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Bowden promises football that's fast-paced and fun
Speaking before a packed room of reporters and fans, the new coach said his Zips will be “exciting on offense and relentless on defense.”
12/28/2011
Faculty and Staff,Current Students,College of Creative and Professional Arts
Two UA theatre productions selected for Kennedy Center festival
Two dozen UA theatre students and faculty are attending the festival to perform "The Gospel According to Tammy Faye" and a scene from "The Great God Brown."
12/23/2011
Faculty and Staff,Current Students,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Fast-moving crews give students and faculty welcome new space to work in
The newest building on campus will contain laboratories and offices supporting UA's corrosion engineering program.
12/23/2011
online newsroom,Faculty and Staff
Law dean elected chair of ADL region
Martin H. Belsky is a longtime member of the Anti-Defamation League board.
12/23/2011
online newsroom,Faculty and Staff,College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Girls to explore tech professions at Kids Career Day, sign-up ends Jan. 31
Participants will turn chocolate into asphalt and construct mini hovercrafts, amid other related activities, as they develop their abilities in science, math, engineering and technology.
12/22/2011
Current Students,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,ChE engineering
UA researcher to manage pipeline corrosion in Mexico with $1M grant
Homero Castaneda-Lopez, a faculty member with UA's corrosion engineering program, will lead a research team in studying and assessing the country's pipeline corrosion issues over the next three yea...
12/20/2011
online newsroom,Faculty and Staff,Current Students
FDA turns to Akron partnership to help bring safer medical devices to patients
Research will be conducted at the National Polymer Innovation Center on the UA campus to aid in the effort to determine the safety and reliability of medical devices made with biomaterials.
12/19/2011
Faculty and Staff,College of Engineering and Polymer Science,ChE engineering
Chemical engineering professor Judit Puskas named Austin Chemical Chair
The professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering was selected based on her contributions to research and education and on generating interest among students to study chemical engineering.
12/19/2011
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UA experts offer predictions for 2012
From presidential year politics to the ways we communicate, from economics to medical breakthroughs and trends in the food we eat, we’ve polled some of our campus experts to see what may lie ahead. He...
12/19/2011
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Cancer survivor overcomes odds to graduate from UA
Lauren Mostardi will be putting her brand new master's degree in history to good use, starting in January — she will be teaching at her alma mater.
12/9/2011
