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University addresses budget challenge
Months of work to close a projected $30 million budget shortfall resulted today in the presentation of a balanced budget to the Board of Trustees.
06/19/2013
Current Students,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,Accepted Students
The right formula to win
The top performing Zips Formula race team is prepping for the world competition in Germany at the Hockenheimring Motor Racing Circuit in mid-summer.
06/17/2013
online newsroom,AHAP
Can architectural space promote religious tolerance?
Museum exhibit of “Sacred Spaces” in UA's Center for the History of Psychology seeks to foster interfaith understanding.
06/12/2013
Integrated Bioscience,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences,Biology
African starlings: dashing darlings of the bird world in more ways than one
Feathers that change color 10 times faster than ancestors led to the birth of new species and increased its survivability.
06/10/2013
Research,online newsroom
National Science Foundation taps UA to prepare new entrepreneurs
As one of three universities chosen to be an NSF I-Corps site, UA has the potential to be a national model for how to quickly turn innovative research into commercially viable products or services.
06/7/2013
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UA to host National Student Steel Bridge Competition in 2014
The College of Engineering will also celebrate 100 years of engineering education in 2014.
06/5/2013
online newsroom,NPIC,Department of Polymer Engineering
Filmmaking magic with polymers
UA researchers have made a breakthrough in the manufacturing of polymer thin film. Its applications range from water filtration membranes to block viruses to extending the time between charges for ele...
06/5/2013
online newsroom,Mary Schiller Myers School of Art,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Giant tattoo appearing soon in Highland Square
The painted mural will be the latest public art project created by UA's Arts LIFT, an award-winning summer arts apprenticeship program.
06/3/2013
School of Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration,online newsroom,Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Tickets for 'Tuning In' now on sale at Thomas Hall
Reminiscent of beloved Broadway musicals, "Tuning In" will premiere in August on campus.
06/3/2013
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UA Center for the History of Psychology launches Institute for Human Science and Culture
The institute is devoted to understanding historical and contemporary issues in the human sciences.
05/31/2013
