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  • Wildcats to Play in Championship Tournament |
    UANews | Jason Zafiros and Geoff Embry are headed to Indiana to play in the ITA/USTA Summer National Collegiate Championships. | | |
  • Throw Away Your Cyberjunk, Securely |
    UANews | UA BookStores is partnering with Apple Inc. and UA Information Technology Services to provide an environmentally-friendly, on-campus alternative to putting old electronics in the trash. |
  • Alumnus Appointed to Arizona Supreme Court |
    UANews | Gov. Jan Brewer announced the appointment of Arizona Court of Appeals Judge, and UA alumnus, John Pelander to the Arizona Supreme Court. | |
  • UA and Tucson Community to Welcome New and Returning Students |
    UANews | Wildcat Welcome events will take place from Aug. 19-28. UA and Tucson organizations are invited to participate in welcoming the newest freshman class to campus. | |
  • Alumna Bikes Cross Country for Multiple Sclerosis |
    UANews | A 3981-mile bicycle tour includes service projects and other efforts to raise funds for MS research. |
  • Former SRP Head and UA Alum Jack Pfister Dies |
    UANews | A.J. "Jack" Pfister, an alumnus of the UA, former general manager of the Salt River Project and former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, died on July 20. |
  • Maricopa County Discussions Feature Water Experts |
    UANews | The next discussion, about rainwater harvesting, takes place at noon on July 29. | |
  • 'Daily Show' Host to Interview UA Law Professor |
    UANews | Robert Glennon, who has spoken throughout the nation about his newly published book, "Unquenchable," will be interviewed this week by The Daily Show. | |
  • UA to Discontinue Relationship With Russell Corporation |
    UANews | UA President Robert N. Shelton has recently notified the Russell Corporation that it will terminate its trademark licensing agreement, which was slated to expire on March 31, 2010. |
  • Media Services Chief Gets Prestigious Honor |
    UANews | Keven Siegert recently picked up the Health and Science Communications Association's "Golden Raster Award," the organization's most prestigious honor. | |
  • Sarah Brown Smallhouse Honored for Educational Contributions by Regents |
    UANews | Sarah Smallhouse, along with Joseph and Marie Roll and Craig and Connie Weatherup, were honored during the most recent Arizona Board of Regents meeting. |
  • Arizona Public Media to Offer Live Coverage of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings |
    UANews | Arizona Public Media will offer live coverage of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on the new channel, PBS World. | |
  • University of Arizona Awarded a Grant for myCampus Portal Project |
    UANews | An in-kind grant from the CampusEAI Consortium to the UA of more than $1 million worth of products and services over the next five years will develop and support the myCampus portal. | |
  • Kristopher A. Weatherly, Associate Director of University Teaching Center, Dies |
    UANews | Kristopher A. Weatherly, a UA alum and associate director, died July 4. | |
  • Public Invited to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing |
    UANews | To commemorate the anniversary, the UA is hosting a public celebration, featuring lectures, children's activities, solar telescope viewing and opportunities to meet UA science luminaries. | |
  • UA Center Teams Up With CyraCom to Train Local Interpreters |
    UANews | An information and recruitment reception will be held July 15th and is open to anyone interested in the training and job opportunities at CyraCom International. | |
  • UA Offering Watershed Steward Training in Phoenix |
    UANews | The UA Cooperative Extension is seeking applicants for the Phoenix Master Watershed Steward Program to become volunteers who share their knowledge about water issues. | |
  • Regents' Professor Emeritus Robert H. Colescott Dies at 83 |
    UANews | Robert H. Colescott, a UA Regents' Professor emeritus known around the world as one of the most important and critical painters of his generation, has died. | |
  • UA Professor Named President-Elect of the Association for Borderlands Studies |
    UANews | The association encompasses an interdisciplinary membership of scholars at more than one hundred academic and governmental institutions, and nongovernment organizations representing the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. | |
  • Arizona Public Media’s "Arizona Spotlight" Celebrates 200 Mark July 3 |
    UANews | "Arizona Spotlight" debuted on KUAZ in 2003 and delivers a diverse range of stories talking to people behind the headlines of the day to address subjects that matter to the residents of Southern Arizona.  | |
  • ASM Exhibit Honors Navajo Code Talkers |
    UANews | The Arizona State Museum will host a traveling exhibit honoring the U.S. Marines who became known as the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II. | |
  • UA College of Medicine Receives $2M Scholarship Gift |
    UANews | The UA College of Medicine has received a $2 million gift from the Benjamin S. and Estella C. Hill Foundation to fund scholarships for medical students. | |
  • Algebra Academy Students to Showcase Projects |
    UANews | Projects engineered by area students will be showcased on Thursday as part of the UA's Algebra Academy program. | | |
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