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.
For the Walatowa High Charter School students, benefits of the recent UA excursion were manifold: Students were introduced to Arizona state universities, informed about UA fire ecology research around their home communities and learned about fire ecology from a scientific and cultural perspective in ways meant to inform their future studies and professional careers.
UA Fostering a New Type of Outreach A new movement is under way to shift the way in which the UA engages its community partners in outreach initiatives funded by research grants. Where academics of the past sometimes limited their outreach projects, the move today is toward tailored, multi-year culturally responsive initiatives that serve a range of people throughout Arizona and beyond.
UA student Jill Hamilton works at the Maricopa County Extension's Outdoor Water Conservation Demonstration area to improve irrigation efficiency.
Externships to Give UA Students Hands-On Experience 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."
This weekend, 5,728 undergraduate degrees, 908 master's degrees, four educational specialist degrees and 255 doctoral degrees will be awarded at the UA.
UA Offers Continued Career Support for New Grads Entering Workforce 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 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 students often compete for Goldwater Scholarships and, each year, UA student recipients are named. (Photo credit: Beatriz Verdugo/UANews)
For the Walatowa High Charter School students, benefits of the recent UA excursion were manifold: Students were introduced to Arizona state universities, informed about UA fire ecology research around their home communities and learned about fire ecology from a scientific and cultural perspective in ways meant to inform their future studies and professional careers.
UA student Jill Hamilton works at the Maricopa County Extension's Outdoor Water Conservation Demonstration area to improve irrigation efficiency.
This weekend, 5,728 undergraduate degrees, 908 master's degrees, four educational specialist degrees and 255 doctoral degrees will be awarded at the UA.

UA to Pilot Sustainability Rating System for Higher Education

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  • April 2, 2008
The University of Arizona has joined colleges and universities across the country in the implementation of a rating system for sustainability in higher education.

GeoDaze 2008 Features UA Student Research in the Earth Sciences

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  • April 2, 2008

The 36th annual student-organized symposium will be held on Thursday and Friday in the Memorial Student Union.

Art and Artists in Dialogue Over Divergent Religions

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  • April 2, 2008
Sama Alshaibi and Beth Krensky will discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a dialogue and upcoming exhibition.

Pharmacy Student Wins Toxicology Award

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  • March 27, 2008

Kylee Eblin is the second UA College of Pharmacy student in a row to win the Society of Toxicology’s Women in Toxicology Student Achievement Award.

UA Residence Hall Students To Be Part of "Earth Hour" on March 29

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  • March 26, 2008
Thousands of UA students in 22 residence halls can have a big impact when it comes to energy savings.

UA Doctoral Student Earns Major Fellowship

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  • March 26, 2008
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute typically provides fellowships to fewer than 20 professors, scholars and curators each year. This year, UA doctoral student Julie Sasse earned a fellowship.

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