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2019

Photo of the UA Mall on a bright day.

UA Rises 81 Spots in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings

The University of Arizona improved its position in the annual rankings, marking the third time since May the university has posted significant gains in national higher education institution standings.
Biosphere 2 interior

Today’s Students Are Tomorrow’s Space Explorers

Ten students from Japan and Arizona gathered for the first official Space Camp at Biosphere 2, where they designed Biosphere 3 to sustain life on Mars.
UA campus at sunset

UA Engineering Honored for Commitment to Diversity

National engineering education society names college to first group of award recipients for dedication to serving underrepresented students and faculty members.
Six professionals pose for a photo in front of an IISE backdrop.

From Student to Teacher: SIE Students Launch Academic Careers

Systems and industrial engineering graduate students win awards and commence their careers as professors.
A man in a yellow construction vest and hard hat operates a drone on a construction site.

Robots and Drones Are Clocking In on Construction Sites

UA engineering students are keeping pace with the latest technology as AI makes its way into the construction industry.
Old Main building on the UA campus.

UA, TEP Initiate Plan to Power Campus With Clean Energy

The UA's emissions have decreased in recent years, but this industry partnership will take sustainability efforts on campus to the next level.
A high-tech tractor-type vehicle moves across a field.

UA Testing Out Cutting-Edge Farming Technology

Arizona engineers operate automated tractors that can do the work of thousands of farmers.
Purple norovirus microbes viewed through a microscope

Using a Smartphone to Detect Norovirus

University of Arizona researchers strike the balance between sensitivity and affordability with a new method for identifying this gut-busting microbe.

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