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The University of Arizona has welcomed its largest and most diverse class in university history, which also includes a record number of students from Arizona. About 9,300 first-year students, representing all 50 U.S. states and 45 countries, started classes this week.
Preliminary numbers indicate that nearly half of this year's first-year students come from diverse backgrounds. The university also set a new record for first-year and transfer student applications, even amid the pandemic.
Mo Almarhoun came to the United States from Saudi Arabia to pursue chemical engineering and life as a student-athlete.
The University of Arizona Insect Collection is collaborating with Pima Community College students and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum to catalog every native species of bee in Tucson and the surrounding Sonoran Desert.
A $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help a team that includes University of Arizona researchers develop a program to help train Navajo students in neuroscience programs.
The UA has received a $4.8 million grant from the NSF to provide scholarships and mentor support for Pima Community College students looking to complete STEM degrees at the UA.
