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Stressbusters, March 21 Free 5-minute backrubs from Campus Health 7-8pm Main Library Pause for Paws, March 22 Visit with therapy animals from Pet Partners of Southern Arizona ASUA’s Student Health Advocacy Committee will be offering giveaways Masks optional 11am to...
Visiting Artists & Scholars Lecture: Walid Raad March 23 5:30pm Center for Creative Photography, 1030 N. Olive Road, Tucson Part of the School of Art's Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment (VASE) lecture series More event info Raad will present...
Everyone is welcome to a Book Talk featuring Efrén Olivares , Immigrant Justice Deputy Legal Director for the Southern Poverty Law Center, in conversation with Negar Katirai , Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Domestic Violence Law Clinic at The University...
On Tuesday, February 14, volunteers participated in a nationwide transcribe-a-thon known as “ Douglass Day ” – named in honor of Frederick Douglass, (1818-1895), American abolitionist, social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. February 14 was Douglass’ chosen birthdate. Douglass Day...
Would you like to more seamlessly integrate information literacy in your classes to improve students’ research and writing skills? The University Libraries is offering a 5-day mini-course for faculty on teaching information literacy using inclusive pedagogical practices. To be considered...
The University Libraries now has agreements with 15 (!) scholarly publishers that provide fully waived or discounted article processing charges (APCs) for open access publication by UA-affiliated authors. These agreements provide UA-affiliated authors with no and low-cost open access...
The Data Cooperative to host/co-host Love Your Data Week events Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon Tuesday, Feb. 14 10am-12pm, CATalyst Studios, Learning Studios B252-B254 Bring your laptop, grab a cupcake, and celebrate the birthday of Frederick Douglass on Douglass Day , an...
Director of Facilities Planning / Management Hayri Yildirim contributed the third chapter of " Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyet’e Modernleşme: İktisadi, Siyasi, Sosyal ve Kültürel Temala ," which investigates the modernization of the early Turkish republic not as a paradigmatic change from...
The University of Arizona received a $3 million grant to connect distance students and underserved communities across Southern Arizona with enhanced broadband access and technology, and to educational and workforce development programs. Read the press release . Travis Teetor ,...
In 2021, the University Libraries announced the first cohort of grant recipients for the three-year $750,000 Mellon Foundation Digital Borderlands grant will focus on highlighting more perspectives of the history, culture and experiences of people who live and work on...
University of Arizona Giving Day is an annual 24-hour fundraising initiative to support generations of future Wildcats. Our Giving Day efforts focus on the University of Arizona Press, Special Collections, and the Health Sciences Library. UA Press Director’s Fund...
In celebration of Black History Month , we are showcasing on our social media accounts historical images from our Special Collections . This collection was curated by Zoe Harrison , UAL Student Employee. Connect with us! We're on Twitter ,...
In early January, Special Collections Preservation Specialist Fleur van der Woude presented a webinar: "Where Does the Mold Go? A Conservator’s Decisions about Dry-cleaning" with the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts in their Conservator's Corner. This program...
Sage Research Methods Online is a new database University Libraries provides access to that supports researchers in every stage of their research process. Access includes up-to-date information on both qualitative and quantitative methods. Novice researchers in a variety of disciplines...
This Snow pop-up exhibit showcases the rare times it's snowed on campus over the years. Because snow is uncommon in Tucson, when we do get it, enjoying it seems instinctual. These Wildcats made most of the opportunity to make...
University Libraries is proud to be a sponsor of the Tucson Festival of Books again this year on March 4-5! We're also providing the spaces to host several events in Special Collections and the Main Library (Learning Studio 112,...
Join us in celebrating Black history, research and archives Frederick Douglass , (1818-1895) was an American abolitionist, social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. Because he was born into bondage and never knew his birth date, Douglass chose to recognize...
During the early 1980s, Yolanda Herrera became the first woman to drive a delivery truck for United Parcel Service in Tucson—but some of her new colleagues made it clear that they did not want a woman in the workplace...
During the winter closure, seven new signs with a special University Libraries welcome message were installed near the entrances of Main, Weaver, and Health Sciences Libraries and Special Collections. The project's purposes: Send a unified welcoming message for all students,...
The University Libraries' Diversity, Social Justice and Equity Council is charged with developing a sustainable and holistic approach to advancing diversity and inclusion for the Libraries through internal programming and assessment, advisement to leadership, and campus and community outreach. Our...

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