Arizona Corporation Commissioner to Speak on Renewable Energy | September 30, 2008
Kristin Mayes is the second presenter in the UA's Sustainability Speaker Series. | General News | Science and Technology

Major Union of Wildcat Families Begins Friday | September 30, 2008
Family Weekend, a three-day event that brings together University affiliates and supporters, kicks off on Friday. | General News | Teaching and Students

Regents Approve UA’s Capital Plans | September 26, 2008
The Arizona Board of Regents approved the UA's three-year capital improvement plan at its recent meeting in Flagstaff. | General News

Mexican Science and Technology Council Deputy Director to Visit Campus | September 26, 2008
The agency currently funds studies for more than 100 graduate students at the UA and also funds Binational studies in optics and toxicology. | General News | Science and Technology

NASA Orbiter Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing on Mars | September 26, 2008
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted hundreds of small fractures on the Martian surface. | General News | Science and Technology

Student-Organized Panel to Discuss Ballot Initiatives | September 26, 2008
A group of UA student organizations have convened a panel of experts to talk about three of the propositions scheduled to be on the Nov. 4 ballot. | Business and Law | General News | Teaching and Students

Phoenix Mars Mission a Governor’s Innovation Award Finalist | September 26, 2008
The Phoenix Mars Mission was selected as the 2007 Innovator of the Year and is again a finalist in the academia category. | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology

UA Students Co-Hosting Regional Conference | September 26, 2008
Regional members of the National Black Graduate Student Association are hosting a conference at the UA in October that will focus on issues in the Black community. | Business and Law | General News | Health | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

NASA to Discuss Phoenix Mars Mission Science Data | September 25, 2008
NASA is holding a media briefing Monday about the UA-led Phoenix Mars Mission that will be broadcast live. | General News | Social Sciences and Education

Library Students to Get 'Leading-Edge' Training Thanks to Federal Grant | September 25, 2008
The School of Information Resources and Library Science grant will enable the school to implement new teaching methods and study their effectiveness at the same time. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Furyk Helps U.S. Claim Ryder Cup, Donates to Alma Mater | September 25, 2008
Jim Furyk, a UA alum, has earmarked $85,000 for The University of Arizona. | General News | Sports

Film Series Explores Issues in Lesbian Community | September 25, 2008
The Lesbian Looks Film Series is in its 16th year and, in October, will honor the state's decision to grant domestic partner benefits. | General News | Teaching and Students

UA Program to Teach Tucson Students About Water Stewardship | September 24, 2008
One thousand Tucson fourth-graders will get hands-on lessons on water stewardship at the UA Arizona Project WET festival on Oct. 3. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

UA Employees Volunteer as 'International Friends' | September 24, 2008
A number of UA employees are part of International Friends, a community-based organization that is working to improve the experience of international students studying at the UA. | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Biosphere 2 Hosts Fall Lecture Series | September 24, 2008
Biosphere 2 will offer eight lectures given by prominent UA faculty members this fall. | General News | Science and Technology

UA Asphalt Gets Makeover During Park(ing) Day | September 24, 2008
Several UA groups rented campus parking spaces and decorated them as part of National Park(ing) Day, an event that promotes parks and public places. | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Homecoming 2008 Plans Unveiled | September 23, 2008
More than 50,000 visitors are expected to participate in this year's celebration, which features several new recreational, educational and social events. | General News

Enrollment at UA Tops 38K | September 22, 2008
The UA is setting records in total enrollment, freshman class size and student diversity. | General News | Teaching and Students

College of Medicine Names Phoenix Outreach Director | September 22, 2008
Patricia Rodriguez has been named the associate director of the Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs – Phoenix. | General News | Health

UA Faculty Win State Biotech Awards | September 19, 2008
ARL Director Michael Cusanovich and noted genomics researcher Rod Wing were honored by the Arizona Bioindustry Association. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Residence Life Hires Social Justice Education Coordinator | September 19, 2008
Mohammed Naser, the newly hired social justice education coordinator, will be responsible for helping to introduce more targeted programs in the UA's residence halls. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Indigenous Scholars Visit UA | September 19, 2008
Noted Cherokee chief and activist Wilma Mankiller will lecture at the UA Gallagher Theatre on Sept. 29. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Social Sciences and Education

Memorial Service for Henry 'Hank' I. Yamamura Scheduled | September 19, 2008
Henry 'Hank' I. Yamamura was a noted pharmacology faculty member and researcher at the UA. He died Sept. 4. | General News | Health

Solo Exhibit Explores Sorrow | September 19, 2008
The Arizona State Museum is featuring some of the most recent works by local artist Daniel Martin Diaz. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students

Institute Receives $1.2M to Study Challenges Faced by Girls in Recovery | September 18, 2008
The UA's Southwest Institute for Research on Women has received a federal grant to work to improve challenges faced by girls receiving substance abuse treatment. | General News | Health | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Phoenix Camera Captures Image of Heat Shield | September 18, 2008
The Phoenix Mars Lander returned a high resolution image of the heat shield, likely the highest resolution capture it will ever take. | General News | Science and Technology

