Prospective Graduate Student Information
Location
The Department of Immunobiology, a division of the College of Medicine, is located in the Life Sciences North Building, 6th floor, at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Complex north of Speedway Boulevard and west of Campbell Avenue in Tucson, Arizona.
Research Facilities
The Department of Immunobiology which administers the Graduate Program is centered in the Arizona Health Sciences Center Basic Sciences Building of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences North. The laboratories of the approximately 25 members of the Immunobiology Graduate Program are well equipped for research in modern Immunobiology. Graduate students conduct their research in the laboratory of their major professor. Excellent libraries containing materials relevant to the study of Immunobiology are readily available.
PhD Graduate Program
The Immunobiology Graduate Program offers you graduate training leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Immunobiology. The purpose of the Graduate Program is to train you to be an independent, imaginative and productive scientist and teacher.
You will choose one of two tracks in the Immunobiology Graduate Program. The timing, number, and type of courses to be taken will depend on your research interests and previous preparation. During your first year you are encouraged to become acquainted with the various research opportunities in the department.
Specific course selections within each track will be made by you in consultation with your major advisor, advisory committee or departmental graduate advisor. The faculty are cognizant of the individual needs of students. Therefore, in consultation with your mentors, there can be flexibility in selection of track requirements with approval of the Executive Committee.
All students in the Immunobiology graduate program are expected to enroll in the course IMB 696B Student Research Seminar every semester of their graduate career unless they are giving a one-hour seminar for a letter grade in IMB 696A Research Seminar.
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The University of Arizona
UA History
The University of Arizona came into being in a time when college education was neither common nor a high priority. Classes met for the first time in 1891 with 32 students and six teachers. The first two colleges, Agriculture and Mines, held classes in the university's only building -- Old Main -- which is still in use today. UA History Tour.
UA Traditions
Traditions make Wildcats feel at home on campus and generate lifelong UA pride. Singing Bear Down, painting "A" Mountain, ringing the USS Arizona bell and many other customs bind Wildcats together as family. Learn about UA's history, its unique traditions and "Bear Down, Arizona!"
Ringing of the USS Arizona Bell
The preservation of the U.S.S. Arizona bell in this tower is dedicated to the memory of the men who lost their lives on the battleship Arizona in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
This bell is one of the two original bells salvaged from the U.S.S. ARIZONA in 1941. In 1944, Wilber L. Bill Bowers, UA Class of 1927, discovered this bell about to be melted down at the Puget Sound Naval Yard in Bremerton, Washington. Bowers saved the bell from destruction and was instrumental in acquiring the bell for the University of Arizona shortly after World War II.
The bell arrived on campus in July 1946. On November 17, 1951 the bell was rung for the first time in the clock tower of the then-new Student Union Memorial Building. The bell was rung on special occasions for the next 50 years until that clock tower and Student Union were razed to make way for the present day facility completed in 2002.
The bell was installed in this clock tower on August 16, 2002. Bill Bowers, at the age of 99, was given the honor of ringing the bell for the first time in its new belfry on September 11, 2002. This bell is to be rung seven times on the third Wednesday of every month at 12:07 p.m. to honor the achievements of the University of Arizona and its community.
The other original bell is on display at the U.S.S. ARIZONA Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Spring Fling
Spring Fling has been a UA tradition since 1975. It started with just 20 booths and a handful of carnival rides. Today, Spring Fling has grown to include more than 25 carnival rides. It is the largest student run carnival in the U.S. and the largest campus event at The University of Arizona. In 1997, more than 30,000 people attended Spring Fling's festivities.
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson's History
With its mixed cultural heritage and international population, Tucson provides a fitting backdrop for a university. Spanish, Mexican, and Native American influences mark a city which celebrates its differences and preserves its traditions. Tucson's traditions span centuries of habitation from prehistoric Indian cultures to recent immigrants from Malaysia.
True to its Old West beginnings, Tucson's history is peopled with visionaries, opportunists and free-thinkers of every stripe. Over the years, the city has flown the flags of three different countries and both sides in the Civil War.
Tucson's first inhabitants roamed the area hunting mammoth and bison between 12,500 and 6,000 B.C. Following them were the Cochise culture, who built pit houses and used stone tools, and the Hohokam, who began farming the valley floor in 300 A.D. For more history click here.
Relocating to Tucson
The cost of living in Tucson is quite reasonable, especially compared to cities on the West and East Coasts. It is estimated that it costs one-third less to live in Tucson than in cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, and less than half of what it costs to live in New York. Tucson costs of living are slightly lower than, but comparable to the cost of living in Austin, San Antonio, and Albuquerque.
The University of Arizona is surrounded by many lovely, affordable neighborhoods and apartment complexes within blocks of the campus. Prices vary seasonally, and are lower in the early summer.
General Information
The core of Tucson's downtown is home to a vast array of cultural and historic districts that feature galleries, museums, and several performance venues.
Tucson is one of the few U.S. cities its size that can boast of a symphony, ballet, opera and several live theater companies. Forty-five miles from the U.S. border with Mexico, Tucson boasts a population of over 750,000 residents whose multicultural and international influences reflect the richness of the Southwest.
From here to there:
- Tucson to Phoenix: 97 miles
- Tucson to Rocky Point: 204 miles
- Tucson to Sunrise Ski Resort: 257 miles
- Tucson to Grand Canyon: 338 miles
- Tucson to San Diego: 409 miles
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Tucson Tour
