University of Arizona in the News

USA Today Jan. 12, 2010
Best Value Colleges: Can Getting a Degree Be Affordable?

The UA remains as one of the best values in higher education, with the report citing a wide range of academic programs, school spirit and unique natural environment.
Arizona Daily Star Jan. 12, 2010
UA Branch in Nogales Turns Out Teachers

UA-Santa Cruz is now in its fourth semester, with 46 students and more than a dozen degree programs, the most popular of which is a bachelor's in elementary education.
Business Week Jan. 11, 2010
AP Analysis: Sun Belt Struggles to Begin Recovery

Hit especially hard by the housing collapse, it will take years for Arizona and other parts of the region to fully recover, according to UA's director of economic and business research Marshall Vest.
ABC News Jan. 11, 2010
Poison-taster Ants Protect the Colony

Can't get rid of home invader ants? New research out of England indicates that ants have evolved to prevent poisonings and famine. Anna Dornhaus, a UA biologist, said the study holds great promise for improved understanding of the lives of ants.
New York Daily News Jan. 10, 2010
Soda Fountain Machines Harbor Fecal Bacteria, Study Finds

A recent study found that soda fountains in restaurants may harbor coliform bacteria.
Sierra Vista Herald Jan. 10, 2010
New UA South Leader Known as an Advocate for Students

Jim Shockey was recently selected to serve as campus executive officer at UA South.
Inside Tucson Business Jan. 8, 2010
2010 Forecast Sees More Homeowners 'Upside Down' and 'Under House Arrest'

UA economis Marshall Vest predicts that the unemployment rate in Arizona will hover around 10 percent through 2014 before dropping to 6 percent.
Arizona Daily Star Jan. 8, 2010
Flandrau May Get New Life as Tech Hub

Joaquin Ruiz, the UA College of Science dean, said the University's Flandrau Science Center may be transformed into an outreach center for science and technology.
Sierra Vista Herald Jan. 8, 2010
New UA South Leader Known as an Advocate for Students

Jim Shockey, who has been appointed executive officer of UA South in Sierra Vista, has been a longtime advocate of students by working to increase opportunities for southern Arizona students.
CBS News Jan. 7, 2010
Did We Mate Or Murder Neanderthals?

Anthropologists have long tried to understand what resulted in the extinction of Neanderthals, and some have argued that attacks by early humans may be the cause. UA archaeologist Steve Kuhn, an anthropology professor, said part of the cause may have been shiftly shifting and shrinking habitats.