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  • Many a child has had to suffer through countless adults leaning down to eye level and asking, "So, what do you want to be when you grow up?" While the question is sometimes met with a shrug or a roll of the eyes, the reaction is quite... Read More

  • Mention there's a game going on between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University and you'll get Wildcat fans baring their claws in droves. But now there's another way to pick sides in one of the most spirited college... Read More

  • University of Arizona employees are showing off their artistic abilities at the "On Our Own Time" staff art exhibit in the Union Gallery. The exhibit, presented annually by the Staff Advisory Council, runs through April 22 and features... Read More

  • From left: Provost Meredith Hay, John Pollard, James Riley, Joellen Russell,Paul Blowers, Andrew Carnie, Elizabeth Carnie and Chair of the Faculty Wanda Howell. (Photo by Will Seberger)

    University of Arizona professors often find themselves wearing many hats –  researcher, mediator, committee member. But above all else they are educators, and often mentors, charged with opening students' eyes to new knowledge and... Read More

  • (Click to enlarge) Some of Schiffer's pieces are less functional and more whimsical. (Photo courtesy of Michael Brian Schiffer)

    University of Arizona archaeologist, author and artist Michael Brian Schiffer will hold a sale of his ceramic artworks next week. A not-quite-annual event – this is the sixth since 2000 – Schiffer's pottery sale benefits the Louie... Read More

  • The University of Arizona could lose more than $40 million in state funding if Proposition 100, which calls for a temporary 1 percent increase in the state sales tax, does not pass next month, presenters told the Faculty Senate on... Read More

  • Kasey Urquidez, assistant dean of admissions and director of undergraduate recruitment, is this year's winner of the Billy Jo Varney Award for Excellence.

    The University of Arizona is full of employees who go above and beyond expectations in their jobs. Some are known for creative solutions, while others are valued for their ability to make their co-workers feel like family. A few of... Read More

  • For a book lover like Chris Schafer, the UA BookStore is an ideal place to work.

    Name
    Chris Schafer

    Position
    Program Coordinator, Faculty Relations, UA BookStore

    Number of years at the UA
    5

    Favorite part about working at the UA
    "Working with student employees ...... Read More

  • Got a University of Arizona CatCard? Then you get free admission to Spring Fling. 

    And if you have been having trouble finding inexpensive family-friendly entertainment for your brood, Spring Fling has a number of promotions... Read More

  • UA employees celebrating milestone years of service receive different gifts depending on their number of years on campus. Those celebrating 35 years get this leather portfolio featuring a Diana Madaras painting.

    Employees celebrating milestone years of service at the University of Arizona will be honored next week at the annual Service Awards Luncheon.

    More than 1,000 employees celebrating 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 or more... Read More

  • The UA's new Web site includes a revamped Faculty & Staff page that highlights campus employees and provides access to a variety employee-related services.

    When the University of Arizona's Web site got a makeover, so did its Faculty & Staff page, which has been revamped to make it easier for employees to access the services they use most.

    One of the major goals of the UA site... Read More

  • Drug Discovery Scientist Tracy Brooks delivers a speech at a Women of Bioscience Toastmasters Club meeting.

    Angie Davis, a first-year graduate student at the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy, spends most of her time at the lab bench investigating new compounds that might someday be turned into therapeutic drugs. On Monday morning... Read More

  • Located in the heart of campus, the University of Arizona's Student Union Memorial Center provides a number of businesses and services to the UA community, from restaurants and a post office to places to get a haircut, do your banking... Read More

  • As the University of Arizona navigates through some of the choppiest state budget waters in campus history, President Robert N. Shelton sometimes has to point the compass east.

    To Washington, D.C.

    He tries to make it... Read More

  • John McClelland worked as an architect before going back to school to pursue his passion for archaeology. (Photo by Sandra Contreras)

    Name
    John McClelland

    Position
    Lab Manager, Osteology, Arizona State Museum

    Number of years at the UA
    11

    Favorite part about working at the UA
    "Being able to devote time to those... Read More

  • A Retirement Benefit Estimator lets members see current estimates of their retirement benefits, using all possible factors. It's available online at https://secure.azasrs.gov/secure/BenefitEstimatorEntry.do.

    Employees who participate in the Arizona State Retirement System will see more money coming out of their paychecks for retirement beginning July 1.

    The Arizona State Retirement System, or ASRS, Board of Trustees has approved a... Read More

  • Diana Rix, an academic adviser with UA Evening & Weekend

    If you're thinking of taking classes in the fall, now's the time to get started.

    Academic adviser Diana Rix will lead a brownbag information session Thursday to share information on enrollment, degree-seeking and non-degree-... Read More

  • The "On Our Own Time" exhibit is open to UA staff and appointed personnel across campus. Last year, Maria Griffin, a senior farm attendant in the School of Plant Sciences, submitted this mixed media piece, titled "Shhh ... (A hand of peace will silence you)."

    You spend your days on the phone, in meetings or staring at your computer screen. But after hours, you pick up a paint brush and your inner Michelangelo comes out. Or perhaps you're more adept with a camera or a potter's wheel.

    ... Read More
  • Erica Corral, assistant professor in the department of materials science and engineering

    Erica L. Corral, an assistant professor in the University of Arizona department of materials science and engineering, is one of only 38 early-career scientists and engineers to receive an award under the Young Investigator Program of... Read More

  • Have a budding artist or writer at home? If he or she happens to be in kindergarten, first, second or third grade, the PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest is a great way for them to earn some recognition.

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