MIS Scholars Training for Future Careers

  • UANews
  • June 12, 2012
The management information systems field is booming nationwide, and students at the UA's Eller College of Management represent its future workforce. A new program is identifying potential MIS majors and providing them with scholarships and opportunities to learn the industry.

Get Used to the Idea of Bug Grub

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • June 11, 2012
UA alumnus Patrick Crowley and three of his friends have launched Chapul Bars, a company that grinds crickets, cultivated to feed pets, into a flour that is used to make food for humans. Each 50-gram bar contains 7 grams of protein. The company is developing recipes to make insects palatable.

Former UA Students Invent Robot, Start Own Company

  • UANews
  • June 8, 2012
Peter Seid and Phu Nguyen invented smartphone-controlled robots that can learn from their environment and interact with people. Their company, Romotive, is based in Las Vegas.

UA Economist: Arizona-Sonora Trade Has Bright Future

  • Arizona Public Media
  • June 7, 2012
Trade growth between Arizona and Sonora should accelerate when new infrastructure is in place, said Lora Mwaniki-Lyman, director of the UA Border Economy Program. Her assessment comes as the Arizona-Mexico Commission holds its semi-annual meetings this week in Tucson.

When Youth and the Courts Convene

  • UANews
  • June 6, 2012
High school students participating in the UA summer Law Camp this week are gaining an improved understanding of the field and the role the law plays in our everyday lives. The camp is designed to inform students about the importance of advocating on behalf of child victims who are called to testify in court.

Listening to Parents Key to Financial Responsibility

  • NPR
  • May 29, 2012
Researchers have spent decades studying why some people are better than others at saving money. "We found that parents played a really big role in the kinds of behaviors that their children exhibited," said the UA's Joyce Serido. "Kids who said they spoke with their parents about financial matters actually performed more responsible financial behaviors."

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