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Chao Zeng

UA-Based Study Finds No Safety Threat from Brief Exposure to Industrial Nanoparticles

Feb. 17, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
A multi-university research team based at the UA has found that nano-engineered materials widely used in semiconductor manufacturing pose low environmental risk.
Toxicity Study Gives All-Clear >>
Student at hackathon

Victory Is Sweet at Hack Arizona 2016

Feb. 2, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
From Apple Watches to Raspberry Pi’s, top prizes at January hackathon go to UA Engineering students.
UA Students Sweep Hack Awards >>
Using Google to diagnose concussion

UA-Built Concussion App in NCAA Competition

Feb. 1, 2016  |  Emily Litvack
Sports-related concussions are now part of the national conversation, and a team of UA researchers — including football players Jason Sweet and Scooby Wright — is teaching athletes to recognize and report the signs.
Virtual Diagnosis for a Real Threat >>
Jeannie Wilkening

Two Engineering Students Receive Churchill Scholarships

Jan. 27, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
UA students Jeannie Wilkening and Travis Sawyer have been named Churchill Scholars for the 2016-2017 academic year, each receiving one of 15 scholarships awarded nationally.
Rare Honor for Engineering Majors >>
Larry Head

UA Traffic Engineer Larry Head Wins Best Paper Award from Transportation Research Board

Jan. 26, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
SIE Professor Larry Head receives a second D. Grant Mickle Award for best paper from the U.S. Transportation Research Board, and his former student wins the first-ever award for best dissertation from a Chinese transportation organization.
Accolades from Transportation Researchers >>
drone

Hack Arizona Delivers Apps and Sustainable Projects

Jan. 26, 2016  |  UA Communications
UA Engineering students win in multiple categories at UA-hosted computer extravaganza.
Drone for the Win >>
soccer-playing robot

Students Program Soccer-Playing Robots with Help of UA Professor

Jan. 22, 2016  |  Natalie Robbins
UA Engineering researcher Ricardo Valerdi, a professor in the department of systems and industrial engineering, teaches engineering principles to middle school students by showing them how to build autonomous soccer-playing robots.
Achieving STEM Goals via Robotics >>
Jennifer Duan

Arizona Engineers Learn Flood-Mapping Software Before It’s Released

Jan. 21, 2016  |  Jill Goetz
Dozens of civil engineers, hydrologists and other water resource professionals attend University of Arizona workshops to learn a forthcoming version of widely used flood-mapping software.
Deploying Hydraulic Modeling  >>

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