Two UA students have been named Udall Scholars, individuals who commit to serving in careers centered on the environment, Native American health care or tribal public policy.
UA Students Earn 2013 Udall Foundation Awards Competing with hundreds of students across the nation, four UA students have earned Udall Foundation awards. Undergraduates Leah Edwards and Carol Seanez were named named Udall Fellows, and Cara V. Wallace and Thomas E. Jones, both graduate students, were named Native American Congressional Interns.
Students will spend three weeks in Verona, Italy.
Italy-Bound Students to Learn Cooking the Mediterranean Way Several UA students are headed to Verona, Italy to study the Mediterranean diet and its health benefits through the University's new Mediterranean Diet and Health study abroad program. While in Verona, they will visit an olive oil processing plant, a cheese factory and a pasta factory and will practice cooking with the pros as they learn about the diet's role in disease prevention.
Three UA Students Named Tillman Military Scholars In advance of Memorial Day, the Pat Tillman Foundation has named its new class of Tillman Military Scholars. The program helps servicemembers earn higher education degrees. Of the 60 students across the nation to receive the honor, three are UA students: Felisa (Hervey) Dyrud, Adam Ratesic and Jose Cervantes. All three recipients served in the U.S. Air Force.
Chelsea Halstead volunteering with Los Patojos, an after-school program in Jocotenango, Guatemala.
UA Alumna: 'Passion' Found Studying Abroad Spending a year studying and volunteering in Guatemala, Chelsea Halstead discovered an important aspect of her college experience: passion. Halstead returned to the UA engaged, focused and full of ideas. She graduated with honors in 2012, began working as a research assistant and now is headed to Berlin as part of the Humanity in Action Fellowship.
Student EMTs Give Rapid Response to Campus Emergencies Whether it's a bicycle collision or difficulty breathing, the UA community can count on quick help from students trained and certified as EMTs. The UA Student Emergency Medical Services group has been operational for three semesters and provides assistance in medical emergencies. Its leaders emphasize thorough training and certification.
Two UA students have been named Udall Scholars, individuals who commit to serving in careers centered on the environment, Native American health care or tribal public policy.
Students will spend three weeks in Verona, Italy.
Chelsea Halstead volunteering with Los Patojos, an after-school program in Jocotenango, Guatemala.

Children's Books Author Humble About Success

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • February 20, 2013
UA alumnus Adam Rex, author of the successful children's book "Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich," has just released the second book in his solo trilogy, "Cold Cereal." Rex will appear at the Tucson Festival of Books on the UA campus next month.

UA Students Install New Rainwater-Harvesting Systems

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • February 19, 2013
UA students are installing rainwater-harvesting systems in a class that helps the campus continue to improve its environmental sustainability. Rainwater harvesting also helps control flooding, which erodes streets, and it helps combat the urban heat-island impact.

eSociety Program to Teach Social Aspects of Digital Age

  • UANews
  • February 19, 2013
With an eye on trends in digital communications, the UA's new eSociety program will train students in the social influence of an Internet-based society. In addition to expertise in social media use, data gathering, analysis and computing, the program is designed to equip students with the critical skills necessary to live and work in a digitally mediated world.

UA Alumna Travels World to Inspire Those With Disabilities

  • KVOA-TV
  • February 18, 2013
UA alumna Jessica Cox is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a surfer and the world's first certified pilot without arms. Cox has traveled to 18 countries, sharing her story and inspiring others. In April, she'll fly to Ethiopia, where she says many people still believe those born with disabilities are cursed. Cox hopes to shatter that myth.

Mentoring a Better Future

  • Arizona.edu
  • February 15, 2013
As a computational scientist and educator, the UA's Paul Blowers searches for new ways to engage learners both in and out of the classroom. He has made active learning techniques central to his teaching style. For example, if students are struggling with a challenging concept during a lecture, he stops talking – and lets the students figure out the problem for themselves.

UA Alumnus Trains Odor-Sniffing Moths

  • Mother Nature Network
  • February 15, 2013
UA alumnus Kevin Daly, now an assistant professor of biology at West Virginia University, has trained a lab full of bomb-sniffing moths. Daly became interested in moths while at the UA after witnessing experiments on how moths react to certain odors. "The scientific gears instantly started going," he recalls, and he never looked back.

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