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 earned Udall Foundation awards. Undergraduates 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, the students will visit an olive oil processing plant, cheese factory and pasta factory and will also practice cooking with the pros as they learn about the diet's role in disease prevention.
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.
UA students often compete for Goldwater Scholarships and, each year, UA student recipients are named. (Photo credit: Beatriz Verdugo/UANews)
Two UA Students Earn Goldwater Scholarships Two UA students, Eric Hansen and Daniel Patrick Fried, have earned the 2013 Goldwater Scholarship. The nationwide scholarship, provided by the Goldwater Foundation, is the premier undergraduate award for those studying mathematics, science and engineering.
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.
UA students often compete for Goldwater Scholarships and, each year, UA student recipients are named. (Photo credit: Beatriz Verdugo/UANews)

Externships to Give UA Students Hands-On Experience

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  • May 10, 2013
This summer, students will work with Arizona Cooperative Extension on sustainability projects throughout the state - providing them valuable on-the-job experience and allowing them to contribute to the UA's land-grant mission of bettering the community. Said the UA's Mark Apel: "It really helps them to get ready for the job market, to understand sustainability and get some real-world working experience."

UA Offers Continued Career Support for New Grads Entering Workforce

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  • May 9, 2013
More than 5,700 undergraduates just earned UA degrees, and while the job market is starting to look up, it remains competitive. For those still looking for jobs, a variety of UA Career Services resources continue to be available, including online job postings, career fairs, seminars, career counseling and more.

UA College of Medicine-Phoenix Holds Third Graduation

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  • May 9, 2013
Fifty UA College of Medicine-Phoenix students were conferred with their medical degrees at ceremonies on May 8 in the third graduation for the downtown Phoenix medical school. The college, which has graduated 114 physicians in three years toward addressing Arizona's doctor shortage, opened in 2007.

UA College of Nursing to Honor 64 Graduates at Convocation

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  • May 8, 2013
The UA College of Nursing on May 9 will honor 64 graduates at its spring convocation. In all, the college has 588 students and ranks among the top 10 percent of graduate nursing programs in the United States. The college is recognized for excellence in nursing and health-care education, research and practice, as well as for leading-edge online access to learning.

UA Student Earns National Fellowship

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  • May 7, 2013
Incoming UA graduate student Natiely Munguia Nunez has earned a Woodrow Wilson‐Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color. With $30,000 in funding, Munguia has decided to pursue her master's degree in education through the UA's Teach Arizona program.

After Graduation, Senior Hopes to 'Pay it Forward' to Future Wildcats

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  • May 7, 2013
Graduating senior Devin Gregory was diagnosed with a lifelong health condition just prior to starting at the UA, and invasive surgery delayed her start date by one year. This hurdle served as a propelling force toward her future UA success, in part as president of the Bobcats Senior Honorary. Gregory will graduate from the UA on May 10.

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