FAQs
Students who want to major in pre-med and other pre-health majors have many options!
The University of Arizona doesn't have a pre-med degree, however, there are many degrees at UA that meet the pre-requisites for schools offering advanced degrees in health related professions.
The A-Center has academic advisors for any student majoring in Pre-Health and can answer all your questions about pre-health degree requirements.
Many students who have declared MCB as their major go on to pursue advanced degrees in many health professions.
Our Academic Advisors can answer your MCB specific questions.
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The best antivirus is the one you keep up to date and use on a regular basis. No antivirus program will prevent you from ever getting a virus, but as long as keep your antivirus up to date and scan your system on a regular basis, you will greatly reduce your risk of infection. The University of Arizona has a license for the use of Sophos anti-virus on any computer owned or used by UA faculty, staff and students. This includes personal computers.
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Prevents your computer from infecting others and...
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Limits what can be done to your machine by the virus' author/controller.
Next, you should contact your department's technical support (mcb-support@list.arizona.edu) personel for help/advice on disinfecting your computer.
topYou are probably dealing with virus' kin; malware. These programs can infect your computer from numerous sources, including: compromised websites, software downloads bundled with adware, and previous viral infestation. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution to a malware infection as it is often accompanied by viral infection. The first thing to do is to install and run an anti-virus program such as Sophos anti-virus. Next, download and install an anti-spyware/anti-malware program. The U of A has also licensed CounterSpy for free use by faculty, staff and students. For machines not owned by the U of A, you may also want to look at SpyBot, and Ad-Aware.
These programs are often able to remove all software from your computer, but they are not always successful and they do not remove viruses. If the problem persists after disinfection, please contact your department's technical support personel.
top1. The first thing you will want to do is make sure you have an up-to-date antivirus program installed on your computer. If you don't currently have an antivirus program, the UA offers Sophos for free from the UA Site License website.
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For OS X users, go to the Apple menu on the top left corner of your screen and choose "Software Update".
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For Windows XP users, choose "Windows Update" from "Start" » "All Programs"
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For Windows 7/8 users, open the Control Panel, click on "System and Security", and then click on the "Windows Update" link
There is a printer available for faculty/staff and graduate student use in the Life Sciences South building. Please submit a support request (mcb-support@list.arizona.edu) to request acess to this printer. Be sure to include your reasons for needing to print to this printer, as well as your affiliation with the department in the support request. Additionally, most labs have a printer available for student use, but you will want to ask the lab manager/PI for permission before using it.
topMore information on University licensed software is available at the University of Arizona Site Licensing website.
If the title you want to use is not covered under a UA site license (titles such as EndNote, SPSS), it can often be purchased as an educational discount through the UA Bookstore (click on the "Software" menu on the left side of the bookstore page).
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Endnote
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Adobe Acrobat (Standard and Professional)
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Adobe Photoshop
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All Adobe Creative Suites
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And many more...
For more information, please visit the Licensing and Software section of the University of Arizona Bookstore's website.
topWireless Access is available to UA employees and students via the encrypted UAWiFi wireless network. Visiting Scholars and the general public can get internet access through the unencrypted UAPublic wireless network.
Faculty, Staff, and Students visiting from a participating institution may also be able to use the encrypted eduroam network. More information on the eduroam network is available on the eduroam website.
topWireless connection information for the campus at large is available on the UITS UA wireless website. Please note that some services such as Lab Shares and printing are only available to those connected to the UAWiFi network, and cannot be accessed through UAPublic.
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