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Mining & Geological Engineering News - 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.
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.
Aerial shot of UA campus

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.