Jul 02 Doctoral Oral Examination – Cancer Biology 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., July 2, 2026 Uloma Beauty Elvis-Offiah "Extracellular Signaling Regulates Gastrin Transcription Through Site-Specific Phosphorylation and Nuclear Redistribution of Menin"
Jul 02 Doctoral Oral Examination - Optical Sciences 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., July 2, 2026 Doctoral Oral Examination - Optical Sciences
Jul 04 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Movie Magic' 12:30 – 1 p.m., July 4, 2026 "Laser Movie Magic" brings favorite songs from popular Disney films and reimagines them using vibrant laser light
Jul 04 Planetarium Show: 'Laser KPop Demon Hunters' 1:30 – 2 p.m., July 4, 2026 "Laser KPop Demon Hunters" is an exciting laser show featuring the biggest hits from your favorite idols.
Jul 04 Planetarium Show: 'Laser ABBA' 3 – 4 p.m., July 4, 2026 "Laser ABBA" is high-energy fun, featuring vibrant laser projections set to the iconic music of the Swedish supergroup ABBA
Jul 04 4th of July with AZPM 7:30 – 9 p.m., July 4, 2026 Join AZPM for a Fourth of July evening filled with live music, fireworks and more.
Jul 07 Doctoral Oral Examination: Management, Management Information Systems 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., July 7, 2026 Yutong Liu, "Hidden Infrastructure, Visible Consequences: How Containerization Shapes Productivity, Firm Value, and Open-Source AI Ecosystems"
Jul 08 Doctoral Oral Examination: Genetics 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., July 8, 2026 Sawsan Wehbi "Amino Acid Frequencies in Ancient Life"
Jul 09 REDZone 1 – 2 p.m., July 9, 2026 Weekly one-hour support session available to those who need assistance with REDCap.
Jul 10 Planetarium Show: 'Science at Sunset: Songs of Starlight' 6 – 10 p.m., July 10, 2026 Back for two nights by popular demand! Last year's presentation sold out quickly.
Jul 13 Doctoral Oral Examination: Environmental Health Sciences 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., July 13, 2026 Yang Zhan, "Assessing Viral Infection Risks and Risk-Reduction Strategies in Office Environments"
Jul 13 Doctoral Oral Examination - Optical Sciences 3 – 6 p.m., July 13, 2026 Yiyang Huang - "Surface Metrology and Wavefront Sensing for Large Reflective Optics: From Heliostats to Astronomical Telescopes"
Jul 14 Career Conversations - Staff Training 10 – 11 a.m., July 14, 2026 This interactive, instructor-led session walks staff through Career Conversations 2026 — the annual performance feedback and career growth process.
Jul 15 AZPM - Arizona Illustrated Watch Party 6:30 – 8 p.m., July 15, 2026 Join us for a special screening of Arizona Illustrated, AZPM’s award-winning television series!
Jul 16 Doctoral Oral Examination - Applied Mathematics 9 a.m. – Noon, July 16, 2026 Sheila Whitman - "New Microstructure Representations for Process-Structure-Property Modeling of Alloys"
Jul 20 International Conference on Diabetes and Endocrinology 2026 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., July 20 – 21, 2026 The 2nd International Conference on Diabetes and Endocrinology will be held on July 20–21, 2026, in Paris, France. Hosted by Intelli Meetings.
Jul 20 Doctoral Oral Examination - Epidemiology 9 a.m. – Noon, Today Flavia Nakayima Miiro, "Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Surveillance, Prevention, and Management in an East African Regional Referral Hospital"
Jul 20 Doctoral Oral Examination - Physics 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Today Nicholas Lopez-Canelas, "Search for a Low-Mass Dark Matter Mediator with the ATLAS Detector in pp Collisions at ¿s = 13 TeV"
Jul 22 Doctoral Oral Examination: Philosophy Noon – 3 p.m., July 22, 2026 Danilo Linhares "Philosophy in the Law"
Jul 22 Doctoral Oral Examination – Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 – 4 p.m., July 22, 2026 Christa DeCoursey "Unveiling the High-Redshift Transient Universe with JWST"
Jul 22 AZPM - Sky Tour 6:30 – 8 p.m., July 22, 2026 Celebrate the wonder of space exploration under the Arizona night sky!