UA Gets $18.5M NSF Grant to Create Engineering Research Center | September 18, 2008
A National Science Foundation grant will allow the UA to establish a research center. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

HiRISE Stereo, Color Images Detail Mars Terrain that Tantalizes Explorers | September 17, 2008
The new HiRISE images totalling more than 3 terabytes of data have been posted on its Web site. | General News | Science and Technology

Move Over, Mean Girls; Boys Can Be Socially Aggressive, Too | September 17, 2008
Everyone knows boys can be physically aggressive toward their peers.  A UA -led study shows that, like girls, they also use social forms of aggression | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Mars Mission Researcher to Discuss Successes | September 17, 2008
Peter Smith, who heads the UA-led Phoenix Mars Mission, will speak about the mission during a public event. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Campuswide Blood Drive to be Held | September 17, 2008
The UA's graduate student organization has teamed up with the American Red Cross to hold a blood drive on campus this month. | General News | Teaching and Students

Anthropology Professor Named to International Panel | September 17, 2008
UA medical anthropologist Mark Nichter has been appointed to an international panel of health experts to look at emerging animal diseases that threaten humans. | Campus News | General News | Health

"OUT on the Job" Series Begins at the UA | September 17, 2008
The brand new speaker series will address workplace-related issuesthat individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning face.  | General News | Teaching and Students

UA Engineering Dean Named to NSF Unit | September 16, 2008
The National Science Foundation has picked UA Engineering Dean Thomas Peterson to be assistant director of NSF's Directorate for Engineering.  | General News | Science and Technology

More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lander Lab | September 16, 2008
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has successfully delivered more soil to its Wet Chemistry Laboratory. | General News | Science and Technology

Student-Led Voter Registration Blitz Has Begun | September 16, 2008
The Associated Students of The University of Arizona is part of a statewide effort to register as many college students as possible to vote before the Nov. 4 general election. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Award-winning Novelist to Read at UA | September 15, 2008
Novelist Marilynne Robinson will read selections from her works at the UA Poetry Center on Friday at 8 p.m. Robinson's work has earned one Pulitzer Prize and a nomination for another, as well as other awards. | Arts and Humanities | General News

NPR's Science Friday to Set Up Shop at Phoenix Mission | September 15, 2008
Host Ira Flatow will broadcast from the UA Science Operations Center, the hub of the NASA Phoenix Mars Mission. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology

UA Press Book Named Finalist in ONEBOOKAZ 2009 Contest | September 15, 2008
Erec Toso's "Zero at the Bone" is a finalist in the ONEBOOKAZ 2009 contest. | Arts and Humanities | General News

Farmers' Market Partnering With Marshall Foundation | September 12, 2008
The new partnership with the Marshall Foundation will give the Farmers' Market more visibility, flexibility and improve access for community members. | Campus News | General News | Health

UA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month | September 10, 2008
The UA will host several commemmorative events throughout the month. Activities include speakers, film screenings, art exhibits and community events. | General News | Social Sciences and Education

Library Science Program Getting Federal Attention | September 10, 2008
Annabelle Nuñez, an assistant librarian at the UA, will speak about the "Knowledge River" program Thursday morning before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. | General News | Social Sciences and Education

UA Study Sheds Light on Relationship Between Absent Fathers and Early Puberty | September 9, 2008
A study by a UA researcher and a colleague offers some insight on a phenomenon affecting girls who grow up in homes minus their biological fathers. | General News

Arizona Public Media to Broadcast, UA to Host Giffords-Bee Debate | September 9, 2008
The debate for U.S. House of Representatives District 8 seat takes place Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. | General News

Supreme Court Justice Breyer Joins Arizona Illustrated for Its Return on Sept. 8 | September 5, 2008
The local news broadcast will be presented in high definition with a new format. | Business and Law | General News

Praise Goes to UA for Sustainability | September 5, 2008
A National Wildlife Federation report shows that the UA does exceedingly well compared to other universities when it comes to sustainability and conservation. | General News | Science and Technology

ASUA Hires Sustainability Director | September 5, 2008
Lesley Ash, an Honors College student at the UA, will work to initiate more student-run sustainability efforts. | General News | Teaching and Students

New Living-Learning Community Introduced | September 5, 2008
The UA has just added another living-learning community, this time for students studying the in-demand field of engineering. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Video: ‘Arizona Days/Arizona’ Nights’ | September 4, 2008
The new video features UA students telling personal stories about the University's unique around-the-clock academic and social environment. | General News | Teaching and Students

UA Opens New DHS Center for Border Security and Immigration | September 3, 2008
The UA will lead a team of research universities to form the National Center for Border Security and Immigration, Research. The center will receive more than $16 million over six years. | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology

Two UA Colleges Named Among the Nation's Ten Best for Hispanic Students | September 2, 2008
Hispanic Business ranks the colleges of Medicine and Law among the nation's 10 best for Hispanics. | Business and Law | General News | Teaching and Students