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2010

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UA Baja Racing is Only U.S. Team in Top 3 Best Design Presentations at International Competition

Innovative design and craftsmanship impress race judges. Most spectacular crash thrills crowd.
Justine Schluntz competing in pool

UA Swimmer Named Pac-10 Woman of the Year

Justine Schluntz, who is among the top swimmers in the country, now is a candidate for the NCAA Woman of the Year honor. She is headed to Oxford University this fall as one of 32 U.S. students awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.
Old Engineering building

UA Named a Top Producer of Major Company CEOs

Five of the 500 Standard & Poor's companies chief executive officers (including three UA Engineering alumni) earned their degrees from the UA, making the institution one of the top producers of CEOs for the list of companies.
team of mining students

Mining Engineering Students Compete Down Under in International Mining Competition

Competition keeps traditional mining techniques alive, promotes worker safety, and honors all miners who have died on this very dangerous job.
online teaching

How to Get an Engineering Degree Without Going to College

Busy engineering professional are lining up to enroll in online lessons. The result is a winning situation for students, industry and the UA.
erica corral

UA Materials Engineer Awarded $400,000 to Research Thermal Spacecraft Shields

Assistant professor Erica L. Corral has been awarded $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to research new materials for spacecraft coatings that can withstand the super hot environments encountered in space missions.
solar panels

Snider Family Charitable Trust Donates to UA’s Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources

The gift will help support operating costs for the institute, which is addressing many important issues including worksite and community safety and increasing renewable energy usage.
student team displays project

Unmanned Ground Vehicle Wins Best Overall Design Award at Engineering Design Day 2010

An autonomous ground vehicle that could some day be used in hazardous rescue operations and a soil-coring rig for shoring up bridge columns were just two of the 60 student engineering projects on display at Engineering Design Day.

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