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Voters approve $250 million Pima Community College bond proposal

Voters approve $250 million Pima Community College bond proposal

  • Prerana Sannappanavar

Pima County voters approved Pima Community College’s $250 million bond proposal to modernize aging college facilities dating back to the 1970s, expand workforce training for students, and improve student support and public safety infrastructure.

University of Arizona alum among 9 killed in Florida jet crash

University of Arizona alum among 9 killed in Florida jet crash

  • Maritza Dominguez
    Arizona Republic

A University of Arizona graduate, her husband and their two young children were among the nine who died when a business jet crashed in South Florida, according to media reports.

Arizona AG: Noncitizen tuition isn't Trump's business

Arizona AG: Noncitizen tuition isn't Trump's business

  • Howard Fischer

PHOENIX — Lawyers for the state are telling a federal judge it's none of the Trump administration's business who gets reduced tuition at Arizona's public universities.

U of A official: Artificial intelligence should help, not replace, workers

U of A official: Artificial intelligence should help, not replace, workers

  • Prerana Sannappanavar

As a group of University of Arizona faculty and staff work on a "roadmap" for artificial intelligence use on campus, the UA's chief AI officer says they don't see AI replacing jobs, but rather as helping people become more effective so they can do more. 

Families sue Tucson, driver over 3 U of A students' deaths

Families sue Tucson, driver over 3 U of A students' deaths

  • Griffin Salkowski

The wrongful death lawsuit says the city knew the crossing where three University of Arizona students were struck and killed last October was unsafe.

$1M federal grant to help U of A grow more mining engineers

$1M federal grant to help U of A grow more mining engineers

  • Debra Utacia Krol
    Arizona Republic

A $1 million U.S. Department of Energy grant seeks to boost the number of mine engineering graduates at the University of Arizona.

U of A cancer researcher ran out of time herself while fighting for patients

U of A cancer researcher ran out of time herself while fighting for patients

  • Prerana Sannappanavar

Dr. Rachna Shroff spent her career fighting cancer. After her own diagnosis, she continued helping patients, raising research funds and making memories with family.

15 sexual assault reports recorded at U of A since August, but few details released

15 sexual assault reports recorded at U of A since August, but few details released

    The University of Arizona has logged 15 sexual assault reports since August, with three under active police investigation. University officials have declined to release details about the ongoing cases.

    U of A suspends Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity after sexual assault report

    U of A suspends Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity after sexual assault report

      The University of Arizona suspended Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity following reports of dangerous conduct and a sexual assault allegation involving two men at its house.

      U of A student reports being sexually assaulted at fraternity house

      U of A student reports being sexually assaulted at fraternity house

        A University of Arizona student reported being sexually assaulted by two men at a fraternity house in August, court records show. Police are investigating, but no arrests have been made.

        What Prop. 142 would change about AZ's affirmative action laws

        What Prop. 142 would change about AZ's affirmative action laws

          Over a decade after Arizonans voted to outlaw affirmative action, they will have the chance this November to expand upon those bans considerably.

          U of A cancer researcher dies of same disease she fought to cure

          U of A cancer researcher dies of same disease she fought to cure

            Dr. Rachna Shroff, a leading University of Arizona cancer researcher, spent most of her career studying gastrointestinal cancers and trying to find cures.

            U of A lifts suspension of 16 fraternities; 5 still under investigation

            U of A lifts suspension of 16 fraternities; 5 still under investigation

              The University of Arizona has lifted its suspensions of 16 fraternities while five remain suspended and under “active investigation” by the Dean of Students Office and the UA Police Department.

              UA student groups demand ‘sanctuary campus’ status, ban on ICE

              UA student groups demand ‘sanctuary campus’ status, ban on ICE

                University of Arizona student advocacy groups are calling on President Suresh Garimella to declare the UA a “sanctuary campus,” to signify no cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection and to say they can’t …

                Faculty leader blasts U of A’s recent million-dollar-plus legal settlements

                Faculty leader blasts U of A’s recent million-dollar-plus legal settlements

                University of Arizona Faculty Chair Leila Hudson is blasting the school’s two recent legal settlements that added up to almost $3.95 million, saying the lawsuits cost the university a significant amount of tuition and taxpayer funds that could have gone to educating students and supporting r…

                U of A protesters support Cornell's 'Jane Doe,' decry 'rape culture'

