Shelton Lowers Tuition Surcharge Request, Regents Approve | April 30, 2009
UANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton proposed a lower tuition surcharge for Arizona residents and out-of-state students on Thursday. The Regents approved both. | General News | Teaching and Students

Swine Flu Outbreak Widens, UA Monitors Situation | April 30, 2009
UANews | As the swine flu outbreak grows, UA officials continue to closely monitor the situation and promote public health measures. | Campus News | General News | Health | Teaching and Students

Science Café Heads to Mars | April 30, 2009
UANews | During the May 5 Science Café at the Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant, Peter Smith will reveal initial scientific findings from the Phoenix Mars Mission and discuss prospects for finding life outside of Earth.  | Campus News | General News

Spatial, Visual Rhetoric Meet New Media | April 30, 2009
UANews | The First Year Writing Showcase, which incoproates teachings in writing and visual communication, began at the UA in 2007 and has since seen exponential growth in participation among UA students, faculty and instructors. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

UA Officials Monitoring Swine Flu Situation | April 29, 2009
UANews | The statement issued by University of Arizona officials earlier this week regarding swine flu and travel to Mexico is now available in a Spanish translation | Campus News | General News | Health

Spring Commencement Details, Honoraries and Student Medal Winners Announced | April 29, 2009
UANews | The UA will confer degrees upon its largest undergraduate class during its spring commencement ceremony. The graduate ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., May 15 and the undergraduate ceremony will take place at 8 a.m. on Sat., May 16, both will be held at McKale Memorial Center.     | Campus News | General News

Seven Honorary Degree Recipients to be Recognized During Spring Commencement | April 29, 2009
UANews | Nadine Mathis Basha, Edward Perry Bass, Dean Kamen, John Kilkenny, Steven W. Lynn, Ned L. Norris, Jr. and Cele Peterson will be honored for their contributions and achievements.  | Campus News | General News

Six Students to be Awarded Medals of Achievement During Commencement Ceremony | April 29, 2009
UANews | Honors students Jessica Anderson, Craig Sheedy, Joseph Fu, Justine Schluntz and Abraham Itty and Eller College of Management student Nancy Hernandez will be honored with medals during the undergraduate ceremony on May 16. | Campus News | General News

American Indian Student Films to be Broadcast | April 29, 2009
UANews | Arizona Public Media is screening films produced by three UA students who chose to document life from the perspective of being American Indian. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students

Theatre Arts Presents ‘Way Out West’ for Young Audiences | April 29, 2009
UANews | UA students will perform a series of stories by Susan Lowell for school-age children. | Arts and Humanities | General News

Students Take Home Honors, Jobs | April 29, 2009
UANews | Students from the UA School of Natural Resources not only placed 6th overall in a recent competition, some landed jobs as well.   | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

UA Tech Transfer to Partner with Venture Capital Firm on New Intellectual Property Development | April 28, 2009
UANews | The UA Office of Technology Transfer and The University Funds have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research-based ventures. | Business and Law | General News | Science and Technology

UA Press Receives Second Mellon Grant in 2009 | April 28, 2009
UANews | The University of Arizona Press received a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in January. Now, the UA Press will join five other institutions in a newly funded project. | Arts and Humanities | General News

Creating a Personal Sun Shield | April 28, 2009
UANews | The Arizona Cancer Center's Living in Harmony with the Sun event will inform people how to protect their skin against sun damage. | General News | Health

Arizona Cancer Center Has Global Economic Reach | April 28, 2009
UANews | The Arizona Cancer Center benefits Arizona and the world through its research, production of jobs and spin-off companies. | General News | Science and Technology

Major Gift to Create Endowed Chair in Animal Sciences | April 28, 2009
UANews | A $1.25 million estate gift in the names of Roy R. and Phyllis Hislop and also William J. and Rosina Ede. It has resulted in the creation of an endowed chair position in animal sciences at the UA. | General News | Science and Technology

UA Journalism Major to Take Asian Study Trip | April 28, 2009
UANews | Candace Begody will be part of a nine-student delegation heading for Japan and South Korea in June. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

