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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 7, 2009
Name
Fred KuhnPosition
Lead Elevator Mechanic, Facilities Management Elevator ShopNumber of years at the UA
2 1/2Favorite part about working at the UA
"I like the security of the... Read More -
October 7, 2009
The annual Boyce Thompson Arboretum Fall Plant Sale, which begins Saturday, offers 16 days of lectures, tours, special guests and – above all – drought-tolerant plants that are readily adaptable for the desert... Read More
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October 7, 2009
The University of Arizona's Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for its 2009 Vision Awards.
The Vision Awards recognize campus leaders who manage their units in ways that... Read More
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September 30, 2009
University of Arizona employees who are covered by a UA health insurance plan can get their seasonal flu shot for free by attending a drive-through clinic this weekend.
The clinic – being held... Read More
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September 30, 2009
To bolster its efforts to promote accessibility for University of Arizona students, the Disability Resource Center is taking a more pointed approach to working with faculty.Â
The University of Arizona center,... Read More
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September 30, 2009
In times of financial strife, the value of efforts to diversify our campus and build an inclusive academic community may be called into question. To some, diversity programs may seem like a luxury we can ill afford. Yet nothing can be... Read More
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September 30, 2009
Name
Stephen MichaelPosition
Director, Arizona Smokers' Helpline, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public HealthNumber of years at the UA
14 years (1981-1992 and 2006-present)Favorite... Read More
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September 30, 2009
The UAccess Employee system, the University of Arizona's new employee payroll system, is now live.
Employees will receive their first paycheck through the new system on Oct. 9.
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September 30, 2009
The Information Storage Consortium has awarded its 2009 Technical Achievement Award to Jeffrey Pyun, UA assistant professor of chemistry, for pioneering research that improves materials for magnetic tape used for long-... Read More
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September 23, 2009
Arizona's three state universities will seek approval of their 2011 state operating budget requests at this week's Arizona Board of Regents meeting, which takes place Thursday and Friday at Northern Arizona University... Read More
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September 23, 2009
In his second open forum with University of Arizona employees in two weeks, Shelton talked to appointed personnel on topics ranging from their role in shared governance to the University's preparation for anticipated... Read More
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September 23, 2009
It's generally no surprise to hear someone talk about a local restaurant that's "out of this world." On the other hand, there might be a touch of irony if the remark comes from an astronomer.
In... Read More
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September 23, 2009
Change can be paradoxical: We either embrace it and find it energizing, or we resist it and find it draining. Many of us associate change with fear and loss. At the University, change is our current state of being – the Transformation... Read More
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September 23, 2009
Name
Chrystal CarpenterNumber of years at the UA
1Position
Manuscript and Congressional Archivist, University Libraries-Special CollectionsFavorite part about working at the UA
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September 17, 2009
To: University of Arizona Employees
From: Harry McDermott, MD, MPH, Executive Director for Campus Health, and the UA Campus Emergency Response Team
Subject: Preventing and Preparing for the H1N1 Virus
Date:... Read More -
September 17, 2009
To: UA Students
From: Harry McDermott, MD, MPH, Executive Director
for Campus Health
Subject: H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Contingency Planning
Date: September 17, 2009
In support of making... Read More
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September 16, 2009
Members of the campus community are invited to take a sneak peek at the newly redesigned University of Arizona home page.
"I think it's important for people to realize this isn't just a cosmetic change, that it is really a... Read More
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September 16, 2009
In a conversation that revolved mostly around the University's ongoing budget struggle, President Robert N. Shelton addressed questions about the rising cost of benefits, a lack of pay raises and differential budget cuts... Read More
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September 16, 2009
The University will begin using a new time recording system later this month as part of the first phase of the Mosaic Enterprise System Replacement Project.
The new system, UAccess Employee, will replace the existing paper-... Read More
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September 16, 2009
Members of the University of Arizona Faculty Senate on Monday approved a formal definition of academic freedom, a concept often referred to in UA documents, but previously undefined.
Under the concept of academic freedom,... Read More