New Degree to Prep Students for Real Estate Development Careers A new master's degree offered this fall will help prepare students for careers in real estate development. The Master of Real Estate Development degree program is a fast-track, 12-month program geared toward individuals who already have had two to five years of post-undergraduate experience and would like to move into a career in real estate design and development.
Astronomy Camp participants speak with astronauts at the UA Steward Observatory.
UA Astronomy Campers Communicate with Space Station Astronaut Students with the UA beginning teen Astronomy Camp on June 8 got to ask questions of an astronaut orbiting 250 miles above Earth. And just like a rocket launch, the contact was a quick yet thrilling experience. The UA's Don McCarthy said the camp's first time having contact with an astronaut was hotly anticipated, even before the campers arrived in Tucson.
UA researcher L. Penny Rosenblum, program director for the AnimalWatch Vi Suite, said it has been encouraging to learn from students with low vision what does and does not work as they interface with the technology. The program, and supplemental materials, are designed to improve the accessibility of technology while teaching students about math and endangered species.
Team Improves Technologies for Youth with Visual Impairments Backed by a U.S. Department of Education grant, UA School of Information: Science, Technology and Arts and College of Education researchers are developing an iPad app for students with visual impairments. Early tests of AnimalWatch Vi Suite have been promising, enabling students to work with technology while expanding their understanding of math.
All told, 50 new and continuing NSF Graduate Research Fellows plan to attend graduate school at the UA in the fall – a record number for the University. (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)
35 Wildcats Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships The NSF annually awards 2,000 Graduate Research Fellowships to students across the nation. This year, 35 of those awards were granted to students who either currently attend or have attended the UA as an undergraduate or graduate student. Said Andrew Carnie, interim dean of the UA Graduate College: "We are tremendously proud of these students."
2012 KEYS interns Ariana Manson and Sam Gianelli
UA Science Internship Pairs High School Students, Research Mentors The UA will welcome 48 high school students from across Arizona for the annual Keep Engaging Youth in Science, or KEYS, internship program. During the seven-week immersion program, interns will train in bioscience techniques and communication skills and perform hands-on scientific laboratory research, working side-by-side with faculty and postdoctoral and graduate students in UA labs.
Astronomy Camp participants speak with astronauts at the UA Steward Observatory.
UA researcher L. Penny Rosenblum, program director for the AnimalWatch Vi Suite, said it has been encouraging to learn from students with low vision what does and does not work as they interface with the technology. The program, and supplemental materials, are designed to improve the accessibility of technology while teaching students about math and endangered species.
All told, 50 new and continuing NSF Graduate Research Fellows plan to attend graduate school at the UA in the fall – a record number for the University. (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)
2012 KEYS interns Ariana Manson and Sam Gianelli

UA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Wins National Tourney

  • The Gazette
  • March 26, 2012
The UA women's wheelchair basketball team has won the National Wheelchair Basketball Association tournament with a 33-30 win over the Denver Lady Rolling Nuggets. During the season, the Lady Wildcats practiced at the Campus Recreation Center and trained in the UA Disability Resource Center's adaptive athletics gym.

Translation: Where Communication and Culture Converge

  • UANews
  • March 26, 2012
The job of translator/interpreter – one the fastest-growing professions in the U.S. – is highly technical and, at times, emotionally demanding. The UA's Jaime Fatás Cabeza does the job with a strong command of language and cultural context.

EarthWeek to Feature Student Research

  • UANews
  • March 26, 2012
EarthWeek, a showcase of research by undergraduate and graduate students in the UA School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, will run March 28-30. The event, free and open to the public, will feature research presentations and posters by students.

Laser Fun Day to Teach Kids About Light

  • UANews
  • March 26, 2012
The UA College of Optical Sciences will hold its second annual Laser Fun Day on March 31. SOCk, the college's undergraduate and graduate student organization, will bring the science of optics alive for elementary and middle-school children. The event is free and open to the public.

UA Pharmacy Student Headed to Paralympics

  • UANews
  • March 26, 2012
Second-year pharmacy student Jennifer Poist is one of only 12 female wheelchair basketball players selected for the U.S. Paralympics team. She and her teammates will compete in London in August. The UA adaptive athletics program is the largest of its kind in the country.

UA Match Day Winner: Primary Care

  • UANews
  • March 22, 2012
The UA College of Medicine Class of 2012 had a successful Match Day: 69 graduates will pursue primary care, the most critical shortage that Arizona faces. On Match Day, 149 students learned where they will spend the next several years as resident-physicians – a major step in building their medical careers.

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