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A new agreement between the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and UArizona affirms the university's commitment to helping the tribe's members reach their higher education-related goals.
UArizona's CyVerse will take part in a $20 million institute that aims to transform agriculture through artificial intelligence.
The statement was assembled in consultation with leaders of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and with Native American scholars at the university.
In 2020, a total of 81 patents were issued to UArizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for inventions developed at the university. That's 19 more than the previous year.
The gift will fund training for practitioners of Indigenous healing traditions and those working in underserved communities.
A $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help UArizona and Diné College prepare Navajo Nation college students for careers in STEM.
In her role as inaugural vice chair of the new committee, Ivy Banks, UArizona associate vice provost for diversity and inclusion, will help guide national policy related to diversity and inclusion at top research universities.
The four projects include a documentary about the Indigenous Rarámuri people of northern Mexico, a project documenting the experiences of asylum seekers, an archive of newspapers from around the borderlands, and an oral history project on forensic citizenship.
The new minor is an effort years in the making, and will focus on what has become the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the United States.
Three companies based on UArizona technologies were awarded top honors in Tucson's annual business pitch competition.