                U of A protesters support Cornell's 'Jane Doe,' decry 'rape culture'

                Nearly 100 University of Arizona students, faculty, staff and other community members attended a protest to show solidarity with survivors of sexual violence, as national headlines focus on a former Cornell University student's allegations she was gang raped at a fraternity house at the New …

                U of A suspends all fraternity activities after reports of 'egregious' misconduct

                U of A suspends all fraternity activities after reports of 'egregious' misconduct

                The University of Arizona has placed all its fraternities on hold after receiving "multiple reports of misconduct" involving nearly half of the 21 fraternities since the fall semester began seven weeks ago, and after several chapters were disciplined earlier this year for serious hazing viol…

                U of A freezes tuition for all undergrad and grad students for fall 2027

                U of A freezes tuition for all undergrad and grad students for fall 2027

                The University of Arizona will freeze tuition and fees for undergraduate students next year for the fourth year, and will now also freeze them for out-of-state undergraduates and all graduate students as well.

                U of A faculty question explanation for 18.5% enrollment drop

                U of A faculty question explanation for 18.5% enrollment drop

                A University of Arizona administrator said the 18.5% drop in first-year undergraduate enrollment for the fall 2026 semester doesn’t mean the UA is dropping in enrollment overall, but is just returning to its pre-COVID class sizes.

                Regents OK $160.9 million in U of A capital projects

                Regents OK $160.9 million in U of A capital projects

                The Arizona Board of Regents approved the University of Arizona’s capital plan for this year, which includes five new projects totaling $160.9 million.

                U of A to pay $2.4M to settle lawsuit over athletics apparel contract

                U of A to pay $2.4M to settle lawsuit over athletics apparel contract

                The University of Arizona will pay $2.4 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a Maryland-based marketing company  that claimed the university breached its contract in an athletics-related deal.

                Regents approve $2.6M settlement in U of A gender pay case

                Regents approve $2.6M settlement in U of A gender pay case

                The University of Arizona Global Campus will pay $1.55 million to settle a 2025 lawsuit filed by 185 people who alleged gender-based pay gaps between men and women working there, although the UA denies the allegations.

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                Hobbs restores $16.5 million in funding for U of A, ASU and NAU

                Hobbs restores $16.5 million in funding for U of A, ASU and NAU

                Governor Katie Hobbs is restoring nearly 16.5 million dollars in COVID relief funds to state universities after earlier budget cuts, aiming to support higher education without disputing the broader budget deal made with Republican lawmakers earlier this year.

                U of A says fraternity made new members eat live goldfish

                U of A says fraternity made new members eat live goldfish

                A University of Arizona fraternity, Sigma Tau Gamma, has been placed under an activities suspension and is now being investigated after its new members were forced to eat live goldfish, a UA official said.

                U of A backs off selling Folklore Preserve property that was donated

                U of A backs off selling Folklore Preserve property that was donated

                The University of Arizona has reversed plans to sell the Arizona Folklore Preserve property, opting instead to lease it to the preserve for five years at $300 monthly, aiming to continue live performances despite financial challenges.

                Official numbers: U of A sees 18.5% drop in freshman class

                Official numbers: U of A sees 18.5% drop in freshman class

                First-year undergraduate enrollment for the fall 2026 semester at the University of Arizona is about 6,000 students. That's an 18% drop from fall 2025, the school says.

                NASA administrator downplays proposed cuts during Tucson stop

                NASA administrator downplays proposed cuts during Tucson stop

                NASA chief Jared Isaacman was here to highlight the University of Arizona’s outsized role in space exploration.

                New UA Poetry Center mural invites young readers to explore stories of the world

                New UA Poetry Center mural invites young readers to explore stories of the world

                An orange feathered serpent winds around a pyramid, its body stretching across the center of a mural inside the University of Arizona Poetry Center.

                ‘Weird’ science: U of A grad helped get asteroid named after Al Yankovic

                ‘Weird’ science: U of A grad helped get asteroid named after Al Yankovic

                Thanks to the efforts of a University of Arizona grad, “Weird Al” Yankovic now has an asteroid named after him. Yankovic is playing a concert here Sunday.

                Arizona high court rules against U of A in public records case

                Arizona high court rules against U of A in public records case

                Government entities that destroy a public record they know has been requested are in violation of state law and can be held liable the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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