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Ariz. to join 'Focus the Nation' effort
Arizona Republic – 01/26/2008, 12:00 AM
To help create solutions to global warming, more than 1,200 colleges,
universities and high
schools in Arizona and across the United States this week will participate
in Focus the Nation,
a teach-in to educate and energize about 1 million young adults. Arizona
State University,
University of Arizona, Glendale Community College, Chandler-Gilbert Community
College,
Tempe High and Corona del Sol High ...
Proposed bill OKs guns in schools
The Arizona Republic - Jan. 26, 2008 12:00 AM
Individuals with a concealed-weapons permit would be allowed to bring their guns
onto school
grounds under a measure introduced Friday at the Arizona Legislature. The
proposal, Senate Bill
1214, would exempt concealed-carry permit holders from a state law that
bars individuals from
knowingly carrying deadly weapons onto school property. If it becomes law, the
measure would
allow teachers and anyone else with a valid permit to carry their weapon onto
the grounds of any
public or private K-12 school, college or university ...
UA scientists look to zap mosquitoes
Associated Press - Jan. 26, 2008 12:00 AM
TUCSON - A five-year study is under way at the University of Arizona with a goal
of one day controlling
or wiping out disease-carrying mosquitoes. During two years of research,
scientists discovered the
metabolic process used by female mosquitoes to rid their bodies of toxic
nitrogen and ammonia
byproducts that result from processing nutrients from protein-rich blood. Female
mosquitoes, which
seek blood to produce eggs,...
Apollo verdict puts line of credit in peril
The Arizona Republic - Jan. 26, 2008 12:00 AM
The recent jury verdict against University of Phoenix parent Apollo Group puts
the company's new
$500 million line of credit in jeopardy. The Phoenix-based company said in a
securities filing that
the judgment in a securities-fraud lawsuit puts the company in default under the
credit line's terms
unless it is stayed or discharged within 60 days. Apollo, which is expected to
appeal the federal
court decision...
Talking could've prevented weeks of disagreements
Arizona Republic – 01/26/2008, 01:06 am
What we had here . . . was a failure to communicate. For the past few weeks, the
downtown
business community, residents, activists and city planners were all upset with
the designs
on the new $30 million Arizona State University nursing school expansion.
...were all upset with the designs on the new $30 million Arizona State
University nursing
school expansion. A tough public meeting, a critical...
A lesson in
opportunity
East Valley Tribune – 01/27/2008, 01:57 am
Madam Governor laid out her State of the State earlier this month, with her
annual fodder
for antagonists. We do love the democratic process, don't we? One particular
proposal on
her list offers remarkable opportunity, if frontline bureaucrats are not afraid
of being great.
Dan Anderson, assistant executive director for institutional analysis at the
Arizona Board of
Regents, says a board report shows nearly 50 percent...
NAU expanding presence in Yuma
East Valley Tribune – 01/28/2008, 02:11 am
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Northern Arizona University is expanding its facilities
in the border
city of Yuma. Construction on a new NAU research and teaching laboratory
building is set to
begin in mid-February. The $6.5 million project is expected to be finished in
about eight
months. NAU has about 20,000 students at its main campus in Flagstaff and at
more than
35 other locations across the state, including Phoenix, Prescott and Tucson. The
new Yuma
building is one step in expanding the university's campus there into a fully
functioning branch
of NAU, said university President John Haegar. Haegar said the facility also
will help build on
a partnership between NAU and the Arizona Western College ...
NAU
sports task force has sales job ahead
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/27/2008, 16:56 pm
Arizona Daily Sun Editorial There is much to recommend the athletics program at
Northern
Arizona University. -- Its student athletes are recruited from around the nation
and globe,
furthering the demographic diversity of the campus and the community.
Plan
to allow guns on campus is full of holes
Arizona Daily Star – 01/28/2008, 02:45 am
State legislators should quickly shoot down a proposal that would allow people
with concealed-
weapon permits to carry firearms onto public-school and college campuses.
...considering the number of schools and colleges across the country. The
University of Arizona
was touched by gun violence in October 2002 when a...
