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Mari Tuji, with purple headscarf, and her neighbors collect water from one of 10 water-dispensing stations in Kelecho Gerbi, Ethiopia, built by Water1st and a local organization. (Photo courtesy of Water1st International)

UA Alumna Lifts Burden for Communities Lacking Clean Water

Nov. 3, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
University of Arizona civil engineering alumna Marla Smith-Nilson is delivering clean water and expanding opportunities in impoverished countries around the world.
Clean Water for Better Health, Better Life >>
Engineering alumna Claire Tomkins explains to the audience at the Engineers Breakfast why we need an engineer in the White House.

UA Engineering Homecoming 2016 Highlights the Profession's Humanity

Nov. 3, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
The UA Engineering annual homecoming breakfast made a strong case for the belief that society's ills will persist unless those with skills in technology and critical thinking, not to mention compassion, are given room to flourish in the...
Professional Accomplishments and Public Service >>
Ivan B. Djordjevic

Optical Society Elects ECE Professor as Fellow

Oct. 31, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
Ivan B. Djordjevic, a University of Arizona electrical, computer and optical engineer developing uncrackable communication links, joins elite optics group.
OSA Fellow Aims to Thwart Hackers >>

Sun-Fueled Synergy on Display

Oct. 27, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
From mathematical calculations to design modifications and intense collaboration, the Solar Oven Throw Down gives University of Arizona freshmen a taste of what it takes to be an engineer.
Learning Thermodynamics Through Oven-Building >>

UA Engineer Comes Full Circle as Fellow of Elite Physics Group

Oct. 21, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
The American Physical Society has named Richard Ziolkowski -- a physics-trained professor of electrical engineering who researches and develops antennas for medical implants, space communications and more -- a fellow.
APS Fellow is Metamaterials and Pregtronics Pioneer >>

Two Water Experts in the UA College of Engineering Named IWA Fellows

Oct. 20, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
Jim Field and Shane Snyder, UA professors of chemical and environmental engineering, are honored for their research and leadership in global water sustainability.
IWA Fellows Tackle Global Water Challenges >>

UA Researcher Gets Grant for Ovarian Cancer Screening Device

Oct. 12, 2016  |  Emily Litvack
The cancer is one of the deadliest forms today, primarily because there are currently no effective or widely used tests to detect it at its earliest stages when most treatable.
New Device Means Earlier Diagnosis >>

UA Professor and Alumna Earn State and National Honors for Promoting Diversity in STEM

Oct. 5, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
University of Arizona materials science and engineering associate professor Erica Corral and Honeywell engineer and alumna Marla Peterson are helping more women and Hispanics excel in STEM.
Women Engineers Boost STEM Diversity >>

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