LQP at the University of Arizona -

Tree-Ring Curator Works to Manage Massive Research Collection

ablue — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:32 -0700

Tucked away beneath the bleachers at Arizona Stadium, in a dark corridor unknown to most football game-goers, lies a rather unexpected collection – a collection of wood that's been accumulating for more than a century.

From large, disc-shaped slices to skinny pencil-shaped samples, the storage area is packed full of tree-ring specimens, part of a massive research collection held by the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. read more »

UA Mechanic-Turned-Actor Aids Son's Film Career

ablue — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:30 -0700

John Pulley has been working at the University of Arizona for more than two decades. But most people are more likely to see him on a movie screen than on campus.

In fact, if you were at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah a couple of years ago, you could have seen him rubbing elbows with other members of the film community at Robert Redford's annual movie festival.

Not that he ever aspired to be an actor. read more »

Employee Q&A: Race Track Program Director Doug Reed

ablue — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:30 -0700

Name
Doug Reed

Position
Director, Race Track Industry Program

Number of years at the UA
15

Favorite part about working at the UA
"The diversity of my job and the diversity, too, of the University. ... The diversity in my job in the fact that it's not just teaching, it's not just administration. It's also running one of the largest conferences and dealing with students. And the environment of the University, I love." read more »

LQP at the University of Arizona -

Tree-Ring Curator Works to Manage Massive Research Collection

UA Mechanic-Turned-Actor Aids Son's Film Career

Employee Q&A: Race Track Program Director Doug Reed

Sponsored Projects Employees Honored With Ringing of USS Arizona Bell