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June 2020

Zachary Rovig

Seniors Build Successful Projects Despite COVID-19 Setbacks

Using online meeting software and materials found around the house, and with a whole lot of determination and discipline, seniors overcame challenges associated with the pandemic to succeed with their capstone designs and prototypes.
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UA Climbs to 39 in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents

The University of Arizona ranks No. 39 among the top 100 worldwide universities with the most U.S. patents granted for inventions in 2019.
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Teens Design Back-to-School Strategies Amid COVID-19

Arizona high school juniors and seniors use engineering design thinking to solve social distancing challenges in their schools through a virtual statewide competition hosted by Arizona universities.
Brian Mushimba with his wife & son at his UA graduation.

Mining Engineering Alumnus Pays It Forward as Member of Zambian Parliament

Twenty years ago, Brian Mushimba left behind a life of poverty in Zambia to earn his engineering degree at the University of Arizona. Now he serves as the minister of higher education for his home country.
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UA Joins Network Dedicated to Improving STEM Graduate Education

The university is one of six new institutions from the U.S. and Canada to join the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning.
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Virtual Summer Camps Combine Sports and STEM

Science of Sport, founded by University of Arizona systems and industrial engineering professor Ricardo Valerdi, is helping kids keep their brains and bodies active without leaving home.
REM students

Underrepresented Undergraduates Explore New Frontiers of Sound

Program provides mentors and research opportunities for underrepresented students interested in grad school and careers in engineering.