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Dr. Sue Sisley works on her laptop in a conference room in Weed Depot in Scottsdale. After five years of efforts, Sisley is about to begin a study on the effects of marijuana in treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

Joint research: Former UA professor Sisley ready to begin pot study

Ethan McSweeney
October 30, 2015

Board of regents discusses college pipeline, fee transparency

Ethan McSweeney
November 21, 2014
Political science senior Jose Guadalupe-Conchas rejoices as he watches the latest local polling results scroll by during Rep. Ron Barber's election party at the Tucson Marriott University Park on Tuesday. The atmosphere of Barber's election party was generally confident that the Democrat would win the race.

McSally closely leads against Barber in midterm election

Ethan McSweeney
November 6, 2014

UAPD sends crime alert about assault

Ethan McSweeney
October 29, 2014
Lawrence Loussaert and Joseph Spoors sign their marriage certificate in front of the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County courthouse on Friday. Loussaert and Spoors have been together for 23 years.

Same-sex marriages begin in Arizona

Meghan Fernandez and Ethan McSweeney
October 17, 2014

Board of regents approves performance bonus for Hart

Ethan McSweeney
September 26, 2014

Regents approve UA veterinary medicine degree

Meghan Fernandez and Ethan McSweeney
September 26, 2014

Board of regents considering new tuition setting process for universities

Ethan McSweeney
September 26, 2014

GOP ad hits DuVal over tuition increases

Ethan McSweeney
September 3, 2014
Former fraternity FIJI's house, 1801 E. 1st st., is being turned into a UA dorm by the upcoming Fall semester. The new dorm, Rawls/Eller Lodge, will house 60 new students. Photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 2014. Photo by: Rebecca Marie Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star

A summer full of surprises for everyone

Ethan McSweeney
August 25, 2014
Doug Ducey, Arizona state treasurer, speaks with voters at a meet and greet at Hotrods Old Vail. Ducey is running for Arizona governor in a crowded Republican primary field.

Ducey campaign swings through Southern Arizona

Ethan McSweeney
August 6, 2014
Savannah Douglas / Arizona Summer Wildcat A candidate forum series was held at Pima Community College for the 2014 Republican governor candidates. The candidates spoke of their views and intended solutions to border and education issues as well as informing those in attendence of their qualifications for the position.

Republican gubernatorial candidates debate in Tucson

Ethan McSweeney
July 31, 2014
Savannah Douglas / Arizona Summer Wildcat Zach Wiess, a senior studying Chinese, and Wendy Huynh, a biology sophomore, work as leasing agents at The Cadence. "I like that [The Cadence] is super close to campus and at a reasonable price," said Huynh.

Campus Guide: If you’re looking to live off campus, start looking now

Ethan McSweeney
July 30, 2014
Savannah Douglas / Arizona Summer Wildcat Matt Furlong, a doctoral candidate for the history of Latin America, scans pages of "Viaje a la Nueve Espana" for research for his dissertation on Tuesday. The overhead scanner is located on the bottom floor of the Main Library.

Campus Guide: From IT to tutoring, the UA provides students with resources

Ethan McSweeney
July 30, 2014
Courtesy of Arizona Board of Regents: Mark Killian, chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents, began his four-year term this month.

Arizona Board of Regents chairman talks tuition, student safety

Ethan McSweeney
July 23, 2014
April Bond, a graduate student in American Indian Studies, reviews an article with her summer class, American Indians in Film, on Tuesday in the Harvill building. AIS is now a department within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

American Indian Studies program becomes department within SBS

Ethan McSweeney
July 16, 2014
Downtown Tucson's revitalization continues amid cheers and some concern

Downtown Tucson’s revitalization continues amid cheers and some concern

Ethan McSweeney
July 16, 2014

Tucson organizations boycott border patrol checkpoints

Ethan McSweeney
July 9, 2014
UA President Ann Weaver Hart signs an agreement on Thursday in the Kiewit Auditorium of the Arizona Cancer Center in support of the Arizona Board of Regents decision to grant approval to a merger between the Phoenix-based Banner Health Center and the University of Arizona Health Network.

Banner Health, UA Health Network move forward with acquisition plan

Ethan McSweeney
June 27, 2014
Gov. Jan Brewer signs HB 2163 on June 18 during a signing ceremony at the Paragon Space Development Corporation. HB 2163 allows companies to move forward in launching commercial space travel from Arizona.

Governor Jan Brewer signs commercial space flight bill

Ethan McSweeney
June 20, 2014
Screen shot by Ethan McSweeney / Arizona Summer Wildcat Melissa Vito, senior vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, presents the UA’s recommendations on improving student safety for the Statewide Student Safety Task Force. The Arizona Board of Regents created the task force in the fall of 2013.

UA makes student safety recommendations to board of regents

Ethan McSweeney
June 16, 2014

Top Stories of 2013-2014

Ethan McSweeney
May 14, 2014
Savannah Douglas / The Daily Wildcat Old Main private media tour on May 1, 2104.

