State News Update

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).

As of February 4, 2022, the Arizona Legislature introduced 1,533 bills, more are expected to be introduced by the February 10 deadline. University of Arizona State Relations has already begun lobbying many of the bills that impact university operations.

Richard H. Carmona MD, MPH, FACS, is being honored with the 2021 Public Service Award by the University of Arizona Alumni Association in recognition of a career of public service and support of COVID-19 response in Arizona. 

The GCR State Relations team would like your help promoting the Arizona Legislative Internship Program. The program allows students to gain real-world work experience and expand their professional networks by participating and being an integral part of Arizona’s legislative process. 

Governor Doug Ducey and interim state health director Don Herrington named Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States and Distinguished Professor of Public Health at University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, to serve as senior advisor on public health emergency preparedness and lead a statewide effort to boost vaccine and public health awareness in Arizona.

For the fifth consecutive year, UArizona is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in water resources in ShanghaiRanking's 2021 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.