Oct. 5, 2022 Downtown Lecture Series, now in 10th year, will focus on sexualities Reproductive justice, 19th-century sex scandals and the cultural impacts of drag performance are among the topics speakers will address in the free series at the Fox Tucson Theatre.
Sept. 21, 2022 Celebrating 70 years of 'Bear Down, Arizona' This year, UArizona and its marching band, the Pride of Arizona, celebrate the 70th anniversary of "Bear Down, Arizona," the song that accompanies nearly every Wildcats celebration. The first public performance of the song took place at a pep rally on Sept. 20, 1952.
Sept. 20, 2022 El programa de periodismo bilingüe de UArizona está preparando a los estudiantes para una nueva era de medios globales Jessica Retis, directora de la Facultad de Periodismo, habla en esta sesión de preguntas y respuestas sobre la creación del programa y cómo la Universidad de Arizona está en una posición única para capacitar a periodistas bilingües en una industria de medios de comunicación que evoluciona rápidamente.
Sept. 20, 2022 UArizona bilingual journalism program is preparing students for a new era of global media School of Journalism director Jessica Retis talks about the creation of the bilingual journalism master's degree program and how UArizona is uniquely positioned to train bilingual journalists in an evolving media industry.
Sept. 7, 2022 UArizona receives $5.9M for international programs, including new National Resource Center for East Asian studies The university will establish a new Center for East Asian Studies that will join three other longstanding centers on campus. The centers will receive the funding over the next four years.
Sept. 2, 2022 UArizona remembers prolific university supporter Helen S. Schaefer Beyond being the namesake of the UArizona Poetry Center building, Schaefer made decades of contributions to arts and cultural programs that were felt across Southern Arizona.
Aug. 31, 2022 Legal and computer science experts join forces to make writing wills easier Attorneys' fees and other barriers keep many people from setting up wills. A team of researchers from three colleges hopes artificial intelligence can automate parts of that process and make wills more accessible.
July 14, 2022 Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute supports UArizona graduate students and faculty with $2.5M The charitable grant will fund graduate student fellowships in Persian and Iranian studies and a professorship in Iranian linguistics, whose first holder will be linguistics professor Simin Karimi.
June 22, 2022 The smell of desert rain may be good for your health Desert dwellers know it well: the smell of rain and the feeling of joy that comes with it. The familiar fragrance, which is the result of oils and chemicals released by desert plants, may offer stress-reducing health benefits, University of Arizona research suggests.
June 1, 2022 University Libraries partners with Arizona Queer Archives to preserve LGBTQI+ stories and history The Arizona Queer Archives, the first archive in Arizona to capture the histories and stories of LGBTQI+ communities, has a new home in the University Libraries Special Collections.
