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UA Confers 4,200 Degrees Saturday

May 12, 2012 Proud parents, beaming grads crowd McKale Center one last time

Tree Rings Tell Ancient Tales

May 10, 2012 Dendrochronologists interpret environmental data from tree rings in a hidden UA lab

Web Feature: Arsenic and Old Toenails

May 10, 2012 Researchers turn to clippings to track Arizonans’ arsenic exposure
Luis Carrión brings us a look at this unique interactive exhibit that is sure to get you thinking about how you choose to navigate our urban environment.

Exhibit Asks: 'How Do You Choose to Move?'

May 3, 2012 'Worker Transit Authority' proposes ways to wean society from auto dependence

Biosciences Growing Quickly in AZ

May 1, 2012 Synthetic heart research leading scientific advancements, new research

Report Cites Higher Education Gap for Latinos

May 1, 2012 'Intentional' help needed for success, report's author says
Free books at Teacher Day

Hundreds Attend Teacher Day Events At UA

Apr 28, 2012 Teachers participate in workshops and students learn through interactivity
Local residents will be able to attend a lecture Cuba's political isolation from the United States on the UA campus on Wed 18 April with Speaker Rosa Lowinger. Director of the Drachman Institute at UA, R. Brooks Jeffery, discusses the upcoming lecture.

Cuban Conference Reveals New Side of Isolated Nation

Apr 16, 2012 University of Arizona lecture series explores Caribbean country's often overlooked modern architecture

AZ Week: In Retail, Consumers Take Charge

Apr 13, 2012 Technology, remnants of recession put businesses on their toes
Mark Marty Pagel, PhD, a UA Cancer Center expert will receive a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Health to study the effectiveness of baking soda therapy to treat breast cancer.

Can Baking Soda Battle Breast Cancer?

Apr 12, 2012 Tucson researcher receives $2 million grant to explore a new medical possibility

GOP Legislators Move To Budget Compromise

Apr 5, 2012 $147M of what Brewer wants has been agreed to, House member says

Campus Guns Bill: 'Oh, It's Dead,' Sponsor Says

Mar 29, 2012 Amid universities, community colleges opposition, support wanes
Lead Exhibit Curator of the Arizona State Museum Diane Dittemore shows us Native American baskets and talks about the hundreds of baskets from Apache, Hope, O'odham tribes and more that the museum will be exhibiting from April of this year until June next year.

World-Class Basketry Exhibit Opens Soon

Mar 28, 2012 Arizona State Museum will display collection of Native American artifacts
Old Main

UA President Seeks No In-State Tuition Rise

Mar 27, 2012 Switch from earlier request for 3% increase; regents will decide next week
Arizona needs 700 more primary-care physicians just to get to the national average.

More M.D.s Needed Under New Health Law

Mar 26, 2012 Arizona already well short of national average for primary care physicians

AZ Week: Health Care Costs Unsustainable

Mar 23, 2012 Return to free market, economist says; fix Medicare, Medicaid, others say

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