UA News

UANews | The 75-member UA Wind Ensemble is comprised of students who are on the path toward becoming professional musicians or music teachers. The ensemble is performing with UA faculty musicians and American composer David Maslanka during a Nov. 30 concert on campus.   

UANews | "Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera" traces the development of the country from its pre-Columbian indigenous roots through conquest, civil war and international relations. The exhibit is curated by Michael Brescia, author of two books on Mexico's history.

UANews | The UA BookStores and the College of Humanities have collaborated to launch a campus-wide reading group. To start: Luis Alberto Urrea's "Into the Beautiful North."

UANews | Street artist Melanie Stimmell will spend three days creating an extreme perspective painting at the UA Museum of Art. The work is part of the museum's new exhibition, "The Aesthetic Code: Unraveling the Secrets of Art."

UANews | The Chamber Players, comprised of some of the best students in the UA's School of Music, offers talented music students opportunities to work in a smaller ensemble.

UANews | Poetry Goes for a Hike is a new program that allows writers to take a new lead in poetry with the fresh air around them. Open to poets of all levels, the program offers a little bit of exercise and a little bit of instruction, stressing an appreciation of both ecology and poetry.

UANews | Lydia R. Otero's newly published book centers on tourism, urban renewal and the construction of histories in Tucson. The UA Press hosted a release party in November that was free and open to the public.