METRO WEEK: Student Body President Wants Political Involvement
UA will see its biggest number of incoming freshmen this fall; student government aims to increase engagement.
Medical Marijuana for PTSD Study May Move from UA
If university doesn't reinstate Sue Sisley as lead researcher, MAPS will move work to NAU, ASU.
Veterans Demand Medical Pot Researcher Be Rehired at UA
An online petition has gathered more than 33K signatures from people asking university reinstate lead doctor of MMJ for PTSD study.
Project Hopes to Photograph Jaguars, Ocelots Near Tucson
Camera traps set up at more than 200 places in mountains surrounding the city.
Students, Staff Weigh in on UA Tobacco Ban
Starting mid-August university will not allow any products, including e-cigarettes on any of its property.
UA Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Everywhere, Outdoors Included
Goal to 'create healthier community,' campus officials says in detailing smoking, e-cigarette ban starting in mid-August.
Fired Medical Pot Researcher: 'We Were on Cusp of Implementing UA Study'
Sue Sisley was unexpectedly laid off from the university, stalling her research on marijuana as a possible treatment for PTSD.
Ukraine Crisis, Other Global Politics Imperil OSIRIS-REx Mission
Team plans to use rocket which runs on a Russian-made engine; Canadian government funding couldn't be secured.
Board of Regents OKs Negotiations for UAMC Takeover
Phoenix-based Banner Health, UA Health Network hope to finalize $946M deal by September.
UA Research Aims to Improve Concussion Diagnosis
Drive for study is to develop tools that can be more sensitive at catching low-grade injury; technology records brain activity along scalp.
UA First of AZ Universities to Cover Transgender Surgeries
Program helps pay for student gender transition surgeries, hormone therapy, behavioral health treatments.
UA Gets NASA OK to Move Ahead with Mission to Asteroid
Launch of OSIRIS-REx scheduled for 2016, returning in 2023 with soil samples, mapping to explore origins of solar system.
UA Houses a Mysterious Jewish Biblical Document
Restoring the historical 200-year-old, 100-foot Torah scroll requires a knowledge of kosher laws, UA Judaic studies scholars say.
Board of Regents Approves UA Tuition Increase
Higher tuitions also OK'd for ASU, NAU, including 4-year stabilized rates for freshmen entering in the fall.
UA Professors Traces Origins of Flu
For years wild migratory birds have been considered a source of all flu viruses, but his research finds differently.
