Graduating Senior Inspires Kids to Pursue Higher Education

  • UANews
  • May 3, 2013
Graduating senior Lexi Shinn was part of Xtreme Discovery Teams, a program dedicated to inspiring local middle and high school students to pursue higher education. Under her leadership, the program has impacted more than 750 students, introducing them to chemistry, physics, astronomy, linguistics, psychology, and more.

Summit Empowers Girls to 'Dream Without Limits'

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  • May 2, 2013
UA senior Ashely Dickerson created TogetHER, a program that works to empower young girls from inner city communities. The program's recent summit, "Dream Without Limits," was held at the UA for elementary and middle school-aged girls, encouraging and empowering them to believe in themselves and in their dreams.

Graduating Senior to Pursue Medical Dreams

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  • May 1, 2013
Graduating senior Victor Arias overcame a devastating childhood to thrive at the UA. Upon graduation, he will attend medical school with the intention of practicing in Arizona, which is experiencing a physician shortage.

UA Students Study Ancient Greek Pottery Techniques

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  • May 1, 2013
UA students are using a replica of an ancient Greek hand-operated potter's wheel to study how Greek pots were created many years ago. The interdisciplinary project, directed by Eleni Hasaki, UA associate professor of anthropology and classics, explores both the art and science behind ancient Greek pottery making.

UA Student Pharmacists Move Closer to Professional Goal

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  • April 30, 2013
During a recent ceremony, 95 students in the UA College of Pharmacy donned white coats representing the profession they will enter after one more year as students. The annual White Coat Ceremony signifies the beginning of a year of clinical training in which each student completes at least seven six-week rotations.

Cambodian Roots Inspire Graduating Senior's Psychology Focus

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  • April 30, 2013
Graduating senior Meardey Kong immigrated to the U.S. at age 10 after her parents survived the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. At the UA, research for her honors thesis brought her back to Cambodia, where she witnessed how psychological trauma from the genocide continues to affect the country today. This experience fueled her ambitions to study the field of psychology.

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