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NEWS ABOUT: University of Arizona

University of Arizona stories: 7 news summaries


 Playboy Names 
 Miami Top 
 Party School 

Runners-up: Texas, San Diego State, Florida

Apr 17, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Promising to make the ranking an annual tradition, Playboy today named its top 10 US party schools, using an algorithm weighing hot temperatures, guy-girl ratio, empty rooms available for sex, and even GPA. “Think of this as a BCS rating, but unlike the BCS we welcome your input,”... More »

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University of Florida • college • university • University of Arizona • University of Texas Austin • University of Miami • parties • Playboy • San Diego State University • party schools

(Newser) - Arizona’s three state universities are following the State Department and attempting to dissuade students from spending spring break in Mexican border towns, a traditional pastime, because of drug-associated violence there, the AP reports. One federal official called the warning “sage advice,” noting “documented violence, attacks, killings”... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Arizona • Mexican border • University of Arizona • Mexican drug war • gang violence • Tijuana • drug cartel • spring break • Ciudad Juarez • Nogales

 Ariz. Coach Swears Off
 1-Year Wonders 

Olson calls NBA rule "farce," plans to push for changes benefiting college basketball

Jul 11, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lute Olson is sick of an NBA rule that results in top basketball prospects spending just one year in college, the Los Angeles Times reports, and says he'll no longer recruit such players for his University of Arizona program. Olson, who's seen the rule cost Arizona two top players this... More »

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NBA • basketball • NCAA basketball • University of Arizona • basketball recruiting • Jerryd Bayless • Lute Olson • college basketball • Brandon Jennings • Jim Boeheim

 Phoenix Samples Martian Dirt 

Robotic arm tested prior to search for life

Jun 2, 08 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix Mars Lander grabbed a small sample of the fine soil of the planet's polar region yesterday. It was only a test "dig and dump"—using the spacecraft's 8-foot-long robotic arm—but paves the way for retrieving and analyzing samples of Martian soil later this week, reports... More »

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NASA • Mars • University of Arizona • Phoenix Mars Lander • life • robotic arm • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer • TEGA

 7 Minutes of Danger
 in Mars Quest 

Probe makes risky landing Sunday in hunt for water

May 23, 08 2:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest NASA mission searching for signs of life on Mars comes to a heart-pounding climax Sunday as the Phoenix Lander attempts to touch down at the red planet's pole in a hunt for water. The lander must perform complex maneuvers in which the whole mission is at risk for... More »

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NASA • water • Mars • Arctic • University of Arizona • Opportunity • Spirit • Tufts University • Phoenix Mars Lander • life • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • polar region • Washington State University

Get Out Of School Already, Colleges Urge

Students feeling more pressure to graduate within 4 years

May 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out kids are staying in school … for entirely too long, the Arizona Republic reports. Across the country, colleges are urging students to get in and get out in 4 years. The paper found that just 30% of students graduated state universities in 4 years, a problematic number... More »

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Arizona • higher education • University of Arizona • graduation

Stereotype
That Women Out-Blab Men
Is Blather

Study silences gender misconceptions

Jul 6, 07 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women do not talk more than men, despite widely accepted stereotypes in popular culture of strong silent guys and chattering females, reports Time. Both men and women use about 16,000 words a day, with women typically employing a statistically insignificant 500 extra words daily, according to the new research. More »

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science • stereotypes • University of Arizona

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