Image Senator Sinema Holds Space and Defense Roundtable on Campus March 1, 2022 United States Senator Kyrsten Sinema visited campus last week to tour UA’s hypersonics facilities and to discuss space and defense issues with UA experts and industry partners in Southern Arizona. President Robbins and Engineering Dean David Hahn thanked Sinema for her continued support for UA, including hypersonic research and support for the NEO Surveyor mission. Read more
Image Representative Grijalva's Staff Visit Biosphere 2 Feb. 22, 2022 Members of Congressman Grijalva’s personal and committee staff visited Biosphere 2 (B2) last week. Read more
Senate Passes Continuing Resolution Feb. 22, 2022 The Senate passed the House’s Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded at Fiscal Year 2021 levels until March 11. Read more
UA Expanding Presence Here with Online Program Feb. 16, 2022 Continuing coverage: The University of Arizona and the University of Arizona Global Campus cut the ribbon on a new campus in downtown Chandler on Feb. 7. Read more from SanTan Sun News
Image Innovation and Higher Education Highlighted at the 2022 CONVERGE Tech Summit Feb. 15, 2022 UA President Robbins speaks at CONVERGE Tech Summit at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Read more
Regents Hold February Board Meeting, Approve UA Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) Three-Year Budget Feb. 15, 2022 ABOR held their February board meeting last week, focuses were on ASU's State of the Enterprise update, approval of NAU's new Executive Vice President and University Provost, and UA's three-year TRIF budget. Read more
Image UA Professors Provide Budget Update to Senate Committee Feb. 15, 2022 The Senate Appropriations Committee invited the University of Arizona and Raytheon to the State Capitol to provide an update on the state’s investment in UA’s hypersonic wind tunnel lab. Last year the state provided $3.5 million to upgrade the wind tunnels as part of the New Economy Initiative (NEI). Read more
House Passes Continuing Resolution Feb. 15, 2022 The House passed a stopgap funding measure to avert a government shutdown when the current Continuing Resolution runs out on February 18. Read more
UA Engages on Several Bills Impacting University Operations Feb. 8, 2022 As of February 4, 2022, the Arizona Legislature introduced 1,533 bills, more are expected to be introduced by the February 10 deadline. University of Arizona State Relations has already begun lobbying many of the bills that impact university operations. Read more
House Passes America COMPETES Act Feb. 8, 2022 House passes the America COMPETES Act, a little over a week after the introduction of the nearly-3000 page bill. Read more
