Media Resources

Getting Around Campus

The Office of University Communications distributes media parking passes to reporters covering news on the University of Arizona campus. Passes allow reporters to park in any regularly marked space, visitor pay lot or metered space on campus. The passes cannot be used for personal campus visits. To request a temporary or annual media parking pass, call Nick Prevenas at 520-621-2194.

U of A Campus Map | U of A Campus Map: Parking

Taking Photos/Video on Campus

News organizations can shoot photos or video in public areas on the University of Arizona Health Sciences campus. Media access to university buildings and any other locked area is coordinated through the U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications, 520-626-7301 or public@arizona.edu.

Filming/taping for commercial purposes, such as television programs, movies and advertisements, must be approved in advance. Approval of filming will require a written agreement with the university and appropriate insurance. No use of U of A's trademarks or service marks is permitted without advance written approval. Call Pam Scott, Office of University Communications, at 520-621-1951 to coordinate any commercial filming/taping on the U of A campus.

Broadcast Facilities and Services

The University of Arizona is equipped with an on-campus television studio with satellite uplink capacity, which can be used for remote television interviews.

A radio studio with an ISDN phone line allows for broadcast-quality radio interviews.

Access to these facilities is available for a fee, schedule permitting. For more information, call Arizona Public Media at 520-621-5828.

About U of A Health Sciences

The University of Arizona Health Sciences is one of the top-ranked academic medical centers in the southwestern United States, garnering more than $248 million in research grants, contracts and awards annually. The U of A Health Sciences comprises the College of Health Sciences, College of Medicine – Phoenix, College of Medicine – Tucson, College of Nursing, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Additionally, 12 centers are dedicated to excellence in cancer; neurodegenerative and respiratory diseases; precision health care; pain and addiction; biomedical informatics, health technology innovation and simulation training; and pandemic preparedness. The U of A Health Sciences employs approximately 3,000 people and has approximately 7,700 students on campuses in Tucson, Phoenix and Gilbert, Arizona.

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