UA News

UANews | Among recent honors for UA employees: the Student Affairs Marketing team took home 10 ADDY awards from the Advertising Federation of America's Tucson gala.

UANews | Linda Breci used to work in PR. Now she works in proteomics, which is a way of studying proteins to identify them or to identify how they behave when a living thing is exposed to certain stresses.

UANews | Students and faculty members will have the opportunity to show off their marketable research ideas on March 6. Some will receive a $10,000 award for moving their concepts out of the University and into the marketplace.

UANews | Employees with excess vacation time can donate some to qualified employees who need to miss 45 or more days of work due to catastrophic illness or injury.

UANews | Árbol de la Vida and Likins halls are the first residency projects in the state to receive platinum LEED certification, joining the UA Campus Recreation Center. The halls provided 1,088 new beds and sustainable new communities for students in the 2011-12 academic year.

UANews | The UA has earned gold for its campus-wide sustainability efforts, joining the ranks of 30 institutions in the U.S. and Canada. The rating comes from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, a group that measures and encourages sustainability.

UANews | Among recent honors for UA faculty: J. Lyle Bootman has been selected as 'Distinguished Person of the Year.'

UANews | Willett is a professor of epidemiology and nutrition who has written the best-selling book "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating."

UANews | It's time to honor a new crop of professors and Honors students, whose names and likenesses will be added to the wall in the lower level of the bookstore at the Student Union Memorial Center.

UANews | Riddles, ticket giveaways, flash mobs, street teams – they're all part of a new marketing effort launched by the Arizona Repertory Theatre.

UANews | The UA’s new Research Data Center is an advanced computer facility that triples the institution’s prior capacity to host centralized large computer clusters.

UANews | Sometimes a video interview might feel more like a performance because it can magnify personality traits, but it's important to behave as if everyone were still in the same room.

UANews | Employees from the Office of Student Financial Aid followed through  on the dances they were dared to do as part of the UA Cares fundraiser.

UANews | In forums with employees and students, UA  presidential candidate Ann Weaver Hart pledged to be visible with state lawmakers.

UANews | Before taking any action on a new UA president, the board will hear about how the Enterprise Plan is coming along, and representatives from all three universities will talk about campus safety.

UANews | The staff of UApresents are busy at work on each production for many months before the show actually hits town.

UANews | Greg Gasson didn't get into skydiving with a plan to become an aerial videographer, but that's how things have worked out.

UANews | The Inclusive Excellence Awards were created in 2005 to foster a campus culture in which “diversity is essential to excellence." The 2011 award recipients will be recognized during a ceremony on Feb. 21 in the Student Union.

UANews | With his nothing-is-off-the-table approach to discussing the University, Sander tackled questions on a wide range of topics.

UANews | Among the input given to the search committee were the results of a survey in which UA faculty were asked which qualities were most important in the next president.

UANews | The resolution came on the same day a state Senate committee passed such a measure.

UANews | In her book "Reshaping Your Body, Rethinking Your Mind," UA faculty member Lauve Metcalfe offers 11 tips for losing weight realistically and successfully using attitude adjustment.

UANews | Two UA professors have been recognized for outstanding contributions in their fields.

UANews | The money will help with research on spider venom, early heart development, postsurgical pain, stem cell technology and more.

UANews | A classroom technology upgrade project has begun and is expected to take about three years.

UANews | Everyone will need to migrate to the new on-campus system, but details are still being worked out as to when and how.

UANews | Faculty who have attained tenure or continuing status within the last six years are eligible for the new award.

UANews | Eldenburg and Salvesen, from two very different parts of campus, were both praised for their ability to bring people together.

UANews | Since she was a child, UA Distinguished Professor of Harp Carrol McLaughlin held a dream of being one of the world's top harpists.

UANews | On March 3, World Care will be overrun with UA students and employees who will paint, make new signs and set up the emergency response center to double as a meeting room.

UANews | From tours to talks to politics, there's not a dull moment around the UA in February.