UA News

UANews | The Women in Bioscience Toastmasters Club provides a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self confidence and personal growth. This club specializes in helping scientists better communicate with both fellow scientists and non-scientists, but is open to everyone.

UANews | More than 1,000 employees celebrating milestone years of service at the UA have been invited to attend the annual Service Awards luncheon on April 7.

UANews | The UA's redesigned Web site includes an updated Faculty & Staff page that features stories about University employees and has been reorganized to make it easier and faster to find information.

UANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton travels as often as possible to Washington, D.C., to meet with Arizona's congressional delegation, as well as representatives of federal programs important to the UA.

UANews | The remains of more than 6,000 individuals are held by the Arizona State Museum. John McClelland manages the collections and helps coordinate the return of bones belonging to American Indians to their tribes for reburial.

UANews | Rix will talk about the application process, the Evening & Weekend program and other options for employees who are interested in taking classes.

UANews | Children in kindergarten, first, second or third grade are invited to submit their work. Local winners will compete nationally.

UANews | UA employees enrolled in the Arizona State Retirement system will see more taken from their paychecks for retirement as contribution rates rise in response to economic conditions.

UANews | Erica Corral, assistant professor in the department of materials science and engineering, is the first UA researcher chosen for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research's Young Investigator Program. Her work could help hypersonic vehicles go on longer missions in more extreme conditions.

UANews | UA staff and appointed personnel with hidden artistic talents are invited to submit their artwork for the Staff Advisory Council's annual "On Our Own Time" art exhibit.

UANews | The University of Arizona hosts a variety of summer camps for kids that introduce campers to everything from fencing to theater to the great outdoors and much more.

UANews | UA officials are asking members of the UA community to fill out their census forms and return them by April 1. An accurate headcount aids Arizona's representation in Congress and access to federal funds for a range of projects.

UANews | The UA4Food Faculy & Staff Drive is one of several springtime events planned at the UA to benefit the Tucson Community Food Bank.

UANews | Two librarians in the Arizona Health Sciences Library are being honored for their work to help provide refugees living in Tucson with health information in their native languages.

UANews | UA employees and students went to work to give a face-lift to a nonprofit middle school as part of the University's annual Cats in the Community Day volunteer effort.

UANews | As state financial support for higher education declines, the Arizona Board of Regents is being asked to approve increased tuition and fees for the state's three public universities.

UANews | At the seventh annual Innovation Day, UA departments and programs are invited to  present their concepts to members of the business community.

UANews | Melissa Vito, vice president for student affairs, has seen many changes on campus throughout her days as a student and her 30-year career at the UA. This year, her twin sons are carrying on the Wildcat tradition as University freshmen.

UANews | Employees from across the UA have come together to volunteer and serve as speakers and moderators during the Tucson Festival of Books.

UANews | Three hundred volunteers will work on the middle school campus on Saturday to provide renovations for the soon to be K-8 school that provides science and technology education to low-income students.

UANews | Joel Valdez, who graduated from the UA in 1959, went on to become Tucson's first Hispanic city manager, a post he held for 16 years, is retiring after 20 years at the helm of the UA's business affairs.

UANews | The Science Writers Workshop, new to this year's Tucson Festival of Books, will focus on educating writers and scientists on how best to communicate scientific findings to the public.

UANews | President Robert N. Shleton and his wife, Adrian, spoke during a luncheon celebrating Arizona Assurance scholars whose academic successes have earned them a spot on the Honorable Mention List, Dean’s List, or Dean’s List with Distinction.

UANews | Employees from the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid performed a series of dares as part of a fundraiser for the Tucson Comunity Food Bank.

UANews | Provost Meredith Hay will lead a short campus walk as part of the Walk Across Arizona campaign to promote physical fitness.