UA Recommends Against Non-Essential Travel to Mexico, Closely Monitors Swine Flu Outbreak Elsewhere | April 27, 2009
UANews | Members of the UA community are encouraged to sign up for UAlert, the emergency text messaging service, for timely updates on the UA's response to the swine flu. | General News

UA Physician, Scientist Receives $3.68 Million Grant | April 24, 2009
UANews | Arizona Cancer Center physician and scientist Karen Weihs has received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate breast cancer survivors. | General News | Health | Science and Technology

Public Invited to Live UA Auction | April 23, 2009
UANews | The public has a chance to bid for laptops, desktop computers, bicycles and more during an upcoming live auction to be held at the UA. | General News

Men's Cross Country Team Recognized by NCAA | April 23, 2009
UANews | The men's cross country team at Arizona earned the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Public Recognition Award. | General News | Sports | Teaching and Students

Fire Influences Global Warming More than Previously Thought | April 23, 2009
UANews | Thomas W. Swetnam, director of UA's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, is a co-author on today's report in the journal Science calling for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to incorporate fire better into future models and reports about climate change. | General News | Science and Technology

Arizona Swimming, Diving Nominated for Guide Cover | April 23, 2009
UANews | Wildcat fans can vote to place the Arizona swimming and diving teams on the cover of Swimming World Media Guide. Voting in the national competition closes at the month's end. | General News | Sports | Teaching and Students

UA Bone Marrow Donor Drive Draws Record Crowd | April 22, 2009
UANews | The University Teaching Center at the UA held a two-day drive to sign people up to become potential bone marrow, and will continue with a Web-based drive through the end of the month.  | General News | Health | Teaching and Students

UA Diver Wins National Scholarship | April 22, 2009
UANews | Craig Sheedy, a UA honors student researcher and athlete, is one of two winners of this year's Walter Byers Scholarship award given by the NCAA. | General News | Sports | Teaching and Students

More Than 600 Arizona Teenagers to Participate in Competition | April 22, 2009
UANews | The statewide MESA Day 2009 Design Competition will be held on the UA campus on Saturday.  | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

UA Skyline to See Dramatic New Additions of Solar Panels | April 22, 2009
UANews | Photovoltaic electricity panels, solar water heating units or a combination of both will be installed in May in a partnership with APS Energy Services to bring renewable energy to the UA campus. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology

UA College of Pharmacy Signs Contract with Saudi Arabian University | April 22, 2009
UANews | Under a new three-year contract, the UA College of Pharmacy will train two dozen pharmacy faculty from Saudi Arabia. | General News | Health

UA Team a Winner in National Sustainability Competition | April 21, 2009
UANews | A team of UA graduates earned $75,000 for their sustainable aquaculture system during the National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, D.C. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

University Students Ask ABOR to Reconsider Surcharges | April 21, 2009
UANews | Students and administrators at Arizona's three state universities aired their views for and against mid-year surcharges at a Monday evening videoconference. | General News | Teaching and Students

UA to Make Major Announcement on Expanding Campus Solar Energy | April 21, 2009
UANews | APS Energy Services, UA to announce a partnership to bring solar energy to the University campus in the midst of day-long campus celebrations of Earth Day. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Campus Health Celebrates 90 Years at UA | April 20, 2009
UANews | The Campus Health Service, begun during a WWI-era influenza epidemic, is marking its 90th year at the UA. | General News | Health | Teaching and Students

UA Alumni Share Pulitzer Prize | April 20, 2009
UANews | Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin, both alumni of the UA's journalism program, received the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for their expansive investigation into immigration enforcement in the Phoenix area. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Science Foundation Arizona Launches Solar Initiatives Totaling $4 Million | April 20, 2009
UANews | UA, Arizona State University and industry have joined in five new projects that focus on solar energy breakthroughs. | General News | Science and Technology

Golf Classic Raises Funds for ALS Research | April 20, 2009
UANews | The Jim Himelic Memorial Golf Classic will be held Friday to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease research.  | General News | Health | Science and Technology | Sports

New Kiosk to Be Unveiled at UA Women's Plaza of Honor | April 17, 2009
UANews | A new kiosk in the Women's Plaza of Honor will highlight the lives of hundreds of women who made a difference in Arizona. | General News | Social Sciences and Education

