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Presidential Advisory Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Food Production in a Drying Climate

Dec. 8, 2022

I have formed a Presidential Advisory Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Food Production in a Drying Climate to provide recommendations on concrete steps the University of Arizona can take to make our state a global leader in creating and applying transformational technologies and climate-resilient sustainable agriculture and food production practices, in partnership with the desert agriculture industry.

State of the University

Robert C. Robbins

Nov. 17, 2022

State of the University of Arizona presentation to the Arizona Board of Regents, November 17, 2022.

Joint Statement Between the University of Arizona and University of Arizona Hillel

Nov. 11, 2022

The University of Arizona, the University of Arizona Hillel, and the campus Jewish community are unified in our collective stance against antisemitism in all forms.

The Huddle with special guest Robert C. Robbins

Sept. 27, 2022

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses the state of Arizona Athletics.

A conversation with UA President Robert C. Robbins

Sept. 14, 2022

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins is interviewed.

University of Arizona Mourns the Loss of Jetal Agnihotri

Robert C. Robbins

Aug. 23, 2022

The University of Arizona is profoundly saddened by the tragic loss of our graduate student Jetal Agnihotri.

The business case for pandemic mitigation

May 6, 2022

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses the success of the university's "Test, Trace, Treat" COVID-19 mitigation strategy.

University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University join forces to combat opioid crisis and chronic pain

May 2, 2022

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and Oklahoma State University President Kayse Shrum announced the two institutions' academic medical centers have joined forces to combat the opioid crisis and chronic pain through research, treatment and education.

Do Arizona universities need more investment to prepare workforce?

April 26, 2022

The presidents of the three Arizona public universities said that their institutions flourished during the pandemic, but the post-COVID changes in the economy will require more support from the business community and the Arizona Legislature. The three leaders spoke at an event sponsored by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix on Thursday. University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins said that investment in early childhood education is vital for the success of the universities.

Research expenditures hit nearly $1B: President Robbins interview

April 21, 2022

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins appears as a guest to discuss the state of the COVID-19 pandemic on campus and UArizona's place among the nation's top public research universities with $761 million in total research activity in fiscal year 2020.