May 8, 2019 UA to Confer About 6,700 Degrees About 4,500 graduates and 40,000 guests are expected to attend Commencement. Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first woman of color to travel into outer space, will be the keynote speaker.
May 8, 2019 Truman Scholar Sees Bigger Questions to Be Answered UA junior Abhijay Murugesan was among 62 recently named Truman Scholars. Murugesan is chief of UA Emergency Medical Services and plans to attend medical school after completing his undergraduate degree.
May 7, 2019 UA Students Help Nonprofits Evaluate Performance Students in the UA's Program Planning and Evaluation course worked with the Tucson-based Beads of Courage to help the nonprofit organization develop a self-evaluation.
May 7, 2019 UA Partners With Space Tango to Test Diagnostic Tool in Space Researchers at the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix are partnering with Space Tango, a private aerospace company that designs, builds and operates facilities on the International Space Station, to develop an easy way to test astronauts' health in space.
May 6, 2019 Journalism Students Develop Accessibility App, Health Site for Local Newspaper Four students partnered with the Arizona Daily Star to create a two news apps: one for people with physical disabilities and a bilingual mobile website with resources for Latinx families.
May 6, 2019 No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Sustainable Agriculture New research shows that while conservation farming might work well in industrialized nations, its benefits aren't always transferable to the more rural parts of the world.
May 1, 2019 $36,250 in Prizes Awarded at Engineering Design Day The top team won the $5,000 grand prize for designing a system to help lost hikers find their way home using a mesh network of solar-powered beacons and a cellphone app.
May 1, 2019 UA Students Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in STEM disciplines.
May 1, 2019 UA Launches Online Community for Wildcats The Bear Down Network will serve as an online gathering place for current UA students, alumni, and UA faculty and staff.
May 1, 2019 UA Sophomore Named Student Regent Anthony Rusk, a double major studying neuroscience and philosophy, politics, economics and law, has been appointed as a student regent to the Arizona Board of Regents.
