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Hart inaugurated as first female president of UA KYLE MITTAN Arizona Daily Wildcat
KYLE WASSON/ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT PRESIDENT ANN WEAVER HART stands on the UA Mall during the procession of faculty to Centennial Hall before her inauguration ceremony on Friday afternoon.
Professor recognized as stem cell pioneer
A procession of UA faculty dressed in their academic regalia entered the packed auditorium in Centennial Hall at 3 p.m. sharp on Friday. The procession included UA faculty members, government officials, state institution administrators and student leaders, all in attendance to welcome Ann Weaver Hart, the university’s 21st president. The daylong festivities surrounding her inauguration culminated with a two-hour ceremony featuring more than a dozen speeches, four musical performances and a handful of standing ovations to commemorate what some described as a “changing of the guard” for the university. “It has been an exhilarating day, filled with warm welcomes from students, faculty and staff and mutual leadership,” said interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Andrew Comrie, who served as the master of ceremonies. The event kicked off with a number of speeches from government officials, including Gov. Jan Brewer, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. Brewer
spoke about the history of Arizona universities, addressing their role in contributing to the state’s economy. “Dr. Hart, we know you are the right person to serve at the helm of the University of Arizona and to help realize this important vision,” she said. During Rothschild’s speech, he addressed Hart’s position as the university’s first female president, noting similar milestones in her past years of academic leadership. Hart was also the first female president of Temple University, and Rothschild added that she now resides in the hometown of the first Arizona congresswoman, Isabella Greenway. “In Tucson, we like our glass ceilings broken,” Rothschild said. Student leaders also gave speeches during the ceremony, beginning with Katy Murray, the president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. “It is my distinct honor, privilege and absolute delight to officially welcome you into your position,” Murray said, adding that the UA is “incredibly lucky” to have Hart to learn from and look up to. Zachary Brooks, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council, also welcomed Hart to
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Arizona football accepts bowl bid ZACK ROSENBLATT Arizona Daily Wildcat
The Arizona football team has accepted its invitation to play in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, athletic director Greg Byrne announced at the Westin La Paloma Resort on Sunday night. “We’re very pleased to have been invited,” Byrne said. “It’s a great opportunity for our seniors and the entire team has bought into everything coach Rodriguez and his staff have done. It’s a great tribute to the seniors and the coaches who are able to return to the postseason.” The Wildcats will face Nevada of the Mountain West Conference at University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M., on Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. Arizona (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) finished out its regular season with a 41-34 loss to rival ASU on Nov. 23, but Rich Rodriguez’s first season as a head coach was a success, as the Wildcats return to bowl season after missing out last year. “It’s exciting for our players, in particular our seniors,” Rodriguez said. “We didn’t set down a particular goal at the beginning of the year but we wanted to be in a bowl game, so we get a couple more weeks with our seniors and get to enjoy that part.” Arizona was under consideration for the Las Vegas Bowl, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and Sun Bowl, Byrne said, in addition to New Mexico, but Wildcat players and coaches said they weren’t too concerned with what bowl they would be playing in. “A bowl game is a bowl game,” running back Ka’Deem Carey said after Friday’s practice. “I’m excited to play in another game.” Carey, an All-Pac-12 first team
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A UA professor has been recognized for his work as a “pioneer” in stem cell banking. David Harris, professor of immunobiology, was awarded the Arizona BioIndustry Association 2012 award for “20 Years of Discovery and Innovation.” Harris’ recognition is the culmination of his decades of work in the field of stem cell research. Harris came to the UA 23 years ago from the University of North Carolina and said he was interested in improving the bone marrow transplant process. As a result, he began to use a process called cord blood banking. In 1991, Harris became the first person to bank stem cells for future use, which includes saving them for future treatments. “It’s nice to end up being recognized for something that you have worked on for a long time,” Harris said. “Taking something and making it important for everyday life, for people to improve their life, is amazing. From starting with animal models and moving to human beings is huge; it’s nice to see it go from one point to another.” Harris said he banked stem cells for future use by preserving his first child’s cord blood stem cells. A year later, Harris founded the Arizona Cord Blood Bank, which later became the Cord Blood Registry. Harris continues
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