Green
power getting boost
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/27/2008, 05:46 am
A handful of local entities are banding together to buy 'green' energy, hoping
to spur renewable
energy development near Flagstaff in coming years. Coconino Community College,
Flagstaff
Medical Center, the Museum of Northern Arizona, the city of Flagstaff, Xanterra
Resorts, Nestle
Purina Pet Care Co.
...Flagstaff, Xanterra Resorts, Nestle Purina Pet Care Co. and Northern Arizona
University have
each said they expect to be buying about 5 percent of...
Engineering/natural sciences dean named VP for research
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/26/2008, 12:57 pm
Laura Huenneke has been named NAU's vice president for research. Huenneke, who
has served
as founding dean of the NAU College of Engineering and Natural Sciences
since 2004, will
assume her new post after an interim dean is named for the college.
...named for the college. Her appointment is contingent upon approval by the
Arizona Board of
Regents, which is expected in March. Prior to joining...
UA
labs research myriad sciences
Arizona Daily Star – 01/26/2008, 01:14 am
You'd probably like Robert Gillies, or at least what he's trying to do. What's
not to like? He and his
research group are trying to eliminate the need to repeatedly stab cancer
patients with big, hollow
biopsy needles.
...it's hard to tell that from his titles and affiliations at the University of
Arizona. 'I'm the director of the
Advanced Research Institute for...
NAU
building to be named for former Gov. Raul Castro
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/25/2008, 09:54 am
Raul H. Castro, the first and only Latino governor of Arizona and a graduate of
Northern Arizona
University, will have the Social and Behavioral Sciences building named in his
honor during
ceremonies next month.
...Castro Raul H. Castro, the first and only Latino governor of Arizona and a
graduate of Northern
Arizona University, will have the Social and...
Students, admins to work together on tuition setting
ASU Web Devil – 01/28/2008, 06:58 am
ASU students will now have the opportunity to work together with administrators
during the
tuition-setting process. The Arizona Board of Regents, the governing body for
Arizona's public
universities, unanimously voted on Friday to establish the regents' task force
on tuition.
...work together with administrators during the tuition-setting process. The
Arizona Board of
Regents, the governing body for Arizona's public universities, ...
Regents approve tuition task force
Arizona Daily Wildcat – 01/28/2008, 04:35 am
Media Credit: Alan Walsh The Arizona Board of Regents voted Friday to approve
the new tuition
task force, a proposal brought forth by student government leaders at the
regents' meeting last
December. Regents approve tuition task force Media Credit: Alan Walsh The
Arizona Board of
Regents voted Friday to approve the new tuition task force,
Letter
to the Editor
The Business Journal Phoenix – 01/25/2008, 16:15 pm
The failure of the University of Arizona and Banner Health to iron out plans to
partner on a hospital
on the downtown Phoenix biomedical campus is a significant disappointment.
Chinese, US High School Students Begin Joint Programme to Explore Mars
Red Orbit – 01/28/2008, 06:13 am
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News
Agency)
['Chinese, US High School Students Join Hands To Explore Mars' - Xinhua
headline] Los Angeles,
Jan.
...high school students on Sunday started a joint programme to explore Mars at
Arizona State
University (ASU). The nine-day programme involves 16...
College Presidents Who Blog
Courant – 01/28/2008, 01:19 am
The increasing number of college and university presidents who are blogging now
include Wesleyan
University President Michael Roth and University of Connecticut President
Michael J.
...University Patricia McGuire at http://www.trinitydc.edu/blog Arizona State
University Michael Crow at
http://www.michaelcrow.net/ Middlebury...
AZ
Prop 300 'Frightening' Away Illegal Alien Students
Silo Breaker – 01/27/2008, 13:33 pm
The New York Times wants you to know that legislators in Arizona are mean to
illegal immigrants
trying to go to the state's schools on the cheap. The Times wants you to imagine
that Arizona's new
anti-illegal laws are oppressing those poor, illegal immigrant students that
come into Arizona
expecting to get all sorts of loans and financial breaks just because.
...resident here," said Mr. Carrillo, 20, now an electrical engineering student
at Arizona State
University in Tempe. "And I said, Yeah, I am. And she...
