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May 2017

Study Looks at Training Residents to Use AEDs

UA biomedical engineer Marv Slepian and Sarver Heart Center co-director Karl Kern team up with Green Valley groups to introduce community defibrillators.

2017 Top Embedded Innovator: Bill Mensch, CEO and Founder, Western Design Center

UA Engineering alumnus Bill Mensch (BS/EE 1971) hailed as pioneer of embedded microprocessor design.

College Announces Spring 2017 Outstanding Seniors and Graduate Teaching Assistants

The UA College of Engineering honored outstanding seniors and graduate teaching assistants for the spring 2017 semester at a commencement luncheon May 3.
UA Solar Oven Throw Down

Top-Ranked Arizona High Schools Offer UA Engineering Introductory Course

In U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings of Arizona public high schools, six of the top 20 participate in the UA’s Engineering 102 High School program, and three of the six are listed among the top 15 in the nation.
Salpointe UA ENGR High School 102 Projects

ENGR 102 High School Students Create Sustainable Solutions for Community

A modified version of the University of Arizona’s introductory engineering course gives high school seniors a chance to do good and a head start on their college education.
LaToya Singletary, UA College of Engineering Alumni Affairs

LaToya Singletary Joins UA College of Engineering Development Team

The College’s associate director of development brings eight years of experience in alumni relations and philanthropy at research universities along with professional engineering experience.
Pierre Deymier, University of Arizona professor of materials science and engineering

Sound Over Silicon: Computing’s Wave of the Future

With a combined $1.8 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation and the University of Arizona, materials science and engineering professor Pierre Deymier explores building a quantum computer that uses sound instead of quantum particles.
Winners of UA Engineering 2017 Design Day

UA Engineering Design Day 2017: A Date to Remember

A drone for pollinating date palm trees, which could yield big savings in time and money for farmers, takes the top prize at Design Day 2017.