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OSIRIS-REx 101: Brush up on the basics before Bennu's sample touches down
Learn about the asteroid, the spacecraft and the people starring in this historic mission.
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October 1, 2008
Two University of Arizona geosciences professors will be honored for their contributions and achievements during the Geological Society of America's annual meeting this Saturday.
Peter DeCelles, a professor of geosciences, has... Read More
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October 1, 2008
The UA's Commission on the Status of Women held a successful and energy-filled retreat last Friday to kick off our activities this coming year.
With this new energy, I am very pleased to share a brief history of CSW and tell you... Read More -
September 24, 2008
With a spike in international student enrollment this year, faculty and staff at The University of Arizona are encouraging more people to volunteer for an organization that helps acclimate the students to life in the United States.... Read More
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September 24, 2008
More than a hundred employees packed a meeting room at the Main Library yesterday to hear President Robert N. Shelton speak about the University's Transformation Plan during a town hall held by the Staff Advisory Council.
The... Read More
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September 24, 2008
Appointed personnel are invited to learn more about the University's vision and plans, ask questions, and voice thoughts and concerns during a discussion with President Robert N. Shelton on Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Gallagher... Read More
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September 24, 2008
As a whole, faculty at The University of Arizona have made some headway in salaries, but are still below faculty at peer institutions. The Arizona Board of Regents will review an annual report on personnel this week at its meeting in... Read More
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September 24, 2008
A comprehensive technology systems replacement project, approved this spring and now under way, will quite literally transform the way The University of Arizona does business.
During the coming 36 months, aging administrative... Read More
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September 24, 2008
For a handful of hours, a number of parking spaces around campus were transformed from blank slabs of asphalt into parks, picnic areas, an outdoor patio and a desert oasis.
Five groups of University of Arizona employees and... Read More
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September 17, 2008
Top administrators have asked deans and department heads to begin forming study groups to evaluate staffing and programming shifts in order to suggest changes for The University of Arizona’s reorganization plan.
UA President... Read More
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September 17, 2008
The Arizona State Museum at The University of Arizona will lead an unusual tour of the Pottery Project exhibit for an audience that isn't generally a part of the museum-going public.
The museum's free Touch Tour is for people... Read More
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September 17, 2008
The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council have appointed Mark Nichter, a professor of anthropology and family and community medicine at The University of Arizona, to an international panel of health experts. The 17-... Read More
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September 17, 2008
Laurence Hurley, associate director of the BIO5 Institute, an Arizona Cancer Center member, and a College of Pharmacy professor, has been awarded one of 38 National Institutes of Health grants for exceptionally innovative research... Read More
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September 17, 2008
The University of Arizona Commission on the Status Women is now accepting nominations for the 2008 CSW Vision Awards, which honor unit leaders and managers who have demonstrated a commitment to creating a campus community that... Read More
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September 10, 2008
The UA has become nationally recognized for initiatives that are transforming the campus into a green campus, and Biosphere 2 is adding momentum to the synergistic campus sustainability effort.
"Not just the three acres under... Read More
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September 10, 2008
President Robert N. Shelton made an unscheduled visit to Monday's Faculty Senate meeting in part to discuss his planned academic reorganization that he outlined in a campuswide memo last week.
The UA is facing a $20 million... Read More
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September 10, 2008
A professor at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy will receive the 2008 Medical Book Award from the American Medical Writers Association in October.
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, will accept the award for the... Read More
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September 10, 2008
Members of the campus community are invited to join the fight against breast cancer by visiting the Komen On the Go tour, which will make a stop on campus Friday.
As part of the event, a customized pink trailer opens into an... Read More
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September 3, 2008
The Community Literacy Journal, co-edited by University of Arizona professor John Warnock, has been nominated by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals for best new scholarly journal.
The Journal, published twice a year,... Read More
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September 3, 2008
Once again faculty, staff and students at The University of Arizona will have an opportunity to work with a social service agency providing vital services for our community – and have some fun while doing it!
Project YES, an... Read More
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September 3, 2008
Benefits-eligible employees have two more days to sign up for medical, dental and life insurance plans for the year or forego benefits.
The University of Arizona’s Benefits Open Enrollment will close Friday at 5 p.m. All... Read More