Last week the Arizona legislature advanced several bills that will benefit programs within the University of Arizona that are distinct to our land grant mission.

President Biden announced his intent to appoint several individuals to serve as members on the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.  Gabriel "Gabe" Martinez, Project Coordinator at the University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, is one of 21 citizens being appointed to the committee. 

Senator Kelly’s staff visited the University of Arizona’s agrivoltaics test site at Tucson’s Manzo Elementary School.

UA’s Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation made visits to the Arizona congressional delegation in Washington, DC last week.

More than five months after the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, Congress was able to get a FY 2022 bill over the finish line and to the President’s desk just as another potential government shutdown loomed.

In the FY22 omnibus, UA secures $143.2 million for the UA-led NASA Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission. The critical mission would make significant progress in identifying the majority of NEO's large enough to cause severe regional or global damage.

A new affinity group has been created to bring together faculty and staff who are actively engaged in the community. Whether that engagement is through teaching and learning, research, outreach, or service, there is a lot we can learn from each other so we can leverage partnerships and maximize our community impact.

Arizona Representative Jennifer Pawlik from Legislative District 17 joined the College of Nursing faculty and the state relations team for a tour of the University of Arizona’s Gilbert site. The location is in the heart of Downtown GIlbert and is anchored by a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program that emphasizes integrative health by blending conventional medicine with complimentary approaches to Mind-Body-Spirit and wellbeing.