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Update on Leadership Transitions

May 17, 2018

I am looking forward to the summer season at the University. Although we have fewer students on campus, our pace has not slowed. In that spirit, I would like to share an update on leadership transitions. 

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UA Grads Urged to 'Do Something Special'

May 11, 2018

Although Commencement keynote speaker Ray Mabus drew heavily from his military background, he told the Class of 2018 that "quiet acts of heroism" are practiced daily by the likes of teachers, nurses and neighbors. With UANews 360 video.

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Katie Alhadeff, a business management graduate, celebrates at the close of the Commencement ceremony.

Congratulations Class of 2018!

May 10, 2018

Monday, I joined the graduates of the College of Medicine – Phoenix for my first Commencement ceremony as UA president, and this Friday, nearly 4,500 students will come to Arizona Stadium to receive their degrees in front of almost 43,000 friends and family.
 

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UA & Banner Earn up to $60M Award

May 3, 2018

The strong partnership between the University of Arizona and Banner Health is transforming health care in our state and region and establishing a new paradigm for precision medicine.

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Thank you and congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy

April 18, 2018

Please join me in congratulating Kimberly Andrews Espy on the news that she has been selected as the new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
 

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Congratulations to a member of the Banner-UA team!

April 17, 2018

I want to congratulate Sarah Sellers on her extraordinary achievement in earning second place in the Boston Marathon over the weekend.
 

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Appointment of Dr. Michael Dake as Senior Vice President for Health Sciences

April 12, 2018

Dr. Dake will be responsible for providing innovative, inspiring and financially responsible leadership in the strategic integration of undergraduate and graduate education, research, service and clinical activities among the UA Health Sciences colleges, centers and clinical affiliates.

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Michael D. Dake Appointed Senior VP for Health Sciences

April 11, 2018

Currently a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University, Dake made medical history in 1992 with the implantation of the world's first thoracic stent-graft at Stanford.

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Ray Mabus to Serve as UA Commencement Speaker

April 11, 2018

The former governor of Mississippi also served as secretary of the Navy in the Obama administration, establishing aggressive energy goals for the Navy and Marine Corps.

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Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Decision on DACA

April 9, 2018

I am disappointed that our DACA students will no longer qualify for the tuition rate that their resident classmates pay. In conjunction with the Arizona Board of Regents, we will comply with the ruling and support our DACA students to continue their education at the UA.

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