University of Arizona in the News

Arizona Daily Star Feb. 18, 2010
$63M in US Funds Make Streetcar a Go

The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing a $63 million grant toward building the modern streetcar, which will connect the University of Arizona and downtown.
Eastern Arizona Courier Feb. 18, 2010
Partnership Reports River Restoration Projects

The University of Arizona's Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials program, known as NEMO, is working with the Gila Watershed Partnership to develop a database containing thousands of documents and images related to the San Simon Subwatershed resortation efforts. 
Arizona Daily Star Feb. 17, 2010
State Campaign: Reduce Salt, Live Longer

In a campaign they hope will save at least 1,000 Arizona lives every year, state health officials are urging residents to cut their salt intake. The aim is slashing rates of strokes, heart attacks and coronary artery disease.
Arizona Daily Wildcat Feb. 17, 2010
UMC Doctor Heals Haitians

University Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joseph Sheppard has extensive experience providing medical care in developing nations. It was only natural that he offer his services following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Arizona Daily Star Feb. 16, 2010
UA, Raytheon Events Mark National Engineers Week

UA student engineering clubs have events planned for the entire week, including making paper airplanes and flying them from rooftops. The goal is to increase awareness of engineering and technology careers.
Arizona Daily Star Feb. 16, 2010
Elder-care Mediation Training Offered

UA communication Professor Jake Harwood has found that stereotyping and patronizing forms of communication between generations can exacerbate the problems of older people. Mediators, he said, can bring a neutral party with an independent perspective to such conflicts.
The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2010
W. Eugene Smith’s “Jazz Loft” Photos and Recordings Featured in Exhibit (Slideshow)

Writer Sam Stephenson spent years pouring over archives at the UA Center for Creative Photography to compile "The Jazz Loft Project" about former Life magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith's work documenting legendary jam sessions in New York.
Financial Times Feb. 15, 2010
Students Learn From the Light of Experience

Many business executives return to school to offer career advice, including the UA Eller College of Management where volunteers and an executive-in-residence guide students on their career interests.
Discovery News Feb. 15, 2010
Heavy-Metal Music, Other Sounds Aimed at Beetle Pests

Wulfila Gronenberg, a UA associate professor of neuroscience, ecology and evolutionary biology, said new research on the hearing abilities of beetles is "promising." The "Beetle Mania" project is meant to aid in creating environmentally friendly ways to prevent beetles from killing the very trees that have a crucial place in the ecosystem.
Arizona Daily Star Feb. 12, 2010
UA Campus Will Target Chandler's High Tech

The UA is expanding its presence in Chandler, Ariz. by offering graduate courses, participating in research collaborations and offering engineering classes to high school students.