Image Distinguished U of A graduates to be honored at Alumni of the Year awards ceremony Feb. 20, 2025 This year's Alumni of the Year award recipients include leaders in academia, scholarship supporters and mentors. Read more
Image BIO5 Institute welcomes 2025 cohort of postdoctoral fellows Feb. 12, 2025 ACBS's Sarita Bugalia has been selected for the BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellowship, designed to advance interdisciplinary scholars in their career development. Read more
Image Four questions with Elizabeth Rogers, RTIP's newest professor Jan. 16, 2025 Elizabeth Rogers, an alumna of the Race Track Industry Program, brings over a decade of racing industry experience to her new faculty position. Read more
Image New course for animal science majors: animal ethology and welfare science Dec. 18, 2024 We are excited to announce the launch of “ACBS 222: Animal Ethology and Welfare Science”, co-taught by Drs. Dieter Steklis, Netzin Steklis and Emma Grigg. As a part of the core curriculum for animal sciences majors, this course offers a robust framework for understanding and addressing animal welfare issues in both academic and professional settings. Read more
Image The feathered frontier: interning as chicken docents Dec. 18, 2024 Five ACBS undergraduates in animal sciences and veterinary science interned as Chicken Docents with Tucson Village Farm this fall. Read more
Image Elizabeth Howard awarded USDA and NIFA Predoctoral Fellowship Dec. 18, 2024 ACBS Graduate Student, Elizabeth Howard, awarded Predoctoral Fellowship from USDA and NIFA to develop a better understanding of the impact of plant-based fiber on altering the gut microbiota. Read more
Image University and regional excellence in advising awards for Jasmine Acosta, ACBS academic advisor Dec. 18, 2024 ACBS is proud to announce that Jasmine Acosta has received the University of Arizona Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award - Primary Academic Advisor Award. In addition, she has been awarded a Region 10 Excellence in Advising - Primary Role Advisor: Certificate of Merit from NACADA : The Global Community for Academic Advising. Read more
Image Less of a job and more of a lifestyle: CALES alum Todd Pletcher reflects on his career training Thoroughbred racehorses Dec. 3, 2024 CALES alumnus Todd Pletcher (RTIP '89), one of the winningest trainers in Thoroughbred horse racing history, has been named the 2025 CALES Alumnus of the Year. Read more
Image Coach Lloyd's Legacy takes Arizona Basketball to the racetrack Nov. 22, 2024 A weanling racehorse was recently named after Arizona men's basketball coach Tommy Lloyd, marking the second horse named in honor of an Arizona coach. Read more