Lawmakers questioning role of appropriations committees
The Arizona Republic - Jan. 30, 2008 12:00 AM
The numbers on the state budget deficit are daunting enough: nearly $1 billion this year, as much as $1.7 billion
next year. But the process of writing a state budget ran into a numbers problem of a different sort last week: The
appropriations committees, in the midst of a marathon week of hearings, disbanded for a day and a half. The
hiatus was called by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, ...

ASU unites districts with native educators
The Arizona Republic - Jan. 30, 2008 12:00 AM
Seventeen members of the Navajo Nation have received degrees from Arizona State University's College of
Teacher Education and Leadership and are returning to their communities in the Four Corners region of Arizona
to teach in schools on the reservation. The grads are products of the college's Professional Development School
(PDS) program, directed by Scott Ridley. Designed to increase teacher-retention rates and student-achievement
scores,...

TGen gets $6 mil for internships
The Arizona Republic - Jan. 29, 2008 07:40 PM
The Helios Education Foundation has awarded $6.5 million to the Translational Genomics Research Institute to
annually put 45 students to work with scientists on research that someday could cure disorders like diabetes,
cancer and Alzheimer's disease. The money will fund, for 25 years, eight-week summer Helios Scholars intern-
ships for students, from high-school through college-graduate programs. "It means that students are learning
about cutting-edge science technology," Gov. Janet Napolitano said ....

Students get $6.5M grant to study biomedicine
East Valley Tribune - January 29, 2008 - 10:04PM
Arizona students earned a hefty incentive Tuesday to study bioscience here. The program chooses 45 high school,
undergraduate and graduate students from Arizona to work with a mentor scientist on finding genetic clues to every-
thing from diabetes to Alzheimer’s to autism. “It means students are getting out of the classroom and really seeing
the application of science and math,” Gov. Janet Napolitano said during a morning news conference at TGen’s
Phoenix headquarters. “It is through these types of partnerships, in which real money is involved, ...

MCCCD widens probe of enrollment abuses
East Valley Tribune - January 29, 2008 - 10:07PM
An internal examination of sports programs in the Maricopa County Community College District has found lax handling
of academics for student athletes. And that finding has now sparked an even broader internal investigation of "irregular
enrollment" practices throughout MCCCD. Last week, a district task force recommended MCCCD implement strict
guide-lines to protect the academic integrity of several physical education classes. The initial examination began in
June in response to a Tribune investigation that detailed how team coaches at several district colleges enrolled their
athletes...

UA-led team gets $50M grant
Tucson Citizen - 01.30.2008
A University of Arizona-led research team has been awarded $50 million by the National Science Foundation to develop
 better ways to unravel the mysteries of plant biology. Tucson-based iPlant Collaborative, headed by Richard A. Jorgensen,
 will focus on using advances in information technology and computing to help researchers ...

UA provost candidate: I would make careful budget choices
Tucson Citizen - 01.30.2008
Meredith Hay knows there is one truth at the end of the day in the job of university provost: When hard decisions have
to be made regarding faculty and staff, the buck stops with the person holding that job. Hay was the first of three
candidates vying for the University of Arizona's open provost slot to visit the campus for interviews, tours and a public
forum. The vice president for research at the University of Iowa, ...

Rising cost of paying for texts
ASU Web Devil - January 30, 2008
Arizona legislators are debating this session ways to give professors and students more control over the price of
textbooks. House Bill 2230 and corresponding Senate Bill 1175 — both on the legislative floor this session — would
require textbook publishers to disclose information about textbook price, content and alternative formats to teachers
who use the books for classes. These disclosures would let professors choose lower-priced textbooks over pricier
ones, ...

More choose to rent, not buy, texts
ASU Web Devil - January 30, 2008
There are some students at ASU who spent $15 for a $125 textbook this semester. These students got their text-
books through Chegg, an online textbook-rental company created to combat the prices and environmental impact
of traditional university textbooks. The company began in 2003 when the two founders, fed up with the costs of their
books at Iowa State University, decided to come up with their own solution, said Aayush Phumbra, the company's
vice president and co-founder.

