Drought in Eastern Mediterranean Worst of Past 900 Years March 4, 2016 The recent drought that began in 1998 in the eastern Mediterranean’s Levant region is likely the worst drought of the past nine centuries, according to new research from a team that includes three University of Arizona scientists. The Levant comprises Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Read more Image
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Turn Focus Locally Feb. 29, 2016 As home to one of the largest Paul D. Coverdell Fellows programs in the country, the UA benefits from Peace Corps volunteers bringing back valuable experiences in more than 50 countries. Read more Image
UA professors chosen as Fulbright U.S. Scholars in countries around the world Feb. 22, 2016 The University of Arizona (UA) is one of the Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2015-2016. UA faculty members have traveled to various countries around the world to teach or conduct research on specific areas of expertise through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program including Suzanne Dovi, Stephen Kobourov and Craig Palmer. Read more Image
Q&A With Larry Lang, Artistic Director of the Arizona Chinese New Year Festival Jan. 28, 2016 Since the first Arizona Chinese New Year Festival, held at the UA in 2010, Larry Lang, program manager at theConfucius Institute at the UA, has served as the artistic director for the event. Read more Image
Q/A with UA Political Science Alumnus Dr. Salman Al Sudairy Jan. 27, 2016 Dr. Salman Abdulrahman Al Sudairy, who was recently in Tucson as part of the UA-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) reunion, is an entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia with many different business interests. Read more Image
GCC Reunion Discusses Diversification, Innovation Jan. 25, 2016 DP World, a Dubai-based company led by UA alumnus Mohammed Sharaf, has entered into an agreement with Eller Executive Education for a leadership program. Read more Image
From Tokyo, Japan to Tucson, Arizona: Cross-Cultural Exchange and Inclusive Education Jan. 15, 2016 Hitomi Murai, a staff member of MEXT in Japan, is currently being hosted at the University of Arizona (UA) Office of Global Initiatives as part of her Long-term Educational Administrator Program (LEAP) experience. Previously, she worked for Elementary and Secondary Education and is interested in Special Education, especially Dyslexia. Read more Image
UA selected by the IAPP in Cuba Jan. 14, 2016 The University of Arizona was selected as one of 12 universities by the International Academic Partnerships Program (IAPP) in Cuba to establish mutually beneficial academic and research programs of interest to Cuba. Read more Image
New Partner in Macedonia Jan. 13, 2016 Ohrid, Macedonia and Tucson, Arizona (December 15, 2015) – A five-year Memorandum of Agreement was signed last month between the University of Arizona in Tucson and the University of Information and Science Technology, St. Paul the Apostle, in Ohrid, Macedonia, outlining a series of steps both institutions will undertake to increase their collaboration in research and education. Read more Image
UA Launches First Dual Degree Law Program in China Jan. 12, 2016 An innovative partnership with Ocean University of China is hailed as a response to the globalization of legal practice. Read more Image