Old Main renovations coming to a close

Ethan McSweeney
May 5, 2014

Police respond to small fire at Delta Chi

Ethan McSweeney
May 2, 2014

Police Beat: April 30

Ethan McSweeney
April 30, 2014
Lyft vehicles are easy to notice due to the pink mustaches attached to their bumpers. Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill Thursday that would have implemented regulations for ride-sharing networks such as Lyft and Uber.

Gov. Brewer vetoes ride-sharing regulation bill

Ethan McSweeney
April 29, 2014
Carlos Herrera / The Daily Wildcat University of Arizona business students present their marketing plan for the Sun Link Streetcar to business owners and city officials, including Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, at McClelland Hall on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Tucson, Ariz. Sixty-nine students participated in the marketing project for the Integrated Marketing Communications class in the Eller College of Management.

Class presents streetcar marketing campaign to local leaders

Ethan McSweeney
April 23, 2014
Graphic by Jesse Webster

Dealing with grief: How the UA handles student deaths on campus

Ethan McSweeney
April 22, 2014

News Bites: April 17

Ethan McSweeney
April 17, 2014

Community Chatter: April 16

Ethan McSweeney
April 16, 2014
Rebecca Noble/The Daily Wildcat Ben McIntosh, a senior in physiology, studies at the Arizona Health Sciences Library's new VETS Center on Wednesday, April 9th. The grand opening is from 4-5 PM on Thursday, April 10th.

New VETS Center opens across Speedway

Ethan McSweeney
April 10, 2014
The freshman class council is using pizza and eegee’s to engage freshman members of the student body. Engagement is part of the mission of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, according to the statement on the wall of its office on the third floor of the Student Union Memorial Center.

ASUA looks to gain new members

Ethan McSweeney
April 9, 2014
Rebecca Marie Sasnett/ The Daily Wildcat Members of Greek Life take a moment of silence for Michael Anderson, the UA student who died early Friday morning, in Centennial Hall on Friday evening during the Up

Student who died after fall remembered by fraternity

Ethan McSweeney
April 7, 2014
UA freshman Michael Anderson, 19, died after falling from a cooling unit to the roof of Colonia de la Paz Residence Hall early this morning

UA student dies after fall injury at residence hall

Ethan McSweeney
April 4, 2014
Cecilia Alvarez / The Daily Wildcat Tucson Chief of Police Roberto Villasenor addresses Saturday's unlawful assembly after the UA's basketball team fell 64-63 to the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday night on Unversity Boulevard.

Police conduct questioned after Saturday night’s clash

Ethan McSweeney
April 1, 2014
After the UA’s 70-64 victory in the Sweet 16 competition on Thursday against San Diego State, groups of UA fans flooded University Blvd., causing Tucson Police Department to close down the street.

Police disperse fans celebrating on University Boulevard

Ethan McSweeney
March 28, 2014

Student leaders show support for tuition proposal

Ethan McSweeney
March 26, 2014
File Photo / The Daily Wildcat Former U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini and President Ann Weaver Hart attend a board of reagents meeting in April of 2013.

Regents to hold hearings on tuition proposals

Ethan McSweeney
March 25, 2014
Rebecca Marie Sasnett/ The Daily Wildcat

Study Buddies: Adderall at the UA

Ethan McSweeney
March 25, 2014

UA plans to raise tuition

Ethan McSweeney
March 12, 2014

GPSC holds elections to coincide with ASUA

Ethan McSweeney
March 11, 2014

ASUA presidential hopefuls talk big issues

Ethan McSweeney
March 3, 2014
Courtesy of Gov. Jan Brewer's Twitter (@GovBrewer) Yesterday, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed S.B. 1062.

Brewer vetoes controversial S.B. 1062

Ethan McSweeney
February 27, 2014

Police Beat: February 26

Ethan McSweeney
February 26, 2014

Meet the VP, Senate Candidates for ASUA

Ethan McSweeney
February 25, 2014

Meet the candidates for ASUA President

Ethan McSweeney
February 24, 2014

Professor faces backlash over Condom Olympics

Ethan McSweeney
February 20, 2014
Carlos Herrera/The Daily Wildcat Dean of Students Kendal Washington White says she's is looking forward to serving in her new leadership role with the university. White assumed the role of Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students earlier in February.

Permanent dean of students appointed

Ethan McSweeney
February 18, 2014

Police Beat: February 14

Ethan McSweeney
February 14, 2014
Carlos Herrera/ The Daily Wildcat UAPD Cmdr. Brian Seastone speaks to a town hall audience about his candidacy to become the new UAPD Chief during a meeting at the Student Union on Wednesday. Seastone has served with UAPD since 1980.

Wanted: New UAPD chief

Ethan McSweeney
February 13, 2014
Ethan McSweeney/ The Daily Wildcat State Rep. Ethan Orr (R-Tucson) stands in his office at the State Capitol on Thursday.

State rep. talks budget fight, guns

Ethan McSweeney
February 10, 2014

ABOR proposes tuition reform

Ethan McSweeney
February 10, 2014
Courtesy of University Communications Shay Stautz, associate vice president for federal relations, will be moving permanently to Washington to lobby for the UA at the federal level.

UA sends lobbyists to Phoenix, D.C.

