Image Advocating for Honesty Jan. 6, 2025 A lifelong environmental activist recently decided to leave her estate to Arizona Public Media through a carefully planned gift to the University of Arizona Foundation. Read more
Image Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute Jan. 6, 2025 Philanthropist and businesswoman Ginny L. Clements and her husband, manufacturing executive Tom Rogers, have each committed gifts of $1 million to the Sarver Heart Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson to create a new cardiovascular research institute. Read more
Image $2.5M grant fuels workforce development through mining education Nov. 18, 2024 A $2.5 million grant from the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation will support the University of Arizona in developing K-12 programs that educate teachers and students about responsible mining and inspire students to pursue education and careers in the mining industry. UA News
Image $2M gift establishes endowed chair in Holocaust, human rights and genocide studies Nov. 4, 2024 The University of Arizona will establish the Edwin and Alma Lakin Holocaust, Human Rights, and Comparative Genocide Endowed Chair in the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies with a $2 million gift commitment from a lead anonymous donor and additional gifts from Tucson community members. UA News
Image University of Arizona Law Unveils State-of-the-Art Courtrooms as Part of $4.9 Million ‘A New Day in Court’ Initiative Oct. 22, 2024 On Friday, October 18, the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law proudly unveiled its newly constructed, state-of-the-art courtrooms, classroom, and lobby spaces, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing “A New Day in Court” advocacy initiative. Read more
Image Savvy Donor Supports Student Wellness Oct. 22, 2024 San Diego resident Nancy Harris was looking for a way to support her alma mater when she visited campus in February 2024 and met Dr. Aaron Barnes, director of the U of A’s Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS. Read more
Image Powers of Persuasion Oct. 17, 2024 Former U of A president John Schaefer reflects on a life of giving. Read more
Image Passion Projects Oct. 17, 2024 The Compton Fund for Exploration offers mini grants to students carving their own paths. Read more
Image Focusing Efforts Oct. 15, 2024 Gifts totaling over $50 million from an anonymous donor are helping researchers in the University of Arizona astronomy department develop technology that could make space telescope missions quicker, more efficient and more cost-effective. Read more
Image Mirror, Mirror Oct. 15, 2024 December marks the 10th anniversary of Richard F. Caris’ $20 million gift to the University of Arizona’s astronomy department — a gift that enabled the U of A to become one of 14 founding partners in the Giant Magellan Telescope, or GMT, observatory currently under construction in the Atacama Desert of central Chile. Read more