Teaching and Students

Native SOAR, a College of Education program, will now reach more Native American communities with mentorship resources and professional development opportunities for K-12 educators.

Two grants from Arizona's Technology and Research Initiative Fund will help the university provide college-planning support to more Southern Arizona families, especially those in bilingual and underserved communities.

Dos subvenciones del Fondo de Iniciativa Tecnológica y de Investigación de Arizona ayudarán a la universidad a proporcionar apoyo para la planificación universitaria a más familias del sur de Arizona, especialmente a aquellas procedentes de comunidades bilingües y desatendidas.

Agreeing to send a spacecraft to an asteroid to bring back a sample was no easy decision, Dante Lauretta, the leader of NASA's UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, told graduates. They, too, will face daunting opportunities in their careers, he said – and they should say yes.

Seven undergraduates will earn four university-wide awards at Friday's Commencement ceremony. The awards recognize character, integrity, perseverance and academic achievement.

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Commencement will bring all graduates together in person at Arizona Stadium. Dante Lauretta, principal investigator of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, will deliver the keynote address.

Engineering students competed for more than $46,000 in prizes at the first in-person Engineering Design Day since 2019, with projects ranging from a battery-powered flashbang alternative to mealworm protein bars.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in STEM disciplines.

Faculty members in the Department of History developed new educational content for the video game Age of Empires IV. Current and future students can earn credit toward their degrees when they interact with the material.