State of the University Address
    UANews | The text from University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton's State of the University address is now available.
  • Shelton: UA 'Will Not Compromise on Quality'
    UANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton gave his State of the University address Thursday, emphasizing the vision and values necessary to sustain the institution's future success.
  • UA Campus Steps Up to Violence Prevention
    UANews | A leadership program that began in Intercollegiate Athletics and became a national model is being adapted for the UA campus. 
  • Shelton Joins House Speaker, Scientists to Launch 'ScienceWorksForUS'
    UANews | The new initiative highlights the role of ARRA-funded research at the UA and other universities in America's recovery and revitalization.
  • Making Finances Work in a Recession
    UANews | Tough economic times are sending budget-conscious UA students to off-market outlets for books and clothes. Students also are seeking part-time jobs in larger numbers.
  • Shelton to Deliver State of the University Address Today
    UANews | University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton will discuss the UA's recent budget challenges and how the campus intends to move forward during his 2009 State of the University address.
  • Wilbur Wildcat is Grand Marshall for Homecoming
    UANews | Wilbur Wildcat celebrates his silver anniversary at the UA this year by serving as grand marshall at Saturday's Homecoming parade.
  • Jeff and Sharon Stevens Give $10M to UA
    UANews | The donation marks the single largest gift in the history of UA athletics.
  • Medical School Founder Remembered in New Book
    UANews | A new book tells the story of Dr. Merlin K. DuVal, the founding dean of the UA College of Medicine.
  • Homecoming Celebrates Wilbur’s 50th Anniversary
    UANews | More than 50,000 guests are expected to participate in this year's Homecoming events.