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A Q&A with Steve Patterson, the University's interim chief safety officer
Patterson, a Tucson native and FBI veteran, outlines his priorities and vision for making campus safer.
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October 29, 2008
Last year, in the context of economic realities of budget cuts coupled with no new money to balance the increasing inflation in library acquisitions costs, the University Libraries and Center for Creative Photography recognized the... Read More
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October 22, 2008
What do people do when the economy is in flux, gas and food prices are rising and the holiday season is just around the corner?
Most of them stress out, according to a nationwide survey the American Psychological Association... Read More
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October 22, 2008
Campus parking permits prices will rise this coming fall as part of a three-year plan to help fund new garage construction and on-campus sustainability programs, such as car and bike sharing programs.
The plan was developed in... Read More
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October 22, 2008
How do you host 50,000 to 60,000 people coming to campus this week for The University of Arizona's 94th Homecoming?
"Don't think people just show up, and poof – there's a party, because a lot goes into planning this," said... Read More
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October 22, 2008
The bell of the USS Arizona was rung last week to honor University of Arizona head softball coach Mike Candrea.
The bell – which is rung only on significant occasions in the life of the UA – is tolled at the Student Union... Read More
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October 15, 2008
Students are an important part of the Transformation process and are strongly encouraged to give their feedback on the proposals being considered for reorganization and consolidation, President Robert N. Shelton told students during a... Read More
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October 15, 2008
Jarita Holbrook, a research scientist in the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Arizona, has been elected as vice president of the European Society for... Read More
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October 15, 2008
The Mosaic Project, The University of Arizona's massive technology replacement program, is ahead of schedule with the human resources/payroll implementation reaching its first milestone several weeks early.
A test of the new... Read More
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October 15, 2008
It is an exciting time to be the new associate director of the Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs for the College of Medicine-Phoenix.
The campus is growing fast! CoM-P is located in the heart of downtown, at Van... Read More
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October 15, 2008
Seventy-five white papers have been submitted for reorganizations and consolidations of units from across campus. We have received proposals on how to merge and reconfigure colleges, recommendations on how to realign advising and... Read More
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October 8, 2008
The upcoming white papers are the first step in the first phase of the Transformation Plan process, which will continue through the spring and into next year. After we have reviewed how academic and business units are structured, we... Read More
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October 8, 2008
The University of Arizona's annual charitable campaign gives employees an opportunity each year to prove true that old axiom that to give is to receive.
Employees participating in the UA Cares campaign can donate to any... Read More
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October 8, 2008
The Transformation Plan proposals due next week will be posted on the provost's Web site as soon as possible and every one will be considered regardless of where it came from, Provost Meredith Hay told members of The University of... Read More
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October 8, 2008
The University of Arizona Office of Diversity has selected three individuals, a program and a department as winners of the 2007-2008 Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Awards.
The recipients are a distinguished group of... Read More
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October 1, 2008
University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton and Provost Meredith Hay fielded questions about the UA's Transformation Plan at a forum hosted by the Appointed Professionals Advisory Council.
The forum took place Tuesday at... Read More
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October 1, 2008
When you think of a great university, what springs to mind? Dramatic discoveries in science or medicine? Exceptional faculty? Award-winning architecture and well-appointed classrooms? Clearly, these are all part of the picture, but if... Read More
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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