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  • Blood, sweat, tears and grass stains are no match for Zachary Cook.

    Name
    Zachary Cook

    Position
    Athletic Equipment Specialist, Arizona Athletics

    Number of years at the UA
    2 1/2

    Favorite TV show
    "Law & Order"

    Favorite part about working at... Read More

  • Provost Meredith Hay led employees on a walk across campus in March as part of the Walk Across Arizona campaign.

    You've walked across campus countless times, but maybe you've never really paid attention to that sculpture right outside your building, or that funky looking plant on the way to your parking garage.

    Nancy Rogers hopes to draw... Read More

  • Sherry Hoskinson

    Faculty and staff entrepreneurs can better their business sense with three new online certificate courses offered through the University of Arizona's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship at the Eller College of Management.

    The... Read More

  • More than 350 people attended the Staff Advisory Council's first tailgate party last year. The second annual party will take place on Sept. 11.

    Looking for a place to party before the first home football game of the season? If you're a classified staff member, you and your family are invited to the Staff Advisory Council's annual SAC Tailgate Party, beginning at 1 p.m. on Sept... Read More

  • You asked, and President Robert N. Shelton is answering. Over the summer we asked you to submit your questions for Shelton, on any topic, for this special edition of LQP Asks. We picked five submissions and went straight to the source... Read More

  • Discounted season tickets for UA faculty and staff are on sale now. (Shown: Keola Antolin)

    Back-to-school excitement is in the air with several new students joining the University of Arizona family this week. But they aren't the only new Wildcats on campus; some new employees are joining the University ranks as well. We... Read More

  • Two cyclists on the Alzheimer's Association Breakthrough Ride on the Colorado Plateau between Holbrook, Ariz., and Albuquerque, N.M. (Photos courtesy Lee Ryan, Brian Duffy)

    Two University of Arizona scientists are among nearly five dozen Alzheimer's researchers from across the country taking part in a grueling cross-country bicycle run to promote increased research funding for Alzheimer's disease.

    ... Read More

  • Members of the University of Arizona's Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee will begin work next month to update the UA's strategic plan, which outlines the University's priorities and strategic directions for the next five... Read More

  • The Helen Schaefer Poetry Center, designed by UA alumni Les Wallach and Henry Tom. (Photo by Robert Reck Photography)

    The University of Arizona has a unique architectural signature in Tucson – and owes much of it to UA alumni from the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture.

    "When you fly into Tucson, you know where... Read More

  • In a basement at Steward Observatory, engineers are exposing instruments to the conditions of outer space.

    Behind an unassuming door in the basement of the Steward Observatory, three men in white bunny suits are moving amidst expensive-looking machinery, shiny hoses and fancy gauges. A yellow sticker on the door's glass window warns, "... Read More

  • Walker says there's a lot people can learn from horses.

    Name
    Laura Walker

    Position
    Instructional Specialist Coordinator and Horse Unit Manager, Animal Sciences Equine Center

    Number of years at the UA
    9

    Favorite thing about working at the UA... Read More

  • Steward Observatory Associate Director Jeffrey Kingsley and Associate Safety Manager Karen Kenagy with the award at the annual awards banquet on May 21 at Biosphere 2.

    Steward Observatory has received the Community Safety Award from the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers in recognition of outstanding dedication to safety and health practices in the workplace.

    ... Read More
  • Life & Work Connections, now holding a yearlong health-related lecture series at the Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building, can help coordinate comparable offerings for other divisions across campus.

    University of Arizona employees working in and around the Arizona Health Sciences Center can now take advantage of the expertise of Life & Work Connections without crossing Speedway.

    The idea to bring the unit's offerings... Read More

  • Greg Fahey says his job, which requires him to work with the governor and Legislature, never gets boring.

    Name
    Greg Fahey

    Position
    Associate Vice President, Government Relations

    Number of years at the UA
    26

    Favorite thing about working at the UA
    "What I most like is the environment. ... I... Read More

  • Ever think about dragging out that old trumpet that's been collecting dust under your bed since high school? You might want to consider joining the University of Arizona's Symphonic Band, which will be holding auditions the first two... Read More

  • New University of Arizona faculty members can get the rundown on campus instruction and research resources during the "New Faculty Orientation" on Monday.

    "It's a crash course on the University and what we have to offer," said... Read More

  • The Arizona Board of Regents will be asked Thursday to approve the fiscal year 2011 initial all-funds operating budget for the state's three universities and the board's central office.

    The budget encompasses... Read More

  • Arizona residents also can call ASHLine, which assigns "coaches" to people trying to quit.

    Even after a smoker decides to kick the habit, quitting can be hard. Smoking often becomes part of a lifestyle, and sometimes is a reflex response to boredom.

    But thanks to a new benefit for state employees, quitting just got... Read More

  • Simmons Buntin's poetry is largely inspired by nature and his two daughters. (Photo by Deirdre Calhoun)

    Simmons Buntin has always enjoyed writing. In college, he penned song lyrics, despite a lack of any musical ability. He also enrolled in several poetry classes at Auburn University, completing an English minor to accompany his political... Read More

  • Volunteers are needed to help students move in, chow down and cool off during Wildcat Welcome.

    More than 300 people are needed to help pull off the events, which aim to help students settle in as the fall semester begins.

    ... Read More

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