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Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UofA to launch first Physical Therapy program in 2025

Aug 27, 2024 The program is hoping to help fill a physical therapist shortage in the state.
Students walk near the fountain at Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. From August 2019.

UA welcomes its largest, most diverse class

Aug 26, 2024 First year students also set the record for most in-state students in university history.
A dormitory on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA move-in week expected to boost Tucson economy by nearly $10 million

Aug 22, 2024 This year all dorms are at capacity as more than 7,500 students move in.

Marx reappointed as Interim Provost, further UofA leadership changes

Aug 19, 2024 There are now three cabinet positions for president-designate Garimella to fill.
A drone shoot showing the words 'Bear Down' painted across the top of the Bear Down Gym on the campus of the University of Arizona.

University of Arizona Provost resigns after 1 month

Aug 13, 2024 Joe Glover announced his quick departure in a campus-wide email Tuesday night
Fans in UA's McKale Center cheer through a break in the action during a basketball game against Washington State.

Arizona, UCLA agree to continue basketball rivalry with 3 games over next 4 years

Aug 13, 2024 Arizona and UCLA were conference rivals for years in the Pac-12, but the recent exodus from the conference has split them apart.
Dr. Suresh Garimella, current president of the University of Vermont and candidate for the next University of Arizona president.

Board of Regents confirms new UA President Suresh Garimella

Aug 9, 2024 The board voted unanimously at an early Friday meeting.
Looking out across the University of Arizona mall towards the Modern Languages and Psychology buildings, from the entrance of the Bear Down Gym.

UA faculty “hopeful” to have new president before the start of the school year

Aug 8, 2024 The Arizona Board of Regents announced their one and only candidate will interview for the position on Friday.
The University of Arizona campus shot from above using a drone. Old Main is visible in the center of the photo and the Bear Down Gym is seen to the left.

ABOR names person to be interviewed for UA presidency

Aug 8, 2024 The interview will happen Friday.
Christine Grady Gorder holding the photo of her WWII sweetheart U.S Army Staff Sergeant Ward Sackal who was killed in combat in Europe. The 98 year old has visited has visited his grave in France 11 times.

A tale of true love that began in Tucson in 1943 continues today...

Aug 7, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Visit Valley of the Moon; Marquez Price on "digital detoxing"; and 65 years of local television history in the AZPM Video Archive.
Chase Budinger and his partner, Miles Evans beneath the Eiffel Tower during Team USA's opening match of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament vs. France.

Chase Budinger makes history on the Olympic beach volleyball court

Jul 30, 2024 The former Arizona Wildcat who spent seven seasons in the NBA, made his Olympic debut on Monday. But it wasn't on the basketball court — it was on the beach.
A historic home on Speedway and Euclid is being relocated to a new area in the West University neighborhood to make room for new student housing in Tucson on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

Historic homes near University of Arizona relocating

Jul 17, 2024 Developer Capstone Communities gave Joel Ireland, a resident of the West University neighborhood, the historic homes to be placed on a plot of land he owns.
U.S. Attorney for Arizona Gary Restaino speaks during a press conference in July 2024.

Law enforcement partnerships and community help lead to convictions following threats

Jul 2, 2024 Federal and local law enforcement partnerships as well as community tips have helped against threats to the University of Arizona community and gender-based violence.
Katia Lamer, director for the Center for Multiscale Applied Sensing at the Brookhaven National Laboratory who leads the team that drives the mobile weather trucks on Tuesday, July 2, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. Lamer says the lack of climate data can make it difficult to quantify inequities in regional heat and air quality.

Arizona researchers tackle urban heat with innovative weather data collection

Jul 2, 2024 UA team partners with DOE’s Brookhaven Lab to study and mitigate extreme heat in the Southwest.
Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

Former UA student sentenced to life for professor's murder, victim's family calls for gun reform

Jun 24, 2024 Murad Dervish will serve life in prison with an additional 14 years for other charges.
University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins speaks during an Arizona Board of Regents meeting on April 18, 2024.

UA leadership talks budget cuts, seeks organizational restructure of athletic department

Jun 24, 2024 New budget structure reduces $177 million deficit to $52 million

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