SkySong now open for business
ASU Web Devil - January 30, 2008
ASU's Scottsdale Innovation Center, also known as SkySong, is settling into its position as a provider of global
opportunities to students. The first phase of SkySong opened last Wednesday with the completion of a 157,000-
square-foot building — the first in a series of structures to be built, said ASU spokesman Chakris Kussalanant.
Phase 1 houses ASU and includes retail space for camera company Canon and renewable-energy provider
American Solar, which all should be moved in by the end of January, ...

Like Mario and Luigi, with business degrees
ASU Web Devil - January 30, 2008
Students will soon be trading textbooks for video games in many global management classrooms on ASU's West
campus. The School of Global Management teamed up with IBM to create instructional video games for the class-
rooms. These games are designed to help global business students improve the skills they need in today's market,
according to the school's Web site. Though the games will look and feel like video games, they will relate to more
realistic business processes and events, ...

Opinions: Sun shouldn't be excuse for Sun Devil administration
ASU Web Devil - January 30, 2008
Poor Stephanie Mahan. This freshman English major just wants to light a fire. And no, not like the one that burned
down our beloved Memorial Union, and is still under investigation. Instead, she wants to light a fire in her near-freezing
Ocotillo Hall dorm room. The heater doesn't work, and hasn't in some time. She has learned to cope with these frigid
temperatures, though, by layering her bed with three quilts and a heating pad. Her parents and her boy-friend have
strongly recommended bringing a space heater from her Chandler home to attempt to solve this problem. But that's
illegal, and Stephanie doesn't want to break any rules.

Forum grills provost finalist
Arizona Daily Wildcat – 01/30/2008
Provost candidate Meredith Hay, vice president for research at the University of Iowa, addressed the UA community
yesterday about her vision for the UA. "The UA's ambition to join the top 10 public research institutions is a very realistic
goal," she said. "This is the best land grant university west of the Mississippi." Over 100 people attended the forum at
the Student Union Memorial Center's North Ballroom from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

New UMC addition offers patients 'extra option'
Arizona Daily Wildcat – 01/30/2008
In accordance with University Medical Center's long-term expansion plans, Arizona Hematology-Oncology in northwest
Tucson has joined the UMC system. The acquisition serves as an outreach to Tucson residents, allowing patients
quicker and easier access to oncology services, said Karen Mlawsky, vice president of oncology services for UMC. Prior
to the new location, the only option for UMC patients seeking cancer services was the Arizona Cancer Center, ...

Officials resist gun bill
Arizona Daily Wildcat – 01/30/2008, 01:21 am
PHOENIX - Some university officials are apprehensive about state legislation that would allow anyone with a concealed
weapons permit to bring weapons on public school grounds, including the UA.
...e-mails that they are opposed to allowing firearms on campus. University of Arizona Police Department Chief Anthony
Daykin did not return calls...

Foothills resident named president, CEO of non-profit educational foundation
Ahwatukee Foothills News – 01/29/2008, 09:43 am
Long-time Ahwatukee Foothills resident Paul Luna was promoted Jan. 21 from president to president and CEO of
Helios Education Foundation, a $600 million non-profit organization serving Arizona and Florida focused on education.
...teachers to be principals, Luna said. They also communicate with Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, focusing
on early care in education and...

USA Funds Gets Results for Students
DiGiTAL50 – 01/30/2008, 02:17 am
INDIANAPOLIS Financial access to higher education. A graduate student at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., relies
on a USA Funds Access to Education Scholarship and USA Funds-guaranteed student loans to help fund his studies.
...USA Funds Life Skills. College preparation. A freshman at the University of Arizona in Tucson College planning. A
graduate of Edgewood High School...

Arizona Indian law students host 2008 Moot Court Competition
Indian Country Today – 01/30/2008, 01:30 am
TEMPE, Ariz. - The National Native American Law Students Association chapters at the Arizona State University Sandra
Day O'Connor College of Law and the University of Arizona James E. James E. Rogers College of Law are sponsoring...

Minority Students Complete Second Annual Meredith Corporation and Cronkite School of Journalism Fellowship
Program
Meredith – 01/29/2008, 14:03 pm
KPHO CBS 5 Hosts Students For A Week Of Hands-On Learning PHOENIX, AZ
Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP), KPHO-TV CBS 5 and The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass
Communication at Arizona State University describe their second annual nationwide fellowship program as a success
 for both the participants and the organizers.

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