Aug 04 Doctoral Oral Examination: Second Language Acquisition and Teaching 9 a.m. – Noon, Aug. 4, 2025 Hui Wang "Corpus-based Pedagogy in Undergraduate L2 Writing Courses: Effectiveness, Engagement and Instructors' Understanding"
Aug 04 Doctoral Oral Examination: Sociology 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 4, 2025 Rina James "Radicalization Pathways in the Online Context: Accounting for User Trajectories Across Extremist Spaces"
Aug 04 Doctoral Oral Examination: Plant Science 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 4, 2025 Brooke Sykes "Temporal, Spatial, and Phylogenetic Factors That Structure Foliar Fungal Endophyte Communities Across Scales"
Aug 04 Free Community Event on Tumamoc Hill: Taylor's 93rd Birthday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Aug. 4, 2025 Long time walker of Tumamoc Hill (three times each week!) Taylor Moore will be celebrating his 93rd birthday on Monday, Aug. 4. Join us in building the Tumamoc community!
Aug 05 Native Know-How Seminar 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Aug. 5, 2025 This four-hour seminar from the Native Nations Institute invites non-Native professionals to learn how to build mutually beneficial working relationships with Native nations.
Aug 05 Gem and Mineral Museum End of Summer Celebration: $5 Admission 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Aug. 5 – 16, 2025 Join us for our 2nd Annual End of Summer Celebration at the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum!
Aug 05 Doctoral Oral Examination: Cancer Biology 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 5, 2025 Anutr Sivakoses "Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells Acquire Lymphocyte Proteins and Genomic DNA During Trogocytosis with T Cells"
Aug 05 Doctoral Oral Examination: Spanish Noon – 3 p.m., Aug. 5, 2025 Bouchra El Harrak Lichioui "Morphological Processing in Spanish: Inflection and Derivation in Second Language Learners"
Aug 05 Doctoral Oral Examination – Environmental Science 12:30 – 3:30 p.m., Aug. 5, 2025 Kunal Palawat "Soil Monologues: Critical Ecotones of Pollution, Health, and Justice"
Aug 05 Borderwomen: Tracing Matriarchal Business Networks in Territorial Tucson 6 – 7 p.m., Aug. 5, 2025 The Arizona Historical Society and the Mexican American Heritage and History Museum present "Borderwomen: Matriarchal Business Networks in Territorial Tucson."
Aug 06 Doctoral Oral Examination: Soil, Water & Environmental Science 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 6, 2025 Ma'ln Alghzawi "Investigating the Transformations of Arsenic and Toxic Metal(loid)s Speciation and the Impact on Arsenic Bioaccessibility in Particulate Matter from Mine Tailings"
Aug 06 Doctoral Oral Examination: History 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Aug. 6, 2025 Don Unger "A Brief History of Mining Reclamation in Diné Bikéyah"
Aug 07 Doctoral Oral Examination: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 9 a.m. – Noon, Aug. 7, 2025 Geoffrey Finch "Daisies in the Desert: On Drivers of Extreme Chromosome Number Reduction in Plants"
Aug 07 Doctoral Oral Examination: Materials Science & Engineering 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Aug. 7, 2025 Ariel Rieffer "Corrosion Behavior of Additively Manufactured Alloy 625, A Nickel Based Superalloy"
Aug 07 Doctoral Oral Examination: Systems & Industrial Engineering 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Aug. 7, 2025 Mahdi Mahdavimanshadi "Multistage Stochastic Optimization for Agricultural Operations in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions"
Aug 07 Doctoral Oral Examination: Applied Mathematics 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 7, 2025 Patricia Puente "Data, Scale, and Change: A Study of Hydrologic Dynamics in the Colorado River Basin"
Aug 07 Doctoral Oral Exam: Epidemiology 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 7, 2025 Samantha Marie Ruth "Epidemiological Surveillance of Post-COVID-19 Conditions (PCC) in Southern Arizona: A Comparative Study of Active vs. Passive Surveillance"
Aug 08 Doctoral Oral Examination: Microbiology 9 a.m. – Noon, Aug. 8, 2025 Elizabeth Howard: "The Impact of Dietary Fibers and Environmental Xenobiotics on Metabolic Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota"
Aug 08 Doctoral Oral Examination: Aerospace Engineering 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 8, 2025 Martin Liza "Aero-Optical Effects in High-Enthalpy Flows"
Aug 08 Doctoral Oral Examination: Neuroscience 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 8, 2025 Sahana Venkateswaran Srivathsa "How Aging Transforms Spatial Memory and Navigation: From Behavior to Neural Circuits"
Aug 08 Doctoral Oral Examination: Physiological Sciences 1 – 4 p.m., Aug. 8, 2025 Hallie Wachsmuth "Neuronal Signaling of Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in the Regulation of Host Energy and Glucose Homeostasis"
Aug 08 GRAD College/UROC Poster Session 1 – 3 p.m., Aug. 8, 2025 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium scholars will present their summer research in a poster session.
