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First meeting of a search committee to find a new University of Arizona president to take the place of Ann Weaver Hart, Oct. 13, 2016.

New UA President Could be Named in March

Jan 26, 2017 A committee will meet and interview prospective candidates in coming weeks.
The University of Arizona Food Product and Safety Laboratory.

Former UA Professor Sentenced in Meat Store Theft Case

Jan 24, 2017 John Marchello faced probation or up to almost four years in prison.
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be constructed in the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile and will be commissioned in 2022.

Former UA President Robert Shelton to Head Telescope Project

Jan 24, 2017 Shelton, the university's 19th president, has experience with global observatories.
A view of Earth from space.

Creating Rules of the Road for Hazardous Space Junk

Jan 23, 2017 UA's Moriba Jah is an author on NASA-commissioned study on managing space traffic
Arizona Border Patrol union president Art del Cueto, on Arizona Week, Jan. 20, 2017.

Southern Arizonans with Connections to Trump, Pence

Jan 20, 2017 Also, a look at the speaking styles of presidents, connections to larger social patterns.
Image from a poster promoting a 2017 inauguration day teach-in at the University of Arizona.

Teach-In Aimed at Upping Democratic Participation

Jan 18, 2017 The day of talks at the UA will emphasize education and action on inauguration day.
A drone at Hack Arizona 2016.

'Hack Arizona' to Draw Hundreds of Young Innovators

Jan 12, 2017 36-hour event will attract students and sponsors.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA Ranks 81 in List of Best Online Bachelor's Programs

Jan 10, 2017 The university launched its online program last academic year.
Earth and Moon seen from Mars in November 2016

UA Camera Catches Glimpse of Earth, Moon from Mars

Jan 10, 2017 Scientists took images while calibrating space instrument.
Drops and ripples of water.

Oro Valley Student's Science Project Chosen for Competition

Jan 9, 2017 Amanda Minke's lead-reducing water filter among 300 student projects competing.
University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart.

Year-End: Hart to Step Down, Other Big Education Stories

Dec 27, 2016 Higher Education Reporter Vanessa Barchfield discusses UA, K-12, funding.
The Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory launches from McMurdo Scientific Station in the Antarctic.

UA Astronomers Study Milky Way via Balloon over South Pole

Dec 27, 2016 Scientists looking for clues to origins of universe in 'interstellar medium.'

The Drum & The Story: "Why the Owl Flies at Night"

Dec 22, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A Closer Look at Arizona's Electoral College; Saying Farewell to 2016 with Stories of Loss and Hope; Video Game Nostalgia at the Holidays.
University of Arizona students walk by the Old Main.

Fall Semester Comes to a Close at the University of Arizona

Dec 14, 2016 Almost 1,700 undergrads have applied to graduate this semester.

UA Names Interim Health Sciences VP to Replace Garcia

Dec 9, 2016 Leigh Neumayer, first female head of UA Surgery Department, will start Jan. 1.
The logo for the Arizona Board of Regents.

Arizona Regents to Trump: Protect 'Dreamer' Students

Dec 9, 2016 Letter from board asks president-elect to work with Congress to accomodate 'Dreamers.'

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