A University of Arizona Russia expert called Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday both “predictable and avoidable.” Read more
In the U.S., gay men have been banned from donating blood for 31 years due to potential HIV risks, and UA student leaders have stated they think the ban is discriminatory. Read more
St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch announced Monday evening that police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed Michael Brown, leading to a series of protests in Ferguson, Mo., was not going to be charged with the murder of Brown. Read more
The UA chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine hosted Palestinian students from Birzeit University Wednesday afternoon for a discussion about what it is like to live and go to school in Palestine under U.S.-Israeli military occupation. Read more
Arizona voters officially approved Proposition 122. Proposition 122 gives Arizona’s state government free range to deny funding to any federal program that the state government determines to be unconstitutional. Read more
Sergii Gorbachov is worried. The second year master’s student studying Russian is thinking of his family back home in Ukraine now, as he watches his country falling apart on the news. Read more
A memorial event will be taking place in honor of Lexie Kamerman, a former UA alumna who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan in January. Andrew Campbell, assistant director of residential education, said Student Affairs, the 2012 Higher Education cohort, staff within Higher Education, the Dean of Students, Campus Recreation and Residence Life have organized a memorial service for Kamerman, which will take place on Friday at 5:00 p.m. Read more
UA students recently returned from Sochi, Russia, where they had the opportunity of a lifetime to work as interns with NBC at the Olympics. Two of the students, Desiree Piazza and Joseph Shaw, both Russian and Slavic studies seniors, were hired as translators. Read more
When Courtney Slanaker embarked on a study abroad trip to Guatemala in the spring of 2012, she had no idea that a nonprofit organization would begin as the result of her trip. Read more
In places where water is scarce, such as Swaziland and Uganda, finding enough to survive can be a challenge — a UA club is trying to make it a little easier. Read more
A recent study conducted by two UA professors examines the violence against journalists that work along the Mexican border. Read more
A team of UA researchers has developed a kit that can test shrimp for the disease that has been causing a global shrimp shortage. Read more
The UA will be teaming up with Brazil this year as a part of an international program aimed to boost cooperation with higher education institutions in the country. Read more
