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Understanding the brain science behind giving and receiving gifts
Jessica Andrews-Hanna, associate professor of psychology, describes what happens in our brains that makes gift-giving so rewarding.
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August 5, 2009The state's Open Enrollment Benefit Guide, originally scheduled to be sent to state employees around Aug. 1, has been delayed due to a challenge to the state's contract awards for 2009-2010.
It is not clear how the delay... Read More
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July 29, 2009Name
Kyle Morrison
Position
Police officer, The University of Arizona Police Department K-9 Unit
Number of Years at the UA
9 1/2
Favorite part about working at the UA... Read More
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July 29, 2009Biosphere 2 is where science lives.
Biosphere 2 is also where science fuses with art and music, a melding that takes place as part of the B2 Institute Artist-in-Residence program.
"It's a very important... Read More
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July 29, 2009They've been swinging all summer, and now players in the Faculty/Staff Softball League are preparing to slide into home with the league's championship game. Seven teams of about 20 members took to the field this summer to show off... Read More
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July 22, 2009The University of Arizona next month will launch a car-sharing program in an effort to promote the use of mass transportation while reducing the number of vehicles driven to campus each day.
Under a partnership with the Hertz... Read More
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![Gerald "Skip" Jubb](https://uaatwork.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_thumbnail/public/atwork_images/import_Jubb1.jpg?itok=TYpKNUQm "Gerald "Skip" Jubb")
July 22, 2009For Gerald "Skip" Jubb, dean of The University of Arizona South, it's the commencement ceremonies that make the job so worthwhile, the opportunity to see the faces of students preparing to begin a new chapter of their lives.
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July 22, 2009Sprawled across 1,345 acres, The University of Arizona's Science and Technology Park comprises nearly 2 million square feet and is home to the Arizona Center for Innovation, 40 science and technology companies, a branch of the UA South... Read More
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July 22, 2009Name
Julie PerkinsPosition
Massage therapist, Campus Health ServiceNumber of years at the UA
7Favorite part about working at the UA
"Working at Campus Health. It's kind of a close-... Read More -
July 15, 2009The University of Arizona Staff Advisory Council welcomed its new officers and discussed plans for the coming year at its annual retreat, held Friday.
Eddie Gomez (Offices of Admissions) will serve as the council's president,... Read More
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July 15, 2009We asked readers to look back 40 years and recall what they were doing on July 20, 1969, the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
__________
I was 11 and attending my first weeklong Boy Scout camp in Connecticut. Our... Read More -
July 15, 2009Name
Patrick BeamishPosition
Vehicle technician, Facilities ManagementNumber of years at the UA
5 1/2Favorite part about working at the UA
"The people I work with, the co-workers.... Read More -
July 15, 2009It is probably no news to most that the fastest growing segment of the human population in Arizona, the nation, and around the world, is older adults – those over 65 years old. In fact, 13 percent of the population of Arizona, or... Read More
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July 8, 2009After three years of bringing fresh produce and other goods to the campus community, the Farmers' Market at The University of Arizona is closing up shop, due in part to funding shortfalls and low turnout from vendors and shoppers.... Read More
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July 8, 2009Name
Bruce MontoyaPosition
Personal protection instructor, Campus RecreationNumber of years at the UA
9Favorite part about working at the UA
"Being outside when I walk place to... Read More -
July 8, 2009University of Arizona neuroscientist Carol Barnes has been named associate director of the BIO5 Institute and UA biomedical engineer Jennifer Barton has been named assistant director.
Pharmacy professor Laurence Hurley is... Read More
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![George Domino, professor emeritus of psychology at the UA, is the author of "Picasso, Mozart, and You: Unleashing Your Creative Self."](https://uaatwork.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_thumbnail/public/atwork_images/import_Domino2.jpg?itok=AMxFCXf3 "George Domino, professor emeritus of psychology at the UA, is the author of "Picasso, Mozart, and You: Unleashing Your Creative Self."")
July 8, 2009We can't all be skilled painters like Picasso. Or gifted musicians like Mozart. Or genius scientists like Einstein. But that doesn't mean we can't tap into our inner creativity in other ways.
That's the topic of "Picasso,... Read More
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July 1, 2009As the University of Arizona's Mosaic Project to replace aging administrative computer systems on campus continues on schedule, a variety of new training options are being made available to help UA employees learn to use the new... Read More
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July 1, 2009Name
Peder CuneoPosition
Extension veterinarian, department of veterinary science and microbiology
Associate director, University Animal CareNumber of years at the UA
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July 1, 2009
To mark the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's arrival on the moon, Lo Que Pasa is asking readers to submit memories, stories or snapshots that capture what it felt like on that day.
What were you doing on July 20, 1969? Where... Read More
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July 1, 2009On Aug. 17, Parking and Transportation Services at The University of Arizona will resume its regular CatTran shuttle service in and around campus.
The most noticeable change will be an additional route, the Green Line, which... Read More
