Local & Community News Update

In the FY22 omnibus, UA secures $143.2 million for the UA-led NASA Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission. The critical mission would make significant progress in identifying the majority of NEO's large enough to cause severe regional or global damage.

A new affinity group has been created to bring together faculty and staff who are actively engaged in the community. Whether that engagement is through teaching and learning, research, outreach, or service, there is a lot we can learn from each other so we can leverage partnerships and maximize our community impact.

Arizona Representative Jennifer Pawlik from Legislative District 17 joined the College of Nursing faculty and the state relations team for a tour of the University of Arizona’s Gilbert site. The location is in the heart of Downtown GIlbert and is anchored by a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program that emphasizes integrative health by blending conventional medicine with complimentary approaches to Mind-Body-Spirit and wellbeing.

Members of Congressman Grijalva’s personal and committee staff visited Biosphere 2 (B2) last week.

The Senate passed the House’s Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded at Fiscal Year 2021 levels until March 11.

Continuing coverage: The University of Arizona and the University of Arizona Global Campus cut the ribbon on a new campus in downtown Chandler on Feb. 7.

UA President Robbins speaks at CONVERGE Tech Summit at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

ABOR held their February board meeting last week, focuses were on ASU's State of the Enterprise update, approval of NAU's new Executive Vice President and University Provost, and UA's three-year TRIF budget. 

The Senate Appropriations Committee invited the University of Arizona and Raytheon to the State Capitol to provide an update on the state’s investment in UA’s hypersonic wind tunnel lab. Last year the state provided $3.5 million to upgrade the wind tunnels as part of the New Economy Initiative (NEI).