Ethan McSweeney
February 4, 2014

Police Beat: February 3

Ethan McSweeney
February 3, 2014

UAPD officer gets super extreme DUI

Ethan McSweeney
February 3, 2014

Police Beat: January 31

Ethan McSweeney
January 31, 2014
Rebecca Noble/ The Daily Wildcat Zachary Brooks, President of the Graduate and Professional Student Council, opens the forum on the Affordable Care Act in the Student Union Memorial Center on Wednesday.

Concerns arise over Affordable Care Act

Ethan McSweeney
January 30, 2014
Rebecca Noble / The Daily Wildcat Rvwaida Alansary, a sophomore physiology major, signs the Students for a Sensible Drug Policy's marijuana legalization petition at Heritage Hill on the UA Mall on Tuesday. Alansary signed the petition because she believes that the legalization of marijuana would be "fair" upon considering the legality of alcohol.

Dispute blazes up over marijuana legalization in Arizona

Ethan McSweeney
January 27, 2014

Police Beat: January 27

Ethan McSweeney
January 27, 2014

Police Beat: January 24

Ethan McSweeney
January 24, 2014

Police Beat: January 23

Ethan McSweeney
January 23, 2014
Steve Nguyen/ The Daily Wildcat Sandara Gonzalez, senior in biomedical engineering and winner of the Anna Salazar Memorial Engineering Scholarship for her research in lung cells, performs a lab procedure in the top floor of the UMC Cencer Center Friday.

Engineering student awarded local scholarship

Ethan McSweeney
January 21, 2014
Courtesy of Ricardo Maciel KababeQue on Univeristy Blv. gets cleaned up after a fire broke out Sunday evening at 9:45.

Fire breaks out inside University Blvd. restaurant late Sunday night

Ethan McSweeney
January 20, 2014
Rebecca Noble/ The Daily Wildcat Mike Proctor has been working in the administration department at the UA for 20 years and been Vice President of Global Initiatives for 3. Proctor stands beside various cultural gifts that international organizations have sent the UA over the years.

UA announces partnership with universities in Brazil

Ethan McSweeney
January 15, 2014
Former UA math professor remembered after death

Former UA math professor remembered after death

Ethan McSweeney
January 15, 2014
Amy Phelps / The Daily Wildcat Dr. Randall Friese, candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives, announces his campaign launch at the Arizona Inn on Tuesday. He is currently a member of the University of Arizona College of Medicine as the Associate Trauma Medical Doctor.

UA surgeon announces candidacy for Arizona House of Representatives

Ethan McSweeney
December 11, 2013
Ryan Revock/The Daily Wildcat

Finals Survival Week offers chance for students to de-stress

Ethan McSweeney
December 11, 2013
Keenan Turner / The Daily Wildcat Nyla Hurley, a 3rd year grad student in the printmaking department, makes tags for a project in Letterpress Lab Thursday.

UA students bring history back to life with printing press

Ethan McSweeney
December 9, 2013
Grace Pierson / The Daily Wildcat Resident MD, Dr. Joseph Hanna consults with emergency nurses Annie Atkinson (left) and Lana Becular (right) on Monday at UAMC.

UA works to mitigate Arizona doctor shortages, expands grad programs

Ethan McSweeney
December 5, 2013
Savannah Douglas / The Daily Wildcat Kevin Boesen is currently the Director of the Medication Management Center at the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy. Boesen will soon be leaving the UA to become the CEO of Sinfonia Rx, a company that will be monitoring prescriptions and looking for ways to increase the benefits of the presecriptions.

Local health care corporation adopts UA-developed medication center

Ethan McSweeney
December 2, 2013
Michelle A. Monroe / Arizona Daily Wildcat University of Arizona Police Department officials gave awards to UA employees and one student who helped them solve crimes or arrest people.

UA Physics Department has ‘phun’ with annual show, showcases experiments

Ethan McSweeney
November 19, 2013
Photo courtesy of Keven Siegert

UA to add synthetic cadaver lab, provide new technology for med students

Ethan McSweeney
November 18, 2013
Savannah Douglas / The Daily Wildcat Dr. Bill Meyer, an associate professor of OBGYN at the University of Arizona's South Campus Medical Center, operates on women in Africa who have had complicated births. One specific complication Meyer assists in is operating on the women whose bladders have holes in them.

UAMC physicians travel overseas, gain rewarding experiences

Ethan McSweeney
November 13, 2013
Rebecca Noble / The Daily Wildcat Professor John. P. Willerton lectures on Russian culture in the Social Sciences building on Wednesday, November 6th.

Lecture results in hate mail, threats

Ethan McSweeney
November 7, 2013
Rebecca Marie Sasnett / The Daily Wildcat Eric Hansen, chemistry and mathematics senior, stands in a lab in The Chemical Science Building Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Hansen won The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation $10,000 scholarship.

UA senior awarded high-merit scholarship

Ethan McSweeney
November 4, 2013
Ryan Revock / The Daily Wildcat Can Asciksoz, a Middle Eastern and North African Studies assistant professor, will giving a talk titled "Gezi Protests: An Eventful History."

Professor presents on Turkish politics

Ethan McSweeney
October 31, 2013
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