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UA Raises Salaries for Group of Lowest-Paid Faculty Members

Oct 8, 2015 Full-time lecturer with Ph.D must work second job off campus.

Another Big Student Housing Structure Coming Near UA

Oct 5, 2015 Building joins complex west of campus, will have 104 apartments.

Oro Valley Will be Home Base for UA Veterinary School

Sep 29, 2015 Site has proximity to biosciences firms; will be first public facility of its kind in state.
Dark streaks are evidence of water flowing on surface of Mars, UA and other scientists say.

'Strongest Evidence' Mars Has Water, UA Scientist, Others Say

Sep 28, 2015 UA's HiRISE imaging equipment captured information leading to conclusion.

Far East Meets Southwest During Chinese Culture Festival

Sep 25, 2015 UA's Confucius Institute guides Chinese knowlege to Tucson, via arts, culture, language.
The Administration (left) and Modern Languages (right) buildings on the campus of the University of Arizona.

University Eliminates 320 Jobs after $28M in State Funds Cut

Sep 24, 2015 44 actual layoffs among moves that reduce numbers of courses, cause class size increases.
UA President Ann Weaver Hart in March 9, 2015 interview.

UA President Hart Up for $25K Pay Raise, $115K Bonus

Sep 23, 2015 Board of Regents to vote Friday on compensation for all three state university presidents.
Jeong-Yeol Yoon and Dustin Harshman work on the infection diagnostic device.

UA-Developed Device Aims to Speed Infection Diagnosis

Sep 22, 2015 System uses a smartphone to observe and measure sample
Students sit on benches at the front entrance of Old Main.

UA Student Survey: 1 in 5 Women Sexual Misdeed Victims

Sep 21, 2015 Officials say they participated in the survey to benchmark against peer institutions.
Maija Hildebrand says holding a tarantula helped her overcome her fear of picking up a cockroach.

Insect Festival Discovery: 'Cockroaches Are Really Cuddly'

Sep 21, 2015 How did girl come to play with roach? Only after building her nerve by holding tarantula.

Annual Chinese Culture Festival Under Way in Tucson

Sep 21, 2015 Residents can take in music, culture, language and other topics.
Bug enthusiasts from the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute share some of the highlights of their living insect collection.

Yum! Bug Tacos, Mealworm Cookies at UA's Insect Fest

Sep 18, 2015 The event, in its fifth year, will be on campus this Sunday starting at 11 a.m.
Five years' difference shown in satellite images of California's snowpack.

UA Research: Sierra Nevada Snowpack Lowest in 500 Years

Sep 14, 2015 Runoff from winter snowfalls provides California with 30% of its water supply.
The Moon

Tucson Residents Focus on the Moon, Celebrate Science

Sep 14, 2015 Groups encourage residents to "look up and be inspired."
The Administration (left) and Modern Languages (right) buildings on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA Safety App Puts Calling Police at Students' Fingertips

Sep 7, 2015 LiveSafe, new for smart phones, will allow ride requests and 'virtual' walks home.
Chef Michael Omo (right) helps prep food in the Arizona Room, a campus restaurant.

What Does It Take to Feed an Entire University?

Sep 2, 2015 A tour through the kitchens of the UA with Executive Chef Michael Omo

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