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 Student Visits Libya, His Father's Homeland

  • Arizona Public Media
  • March 6, 2012
UA student David Shellouff visited Libya recently with one goal in mind – "to drink a cup of tea in my grandma’s kitchen.” He had waited 33 years to meet her and the rest of his family in Libya. His father fled Libya in 1976, after taking part in anti-Qaddafi student demonstrations. Shellouff vowed to return once Qaddafi was out of power.

Healthier Snacking Options Featured in the Union

  • UANews
  • March 6, 2012
Student Union Memorial Center vending machines now feature prominent markers to identify healthier snack options thanks to the efforts of Student Health Advisory Committee members. The program looks to go campus-wide in the fall.

Oldest UA Grad Recalls Time at School

  • UANews
  • March 5, 2012
Jess Root, along with four dozen other centenarians, was honored on Arizona's 100th birthday in February. Root graduated with a degree in chemistry from the UA in 1934 and went on to become a teacher and a business owner.

UA Offering Math Training for Teachers in Three Counties

  • UANews
  • March 5, 2012
A group of 140 elementary and middle school teachers in three Arizona counties will receive professional development training under a new grant-funded project led by faculty members in the UA colleges of education and science.

Veteran Loses Limbs, Not Courage to Pursue Dreams

  • The Arizona Republic
  • March 5, 2012
Brian Kolfage, a triple-amputee who lost his limbs serving in Iraq with the U.S. Air Force, is studying architecture at the UA. Kolfage's story is one of persistence: He overcame mighty obstacles to pursue a challenging degree while learning to walk again and use a prosthetic right hand.

UA Grads Hoping 'Gnombre' Goes Viral

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • March 2, 2012
Gnombre Inc., which is run by four people – three of them UA grads – is attempting to change the face of gnomedom by raising money for a production run via online investment service Kickstarter.

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