Wildcatcasts

On November 15, 2011, the University of Arizona's Honors College hosted this public lecture by Dr. Shizhong Chen. A regular United Nations speaker, Dr. Chen, discussed an ongoing abuse of human rights in China that involves illegal organ harvesting and a persecution of a peaceful and spiritual group known as Falun Gong. Dr. Shizhong Chen has been active in projects concerning China for over 20 years. He has founded, co-founded, or been spokesperson for a number of organizations concerning China, and has spoken extensively on issues related to China. Dr. Chen was born in China in 1962. At 15, he entered the gifted program at the China University of Science and Technology. He came to the U.S. in 1982 to study and received his Ph.D. in molecular biology at the University of California, San Diego. He currently runs a molecular biology company in San Diego. In 1989, while in graduate school, Dr. Chen participated in and organized activities to support the student movement in China. After the June 4th Tienanmen massacre, Dr. Chen co-founded the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars in the U.S., and was elected as vice president of this nationwide organization in 1990. He has given speeches and forums on various China-related subjects to universities and at national and international events. Since 2001, he has regularly attended and spoken at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva and New York. He has made multiples appearances on radio, TV shows and interviews, and has authored several reports and books on China.

Dr. Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez, Chair, Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and Motorola Presidential Professor of Neighborhood Revitalization at ASU, spoke on March 24, 2009. Dr. Vélez-Ibáñez talk focus: "For many in the Southwest North American region, events and history have prevented the development of a single tracked citizenship-based personality development in which our beings are tied only to an American civil life. The acculturation model has been pretty much devastated by the recognition that there are multiple dimensions of cultural personalities that cannot be reduced to simple unilineal identities. We live American civil lives but contextualized within multiple transnational and transborder points of reference."

The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the 24/7 Support Center was held on February 13, 2009. Following welcomes and introduction by UA CIO Michele Norin and Limell' Lawson were two student speakers. First was Dustin Sandell, chair of the IT Student Advisory Board who was followed by Stephen Bieda III, president of the Graduate & Professional Student Council.

Evan Mendelson, senior nonprofit executive and philanthropic consultant, presented at the Foundation's Grants for Lunch event on February 18, 2009. His talk was given from the donor's point of view, looking at the unique aspects of working with high net-worth individuals, families and family foundations.

Dr. Mohamed Maamouri, Associate Director of the International Literacy Institute (ILI) at the Graduate School of Education/University of Pennsylvania, discussed the impact of Arabic diglossia on the quality of education in the Arab region. March 11, 2008

Garry Forger and Nancy Rogers lead you on through the UA Life and Work Connections walking tour for north campus. September 2007

A narrated guide to the Olive Tree Walk narrated by Garry Forger and Nancy Rogers. Starts at the main entrance to the Bookstore at the Student Union. Your walk will take approximately 12-15 minutes. Sponsored by UA Life & Work Connections.

Neil Howe is a renowned authority on generations in America. He gives readers and audiences powerful insights into who today's generation are, what motivates them as consumers and workers, and how they will shape our national future. September 25, 2007

Dr. Soyeon Shim shares her personal and professional experiences as a faculty fundraiser. Her message benefits faculty who support their important work through fundraising - or who would like to learn more about development. September 2007

"Please Help Me I'm Falling: Effects of Cognitive-Linguistic Load on Parameters of Gait and Balance and Injurious Fall Risk in Parkinson Disease" The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona is hosted the first annual Anthony B. DeFeo Lecture in Speech-Language Pathology featuring Leonard L. LaPointe. Dr. LaPointe spoke on the fall risk in people with Parkinson disease and discuss intervention measures for reducing fall risk. September 2007

Following an introduction and welcome by President Shelton, DRO Director Dr. Raji Rhys-Wietecha introduced the faculty, staff and student recipients of the 2007 Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award. October 2007 (close captioned) Read more on the DRO website

The 2006 recipients of the Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award were presented on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, to: Charles Tatum, Dean, College of Humanities; Theodore Tong, Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy; Matthew Hall, UA Sophomore; and the UA Office of Minority Student Recruitment and Early Academic Outreach.

Hosted by the UA Well University Partnership, speakers shared their perspectives on University Wellness: Dr. Robert Shelton, UA President, Erin Hertzog, President of the Associated Students of the UA, Mel Zuckerman, Founder and Chairman of Canyon Ranch, Dr. Miriam Nelson, Author of Strong Women Stay Young, and Dr. Jack Wilmore, Professor, Dept. of Health & Kinesiology at Texas AM

Well University (Well U) Partnership, is a grassroots initiative committed to creating and fostering a supportive wellness culture throughout the University of Arizona community. Listen to a group of distinguished speakers launch the initiative at the April 10, 2006, Wellness Fair.

"We need to better connect with our Hispanic community and try to attract more Hispanic children to science," Ruiz said. "I believe this could be an affective medium to promote science to Spanish speakers in southern Arizona." April 2004 One of three of Dean Ruiz Spanish-language radio shows that aired on KUAT in 2004. Show 1: discusses how "science is all around you." Show 2: discusses el ambiente en Tucson, the environment in Tucson; Show 3: discusses nuevo descubrimientos en Marte: Agua, new discoveries on Mars: water.

One of three of Dean Ruiz Spanish-language radio shows that aired on KUAT in 2004. Show 1: discusses how "science is all around you." Show 2: discusses el ambiente en Tucson, the environment in Tucson; Show 3: discusses nuevo descubrimientos en Marte: Agua, new discoveries on Mars: water.

Dr. Leila Hudson, Assistant Professor, Near Eastern Studies. A lecture given at the 3rd Great Lakes Ottomanists Coinference, Toronto Canada, March 2006. Dr. Hudson reviewed Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality applied to reforming provincial cultures.

The keynote address at the 11th Annual Learning Technology Showcase, by Paul Hagner, Associate Program Director EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. May 4, 2006.

Dr. Leila Hudson, Assistant Professor, Near Eastern Studies. A lecture for the Great Decisions Series, Green Valley, Arizona, May 5, 2006. Dr. Hudson's lecture included an assessment of United States and Iranian strategies on Iraq, oil, and nuclear weapons.

Dr. Leila Hudson, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies, lecture to the Middle Eastern Media Workshop, at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, May 17, 2006.

One of three of Dean Ruiz Spanish-language radio shows that aired on KUAT in 2004. Show 1: discusses how "science is all around you." Show 2: discusses el ambiente en Tucson, the environment in Tucson; Show 3: discusses nuevo descubrimientos en Marte: Agua, new discoveries on Mars: water.