Jul 23 Doctoral Oral Exam - Government and Public Policy 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., July 23, 2026 Laura McCann, "Equitable Equity: Three Essays Examining the Design and Implementation of Affordable Homeownership Policies"
Jul 23 Doctoral Oral Examination - Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., July 23, 2026 Aafaque Khan, "From Laboratory to Space: Frontier Technologies for Ultraviolet Emission Mapping of the Circumgalactic Medium"
Jul 24 Doctoral Oral Examination - Nursing 9 a.m. – Noon, July 24, 2026 Elizabeth Coggins, "Improving Recognition of Anaphylaxis and Administration of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Among Preschool Teachers: A Quality Improvement Project"
Jul 25 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Taylor Swift' 6 – 7 p.m., July 25, 2026 "Laser Taylor Swift" takes her biggest hits and brings them to life in dazzling laser light.
Jul 25 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Bad Bunny' 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., July 25, 2026 Dive into a vibrant laser light show featuring the sounds of Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican sensation behind hits like 'Callaita' and 'I Like It.'
Jul 25 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Beastie Boys' 9 – 10 p.m., July 25, 2026 The Beastie Boys is one of modern music’s most influential and creative forces, mixing rap with sampling, humor and rock.
Jul 27 Doctoral Oral Examination - Music 8 – 11 a.m., July 27, 2026 Heather Cooper, "Tongan Punake: Teacher, Composer, Orator in the 21st Century Tongan Diaspora"
Jul 27 Doctoral Oral Examination – Epidemiology 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., July 27, 2026 Jennifer Kraszewski "A Multiomics Exploration of the Role of Physical Activity in Human Health"
Jul 27 Doctoral Oral Examination - Planetary Sciences 1 – 4 p.m., July 27, 2026 Dingshan Deng, "Measuring Disk Masses with CO Isotopologues using Self-Consistent Models"
Jul 27 Doctoral Oral Examination - Music 2 – 5 p.m., July 27, 2026 Zhiyong Xu, "Constructing a Chinese Voice for the World: Performance Practice and Pedagogical Approaches to Chinese Violin Repertoire in Cross-Cultural Contexts"
Jul 28 Doctoral Oral Examination - Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Resources 9 a.m. – Noon, July 28, 2026 Jesus Gonzalez Franco, "Santa Ana Zegache Zapotec"
Jul 30 Conflict Resolution and De-escalation Skills Symposium 2026 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., July 30, 2026 The symposium is an opportunity for faculty and staff to build important skills for creating and maintaining a safe environment at the university.
Jul 30 Doctoral Oral Exam - Epidemiology 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., July 30, 2026 Gayatri Arani, "A Proteomic and Genomic Approach to Explore the Mechanisms Linking Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior to Dementia"
Jul 30 Doctoral Oral Examination: Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics 3 – 6 p.m., July 30, 2026 Wen-Wei Liu, "Advances in Statistical Methods for Meta-Regression"
Jul 31 UA Cares Red Cross Blood Drive at the Tucson Marriott University Park 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., July 31, 2026 Blood donations are extremely low due to the summer heat. Come to the Marriott at 880 E. 2nd St. to support our community. Earn a Fandago Movie Reward via email.
Jul 31 Doctoral Oral Examination - Systems and Industrial Engineering 1 – 4 p.m., July 31, 2026 David Manford, "Energy Prediction and Sustainable Decision-Making for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing"
Image Sept. 22, 2025 – July 31, 2026 Exhibit: 'Trailblazer: Stewart L. Udall’s Environmental Leadership and Legacy' University Libraries Special Collections offers a broad array of Stewart L. Udall's legacy through selected photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia featured in this exhibit.
Image June 13 – Sept. 19, 2026 The Vault Show: Big/Little UAMA's annual summer Vault Show creates an opportunity for artworks to come out of storage and into the galleries.
Image July 29, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027 Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography "Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography" explores how photography transforms how we see and reshapes our understanding of time, perception, and reality.
