Jan. 9, 2023 African American Museum of Southern Arizona to open on campus The museum, which will open on Saturday in the Student Union Memorial Center, was co-founded by Beverely and Bob Elliott – local business owners, volunteers and philanthropists with deep ties to the Tucson and university communities.
Dec. 16, 2022 Students' poverty project sheds light on needs of Pima County's housing-insecure residents Sociology students who surveyed nearly 300 people struggling with housing insecurity found that rising housing costs and grocery bills were among their top concerns.
Dec. 13, 2022 Community members invited to turn the page with Big Read Tucson The literary event series runs from Jan. 14 to early March, and will explore the theme of water. It centers on two books: "Postcolonial Love Poem" and "We are Water Protectors."
Oct. 25, 2022 With $6M grant, researchers will explore how Southwest communities can best adapt to climate change UArizona researchers are furthering their efforts to examine how water, aridity and heat impact communities in the American Southwest, and how those challenges affect human health.
Oct. 24, 2022 Wildcats reunite for UArizona Homecoming Wildcats are invited to campus Thursday through Saturday for Homecoming festivities that include a bonfire, the Lighting of "A" Mountain, a tailgate party, the football game against USC and more.
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. 30, 2022 UArizona recertified with Seal of Excelencia for service and commitment to Latino students Issued by Excelencia in Education, the national certification recognizes the university's programs, policies, leadership and institutional culture for supporting Latino student success.
Sept. 30, 2022 UArizona es recertificada con el Sello de Excelencia por su servicio y compromiso con los estudiantes latinos El sello, emitido por Excelencia in Education, reconoce los programas, las políticas, el liderazgo y la cultura institucional de la universidad para apoyar el éxito de los estudiantes latinos.
Sept. 27, 2022 Stolen painting returns home to UArizona Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre" was stolen from the University of Arizona Museum of Art 37 years ago. The painting is now back, and will go on exhibit at the museum this weekend.
Sept. 27, 2022 UArizona center partners with Nogales artists to tell the story of the border through art The university's Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry has formed a binational partnership to support Nogales artists in visually interpreting the realities of being from and living on the U.S.-Mexico border.