Phoenix Mission Data Published in Science This Week
July 2, 2009 – 12:00 amScience this week carries four articles on the results of the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission, led by the UA.
UA Professor Named President-Elect of the Association for Borderlands Studies
July 2, 2009 – 12:00 amThe association encompasses an interdisciplinary membership of scholars at more than one hundred academic and governmental institutions, and nongovernment organizations representing the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe.
ADVANCE Program Hits Three Years
July 1, 2009 – 12:00 amThe UA's ADVANCE program, in its third year, continues to try and eradicate gender inequity within the academy.
UA College of Medicine Receives $2M Scholarship Gift
July 1, 2009 – 12:00 amThe UA College of Medicine has received a $2 million gift from the Benjamin S. and Estella C. Hill Foundation to fund scholarships for medical students.
ASM Exhibit Honors Navajo Code Talkers
July 1, 2009 – 12:00 amThe Arizona State Museum will host a traveling exhibit honoring the U.S. Marines who became known as the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II. The exhibit will feature a number of photos and artifacts related to the unit, most of whom came from Arizona and New Mexico.
Algebra Academy Students to Showcase Projects
July 1, 2009 – 12:00 amProjects engineered by area students will be showcased on Thursday as part of the UA's Algebra Academy program.
Arizona Public Media’s “Arizona Spotlight” Celebrates 200 Mark July 3
July 1, 2009 – 12:00 am"Arizona Spotlight" debuted on KUAZ in 2003 and delivers a diverse range of stories talking to people behind the headlines of the day to address subjects that matter to the residents of Southern Arizona.
D2L class to supplement freshman English courses
June 30, 2009 – 9:00 pm Move over, freshmen English classes. A new online course is getting ready to share the limelight.A team of librarians and software programmers at the Undergraduate Services Office in the library is currently developing an online information literacy course that is set to accompany English composition classes.
Fireworks bill too late for Independence Day
June 30, 2009 – 9:00 pm When good friends Jon and Mike prepare for their annual Fourth of July festivities, they try to go all out.They buy beer, hot dogs, hamburgers, Roman candles, and bottle rockets. The duo was hoping to legally celebrate the upcoming holiday after the approval of a legislative bill.
Librarians are diggin’ DigIn
June 30, 2009 – 9:00 pm Dewey decimal system, welcome to the digital age.The UA's School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) received a grant that will allow for students to become tech savvy librarians.
The $910,000, received from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, goes to the SIRLS "Promoting Diversity in the Digital Curation Disciplines" project.