UANews | Top StoriesRSS feed of top stories (same as rss/top.rss in legacy)UA President Shelton Shares Thoughts About Budget With Campus- June 27, 2008 University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton released a memorandum to the campus community today detailing information about the budget that has been approved for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. Shelton also explained how campus officials were addressing issues related to the UA&39;s share of the $50 million reduction to the state system of higher education. The memo reads:http://uanews.org/node/20386 UA to Host Solar Energy Development Conference- June 27, 2008 UA&39;s AzRISE program and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords join to host a conference for government policy makers to promote development and widespread adoption of solar energy.http://uanews.org/node/20383 UA Researcher to Address UNESCO Forum on Water- June 26, 2008 Juan Valdes, head of civil engineering and deputy director of SAHRA at the UA, will address UNESCO ambassadors and state department officials Friday at a forum on water issues.http://uanews.org/node/20362 Tucson Firefighters Conduct Training on UA Campus Today- June 26, 2008 Three specialized teams are honing their skills practicing high angle missions at the Henry Koffler Building today.http://uanews.org/node/20360 Grant-Funded Students Researching, Training This Summer- June 25, 2008 The UA maintains numerous programs that enable students to spend their summers researching, training and getting ready for graduate school.http://uanews.org/node/20323 UA Graduate Student Crowned Miss Arizona- June 24, 2008 UA public health student wins Miss Arizona title and credits the program with the strength of her healthy habits platform message.http://uanews.org/node/20307 Hundreds of Students Participating in UA Algebra Academy- June 24, 2008 The four-week program the UA holds in collaboration with several partners is an attmept to draw more low-income students and people of color into college.http://uanews.org/node/20299 UA Optics Research Attempting to Improve Discovery of Planets- June 23, 2008 It is quite challenging to find and observe planets similar to our own, partially because nearby stars emit a flood of light making it difficult to study anything nearby. In the search for exoplanets, a planet that lives outside of our Solar System, scientists have used the coronagraph a device attached to a telescope that uses a disk to block out a sun or stars light. But two major problems have been that the coronagraph has not been able to remove all of the starlight and the nearby...http://uanews.org/node/20284 Communication Professors Honored for Their Research- June 23, 2008 Ed Donnerstein and Dale Kunkel have been honored for their research on the impact of mass media on society.http://uanews.org/node/20282 UA to Lead Volunteers Mapping Arizona Rivers- June 19, 2008 The UA Water Resources Research Center will help map two critical Arizona waterways on Saturday.http://uanews.org/node/20265 |