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  • Next Science Cafe Explores Controlled Environment Agriculture | January 31, 2008
    UA Professor Gene Giacomelli will discuss new approaches to agriculture that allows plants to grow in extreme environments. | General News | Science and Technology
  • 'High Voltage' Exhibit Returns to Boyce Thompson Arboretum | January 30, 2008
    Storm chasers Susan Strom and Cathy Franklin are exhibiting their photographs at  the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. | Arts and Humanities | General News
  • Highland Market Now Open 24/7 | January 30, 2008
    The UA's first on-campus grocery store is  welcoming spot for UA students and employees as well as community members. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Mineral Museum Hosts Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection | January 29, 2008
    The Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection contains 871 mineral specimens representing 64 species. | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
  • UA Signs Collaborative Agreement With University of Guadalajara | January 29, 2008
    The agreement will facilitate the exchange of technology, resources and expertise between the two institutions. | Campus News | General News
  • Larry Smith (1939-2008) | January 28, 2008
    Former UA head football coach passes away from cancer at the age of 68. | General News | Sports
  • Alumnus and World Mining Expert Donates $4.5M to UA | January 28, 2008
    J. David and Edith Lowell have donated a combined $4.5 million to Arizona Athletics and the College of Engineering. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Sports
  • Major Climate Change Teach-In to be Held at UA | January 25, 2008
    UA students organized the local "Focus the Nation" event, which will be held Jan. 31 at institutions across the United States. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Despite a Bit of Rain and Snow, Drought Persists | January 25, 2008
    The monthly climate report from the UA CLIMAS office points to La Niña as the cause of continued dry conditions in the region. That's despite some relief from rain and snow earlier in the winter in northern Arizona and New Mexico. | General News
  • Emeritus Mathematics Professor Honored | January 25, 2008
    Donald E. Myers has been named the 2008 Distinguished Lecturer by the International Association of Mathematics Geology. Myers' work has aided in areas as diverse as mining exploration, watershed hydrology and enviornmental remediation. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology
  • College Knowledge at Your Fingertips | January 25, 2008
    The Office of Early Academic Outreach has organized an event to help families and youth figure out ways to prepare and pay for college. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Provost Finalists Announced | January 23, 2008
    All three candidates will visit campus to participate in public forums. | General News
  • Abuelitas Program Brings Life Experience, Warmth to Student Center | January 22, 2008
    Pairing students with older mentors helps students feel at home at the UA, and hopefully keeps them in school until graduation. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Mascot Tryouts: Seeking Students to Become UA's Next Purrfect Pair | January 17, 2008
    Applications are due Jan. 25 and tryouts will follow on Feb. 2 to find out who will be the next Mr. and Mrs. Wildcat. | Campus News | General News | Sports | Teaching and Students
  • National Geographic Highlights UA Tree-Ring Laboratory | January 17, 2008
    Thomas Swetnam, director of the UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, is featured in the current issue of National Geographic. | General News | Science and Technology
  • UA Student Leadership Conference - One of Nation's Largest - Turns 20 | January 17, 2008
    The National Collegiate Leadership Conference teaches students about social responsibility, justice and leadership. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • UA Journalist’s Book a Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Prize | January 17, 2008
    UA journalism Professor Alan Weisman's book, "The World Without Us," remains one of the country's most popular nonfiction books. | Campus News | General News
  • UA Appoints New Director of Corporate and Business Relations | January 16, 2008
    The University of Arizona has appointed Nancy Smith as director of corporate and business relations. | Business and Law | General News
  • Does Darwinism Drive Consumer Choice? | January 16, 2008
    Concordia University psychologist Gan Saad will lecture at the UA on what he argues are the evolutionary underpinnings of advertising and consumer behavior. | Business and Law | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • Conference on Global Climate Change | January 14, 2008
    A conference to be held at the UA in February will bring together some of the nation's foremost education and government experts to discuss state and federal agency roles as a result of global climate change. | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology
  • Lunar and Planetary Lab Lectures Highlight New Solar System Discoveries | January 14, 2008
    UA space scientists will highlight some of the latest discoveries in solar system exploration at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Public Evening Lecture Series. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • New Colloquium Focusing on Asian Groups | January 11, 2008
    The new undergraduate course focuses exclusively on the history and experience of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • UA Sociologist Publishes Book on Founder of Radical Islamic Fundamentalism | January 10, 2008
    UA sociology department head Albert Bergesen has published the first edited collection of the works of Sayyid Qutb, the intellectual force behind the current wave of Islamic fundamentalism. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • Change Agents in Training | January 9, 2008
    A first-time collaboration between the UA and Anytown Arizona resulted in the creation of “A-Town,” a nearly weeklong workshop that will explore the biases people carry and what problems discrimination can cause. | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Two New UA Buildings Among Arizona's Greatest Architectural Wonders | January 9, 2008
    The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre and the Meinel Optical Sciences Building are among the 18 Greatest Architectural Achievements in Arizona. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • 'Legacy' Begins in Greek Community | January 7, 2008
    "Legacy" was born out of Greek Life Task Force’s recommendations. It will focus on academics, health and wellness, student leadership, adviser development and diversity. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Have You Talked to Your Grandparents Lately? | January 4, 2008
    UA Communication professor Jake Harwood says those who have "healthy" relationships with their grandparents tend to have better perceptions about aging. | General News | Health | Teaching and Students
  • KUAT Celebrates Bill Buckmaster's 20th Anniversary | January 3, 2008
    Buckmaster has conducted more than 4,000 interviews during his 20 years hosting "Arizona Illustrated." | Campus News | General News
  • Books for Anfoega | January 3, 2008
    A small group of UA students encouraged students across campus to donate books to help a community library in Africa. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students
  • UA Libraries Buys 'Major' Collection from Mexico | January 2, 2008
    Scholars say the collection of nearly 2,800 items document the history of Mexico, spanning the colonial period to contemporary times. | Arts and Humanities | Business and Law | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
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