UA News

UANews | The UA and the Consulate of Mexico Tucson present the annual Tucson Cine Mexico, a free, four-day celebration of Mexican cinema that runs Feb. 29 through March 4. The event features a screening of "Miss Bala," Mexico's submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

UANews | Two films that address the social, health and environmental effects of energy production on the Navajo and Hopi lands will be shown at the UA on Feb. 23, followed by panel discussions with Navajo and Hopi environmental leaders and Arizona energy experts.

UANews | Michigan history professor Juan R.I. Cole will discuss the monumental changes that have reshaped much of the Middle East over the last year. This is the 20th anniversary of the Sabbagh Lecture, held each year by the UA School of Anthropology.

UANews | Professionals who have worked on television shows such as "Person of Interest," "Alcatraz," "The New Girl," "The Mentalist," "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Office" will give a free public talk at the UA on Feb. 18. The event, a panel discussion, is sponsored by the UA Hanson Film Institute and the Tucson Film Office.

UANews | UA anthropology professor Thomas E. Sheridan will present his lecture, "The Sleeping Giant vs. the Politics of Fear," at Special Collections on Feb. 14, the day of Arizona's centennial year.

UANews | Involving artists, engineers, foreign language instructors, filmmakers, environmental scholars and new media studies specialists, the Arizona Centennial Project team is developing a new way to see the UA in the history of Arizona’s statehood.

UANews | In advance of the 19th annual Southwest Indian Art Fair, a free talk by a third-generation trader will be held at the Arizona State Museum. Jackson Clark will present his talk as part of The Arnold and Doris Roland Distinguished Speaker Series.

UANews | In honor of the 100 year anniversary of Arizona receiving its statehood on Feb. 14, 1912, the UA is involved in number of events on and off campus this weekend.

UANews | Black History Month events at the UA have begun, including lectures, film screenings, a field trip and block party. Several UA departments, centers and student organizations are hosting more than one dozen events.  

UANews | Lydia Otero's book, "La Calle," which captures the oral histories of Tucson's old central neighborhood, has inspired a former graduate student to capture the city's past, present and future in a choreographed dance celebrating Arizona's 100th anniversary.