UA
undergrads do hands-on science
Calibre Macro World – 01/28/2008, 02:13 am
AM Jan. 28--Nearly 100 UA undergraduates put their biology research on display
over the weekend,
showing the hands-on laboratory work that's become a central part of science
education at the
university over the last two decades.
...standard across the country,' Bender said. 'The faculty at the University of
Arizona have been at the
forefront of that, and the undergraduates have...
An
Alternative to Joint Replacement in the Future
KCBD – 01/28/2008, 01:20 am
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis with more than 21-million
Americans suffering
from this chronic condition. But someday, joint replacement could be a thing of
the past, thanks to
some 'fatty' research at the University of Arizona.
...could be a thing of the past, thanks to some 'fatty' research at the
University of Arizona. John Szivek,
Ph.D., a Researcher at the University Of...
UA-based
Nuvogen licenses micro-plate washer
Arizona Daily Star - January 26, 2008
For many small biotech companies, licensing technology means success.
Tucson-based Nuvogen
Research LLC hit another milestone this month after licensing its newest device
— a fully automated
micro-plate washer. The washer, known as "Squirt," will be manufactured and sold
by MatriCal Inc., a
Washington-based lab-instrument supplier. Scientists Stephen Felder and
Richard Kris spent three
years developing the product for their consulting company, which is focused on
creating technology to
aid in drug discovery research. Felder and Kris are partners and the sole
employees of Nuvogen,
based at a UA lab.
UMC,
region's only Level 1 center, could lose that status
Arizona Daily Star - January 27, 2008
Could University Medical Center lose its Level 1 status as a top-performing
trauma center? That is
the very real fear simmering among UMC trauma officials, as they continue
to battle a devastating
shortage of trauma surgeons. The trauma center has been operating with a
patchwork trauma
team for much of the past year, after three trauma surgeons, including the
trauma director, resigned
last spring. That reduced the team to only two full-time trauma surgeons, aided
by two part-time
trauma surgeons who fly in for two-week stints from Phoenix and New York.
General surgeons are
pulled in from the main hospital to fill in...
Task
force set to study tuition-rate process
Arizona Daily Star - January 26, 2008
A new statewide task force is charged with making the process used to set
university tuition rates
less contentious and more predictable. The Arizona Board of Regents Friday voted
to establish the
task force, which came directly out of tuition proposals student government
leaders brought to the
board last semester. The main goal of the task force is to make stronger
connections between tuition
and fee levels, the overall financial needs of the universities, financial aid
procedures and the
development of budget requests delivered to the governor and the Legislature.
Regents
support governor's budget for education
Arizona Daily Star - January 26, 2008
Christine M. Thompson was not the bearer of good news when she spoke to the
Arizona Board of
Regents here Friday. She spoke about budget recommendations and the proposed
legislation from
the Arizona Legislature. While Gov. Janet Napolitano wants to exempt
universities from any cuts to
address hard economic times, the chairmen of the House and Senate appropriations
committees
have a scalpel in hand, said Thompson, ABOR's assistant executive director for
governmental affairs.
The chairmen's options for solving the budget crisis, Thompson said, ...
Thunderbird keeps top spot on Financial Times list
Phoenix Business Journal - 01/28/08
The Thunderbird School of Global Management has earned another No. 1 ranking
from Financial
Times. The Glendale school took the top spot in the International Business
segment of the
magazine's world-wide ranking of full-time MBA programs. This is the second year
the Financial
Times has included an International Business specialty in its annual look at the
world's best MBA
programs ...
Education Enigma
Tucson Weekly - January 24, 2008
After earning a bachelor's degree from the UA with a stellar grade-point average
a few years ago,
Calli Johnston decided to become a schoolteacher. But Johnston--who requested
her real name
not be used in this story--would later discover that her great GPA was a
handicap, not an asset.
Employed by a local school district as a long-term substitute teacher at a
middle school, Johnston
last year learned about a new opportunity offered by Pima Community College. The
Teacher
Preparation Program Internship would boost Johnston's pay ...
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