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June 2017

Air Force Predator unmanned aerial vehicle

Smarter Control for Border Patrol

Engineers at the University of Arizona are designing an autonomous border-surveillance system that can collect, assess and act on data in real time -- and deploy drones on its own.
University of Arizona Museum of Art Hosts Tinkerlab

UA Art Museum Introduces Tinkerlab for Young Makers

Given the rise of the makerspace movement, UAMA has introduced a space meant to foster experimentation, problem solving and creativity.

University of Arizona Sports Analytics Class About More than Ballpark Numbers

UA professor of systems and industrial engineering Ricardo Valerdi adapts his Science of Baseball program to a new class in sports analytics.
Cindy Klingberg

UA Systems and Industrial Engineering Department Honors Cindy Klingberg

Raytheon engineer receives Alumni of the Year Award for 20 years of dedication to UA College of Engineering students and programs.
Hydronalix employees

UA Engineering-Linked Companies Win Arizona Innovation Challenge Awards

Startup Codelucida, cofounded by a UA College of Engineering professor, and young company Hydronalix, founded by a UA Engineering alumnus, have each won $250,000 in Arizona Innovation Challenge grants for spring 2017.
Students watch their Skittle-sorter in action.

Makerspace Means Sweet Success for Students Engaged in Engineering Design

UA biomedical engineering sophomores in new maker class showcase their gadget-design and computer-programming skills in candy-sorting competition.
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'Cardi-Hack' -- The Discovery Files

The National Science Foundation’s podcast series, The Discovery Files, features the malware-detecting pacemaker designed by UA electrical and computer engineers Roman Lysecky and Jerzy Rozenblit.