May 15, 2019 After 20 Years in a Wheelchair, UA Student Rises to His Feet at Graduation After spending most of his life in a wheelchair, Jeffrey Bristol took a few steps across the stage on May 11 to receive his diploma from the UA Eller College of Management.
May 13, 2019 Students Pitch Ideas for Improving Life in One Tucson Neighborhood Building on the success of the Tucson Poverty Project, UA students in the course “Building Healthy Communities,” pitched their ideas on how to improve the quality of life in Tucson’s Amphitheater neighborhood.
May 13, 2019 UA Partners with Alpi Cozie Natural Parks in Rangeland Management Research Range management specialists at the UA will work closely with staff members at the Alpi Cozie Natural Parks, which will also be the site of a study abroad program for students this summer.
May 10, 2019 UA Graduates Urged to 'Live Deeply and Look Up' Commencement speaker Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first woman of color to travel to outer space, emphasized the importance of recognizing how connected we all are, and looking at the bigger picture.
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 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 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 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 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 Education Majors Learn Global Lessons from Student-Teaching Internationally The UA College of Education's International Student Teaching Program places elementary education majors in classrooms in China, Norway and Mexico.
