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In order to encourage others to donate during Giving Day, the donor offered a four-to-one match of all gifts directed to academic priorities at the university, resulting in a Giving Day total of $25,699,324 and breaking the previous record of $7.3 million, set in 2025. The gift will create an endowed Presidential Strategic Leadership Fund, which will provide a perpetual source of funding to support top university priorities.

This holiday season, Student-Made Arizona is bringing festive spirit to entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona. The experiential learning program, led by student managers, supports young entrepreneurs through pop-up markets, mentorship, and workshops that help them get their products in front of customers and grow their brands in real time.

Since earning her degree from the University of Arizona in 2003. Kristina Diaz has built her career in healthcare leadership and now serves as president of the Onvida Health Medical Group.

In April, U of A junior Ojas Sanghi received an email from a university administrator asking him to come in and discuss his application for the Truman Scholarship, a highly competitive award that provides graduate school funding for students pursuing careers in government or public service.

Craig T. Nelson, University of Arizona alum, and longtime supporter of the U of A School of Theatre, Film & Television has joined Doria Cook-Nelson in establishing a major endowment to support TFTV undergrads facing financial need.

A major gift with an extraordinary arc comes to the College of Medicine – Tucson.

The University of Arizona Poetry Center recently acquired its 60,000th book, called Rescuing Q: Quandaries and Queries by the book artist Suzanne Moore.

Every year, the University of Arizona salutes a group of alumni for their achievements, public service, advocacy for education, volunteerism and service to students, the colleges and the university. Meet the 2025 award winners here.

Daniel Collazo ’22 and Chloe Penna ’23, who fell in love under a bunya-bunya pine, continue to cherish the U of A Campus Arboretum, even after the tree was lost in July's monsoons.