UA Recycles More than 1 Million Pounds, Places Fourth Nationally | April 17, 2009
UANews | The entire campus participated in RecycleMania for the first time recycling more than 1 million pounds of material in a 10-week period. | General News | Teaching and Students

UA Student Named Goldwater Scholar | April 17, 2009
UANews | Arshed Al-Obeidi, a UA Honors College student, has been named a Goldwater Scholar by the federally endowed Goldwater Foundation named after the former U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, a UA alumnus. | General News | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students

Megadroughts in Sub-Saharan Africa Normal for the Region | April 16, 2009
UANews | Global warming may intensify the age-old pattern of recurring severe droughts. | General News | Science and Technology

Camp Wildcat to Hold a Benefit | April 16, 2009
UANews | Camp Wildcat is hosting a benefit at the UA on Saturday to raise funds for its programs. | General News | Teaching and Students

UA Community Joins in Search for Bone Marrow Donor | April 16, 2009
UANews | Kristopher Weatherly's colleagues at the UA are working with the Be The Match Registry to hold a drive to educate people about the need for marrow transplant donors and also to try and find a match for Weatherly. | General News | Health | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Acclaimed Photographer to Speak on Art, Climate Change | April 16, 2009
UANews | David Buckland, who is known around the world for his work in the Arctic, will give a public lecture at the UA this month. | General News | Science and Technology

Two-Day Showcase to Feature UA Student Films | April 15, 2009
UANews | Two UA student-run events – "foto.synthesis" and "Not Yet Rated" – will feature dozens of films created by University students.   | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students

Distinguished Law Colloquium Presents Indigenous Law Expert | April 15, 2009
UANews | Judith V. Royster, a University of Tulsa professor whose expertise is in the area of native natural resources, will speak at the UA on Friday. | General News | Social Sciences and Education

Student Exhibit of Mexican/Indigenous Communication Opens at UA Library | April 14, 2009
UANews | Students will share their research in an exhibit on journalism and communication from pre-Columbian times to the present, with special emphasis on women writers.   | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students

Lecturer to Address Australian Entrepreneurialism | April 13, 2009
UANews | Simon Down will travel to the UA from the United Kingdom to give a presentation about entrepreneurial indigenous populations in Australia. | Business and Law | General News

Major Earth Day Celebration at UA on April 22 | April 10, 2009
UANews | The UA, joined by the city of Tucson, Pima County and local businesses, will host one of the biggest Earth Day celebrations ever held on campus. | Campus News | General News | Science and Technology

Arizona Public Media to Broadcast '400 Years of the Telescope' Friday | April 9, 2009
UANews | The hour-long documentary celebrating four centuries of astral discoveries will air on KUAT6 and HD at 10 p.m. April 10. | General News | Science and Technology

Academy to Teach Young Women about Body Image, Service | April 8, 2009
UANews | The Commission on the Status of Women is hosting its third Young Women's Empowerment Academy to inform young women about ways to be responsible to both themselves and their communities. | General News

Wound Shape is Supreme in Healing Process | April 2, 2009
UANews | Researchers at The University of Arizona are predicting healing based on the shape of wounds. | General News | Health | Science and Technology

UA4Food Spring Drive Aids Community Food Bank | April 2, 2009
UANews | The UA's first Stuff the Bus food drive was a success in the fight against hunger in Pima County. | General News

Lawrence Ponoroff Chosen as Next Dean of UA College of Law | April 2, 2009
UANews | Ponoroff has led Tulane's law school for eight years, and was involved in successfully bringing the school through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. | Business and Law | General News

Run For Your Life And Help Stop Hunger | April 1, 2009
UANews | Those interested in participating can register online or on site the day of the event. | General News

UA Honors College Students to Perform | April 1, 2009
UANews | UA Honors College students are putting on two free performances of a more modern play.  | General News | Teaching and Students

Commencement Speakers Announced | April 1, 2009
UANews | Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter, will speak during the undergraduate ceremony and Alan Weisman, author of the best-selling book "The World Without Us," will speak during the graduate ceremony. | General News | Teaching and Students