Aug 09 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Foo Fighters' 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Aug. 9, 2025 Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock – however you want to categorize them, the Foo Fighters fill arenas and melt faces.
Aug 09 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Nirvana' 9:30 – 10:30 p.m., Aug. 9, 2025 Nirvana ushered in the era of grunge, and changed the way rock would sound for years to come. Relive the band's short but very influential career in a powerful laser tribute.
Aug 11 Doctoral Oral Examination: Geosciences 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Aug. 11, 2025 Anna Mireia Rebaza Morillo "Unveiling the Mechanisms of Mass Transfer in Modern Subduction Zones"
Aug 12 Doctoral Oral Examination: Physics 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 12, 2025 Jose Daniel Castro Cisneros "Dynamics of Lunar Impact Ejecta: Escape, Co-orbitals, and Impacts"
Aug 12 Webinar: 'Steps to Secure Your Retirement Income' Noon – 1 p.m., Aug. 12, 2025 Come learn from the experts at TIAA the steps to secure your retirement income. *Note: You do not need to be a TIAA member to attend. All are welcome.
Aug 12 Doctoral Oral Examination: Management 2:30 – 5:30 p.m., Aug. 12, 2025 Arash Roghani "Essays in Information, Disclosure and Search"
Aug 14 Webinar: 'The Working Caregiver's Toolkit: Mastering Career and Care' 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Aug. 14, 2025 Balance work and caregiving. Learn to talk with employers, set boundaries & use workplace benefits for success in both career and family care responsibilities.
Aug 14 2025 ONE Conference 1 – 5 p.m., Aug. 14, 2025 The ONE Conference is the annual University of Arizona marketing and communications conference.
Aug 19 Workshop: 'Understanding The Mental Health Resources Around You' 10 – 10:30 a.m., Aug. 19, 2025 Discover free mental health resources available to employees. Interactive workshop with live demos of ComPsych & CredibleMind—learn access, features & assessments.
Aug 20 Webinar: 'Should You Kind of Retire?' 10 – 11 a.m., Aug. 20, 2025 Have you considered phasing into retirement slowly?
Aug 21 Virtual Art Trivia Happy Hour: Conceptual Art! 5 – 6 p.m., Aug. 21, 2025 As usual, the multiple choice questions will be fun for all attendees and answers will be anonymous. So bring an open mind and get ready to have a good time!
Aug 23 Open House Destination Arizona Campus Mixer | University Libraries 1 – 3 p.m., Aug. 23, 2025 Welcome all new, incoming, and transfer students! Come learn about University Libraries at our open house during the Destination Arizona Campus Mixers.
Aug 23 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Beastie Boys' 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Aug. 23, 2025 The Beastie Boys is one of modern music's most influential and creative forces, mixing rap with sampling, humor and rock.
Aug 23 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Schism (Tool)' 8 – 9 p.m., Aug. 23, 2025 The enigmatic and style-transending act known as Tool records some of the most complicated and powerful heavy metal rock ever created.
Aug 23 Planetarium Show: 'Laser Taylor Swift' 9:30 – 10:30 p.m., Aug. 23, 2025 Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. "Laser Taylor Swift" takes her biggest hits and brings them to life in dazzling laser light.
Aug 27 Wildcat Student Employment Fair Noon – 3 p.m., Aug. 27, 2025 Students can connect with local and on-campus employers hiring Wildcats for part-time jobs and internships.
Aug 27 Webinar: '30 Minute Self-Care: Small Changes, Big Impact' Noon – 12:30 p.m., Aug. 27, 2025 Learn simple self-care strategies that fit busy schedules. Discover quick stress relief techniques, boundary-setting tips, and time management skills.
Aug 28 Webinar: 'Leverage Your Parenting Style: Understanding and Adapting Your Approach' Noon – 12:45 p.m., Aug. 28, 2025 Identify your parenting style and learn when to adapt. The workshop covers four major styles, when to incorporate others, and which approaches to avoid for healthy development.
Image Picture Party: Celebrating the Collection at 50 May 3 to Dec. 20, 2025 The Center for Creative Photography is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exhibit of photographs and archival objects from renowned artists.