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After their mother passed in 2011, brothers David and Mike Hrostoski set out on two consecutive summer trips, one to spread her ashes and the other committed to a range of service projects. Today, Mike Hrostoski is a UA alumnus who is a "full-time traveler" and David Hrostoski is UA Honors College sophomore studying pre-business.
UA alumnus Wallace J. Nichols is widely known for his saving sea turtles from extinction. Having already been featured by the likes of NPR, the BBC, PBS, National Geographic and Animal Planet, Nichols is one of six eco-heroes featured in the new Weather.com series, BRINK.
Ever dropped your smartphone and cringed as it fell to the floor? UA alumnus Kurt Ludwigsen and his collaborators have launched a fundraising campaign to mass produce their custom-made, aluminum frame smartphone case. How sturdy is it? Driving a Dodge Ram, Ludwigsen drove over an encased smartphone - and the phone didn't falter.
Recently featured in Entrepreneur magazine for the college startup he co-founded, CEO of SociaLink and soon-to-be UA alumnus Michael Jacobs shares the startup's story and his advice for students and professionals who want to embark on the same entrepreneurial path.