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February 2021

Isabel Barton wearing a red vest and standing next to the entrance of a mine in a desert setting.

Award-Winning Geometallurgist Breaks Down Barriers

Feb. 22, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
In the field and in the classroom, NSF CAREER awardee Isabel Barton is bringing together people and ideas from multiple industry specialties, academic disciplines and demographic backgrounds to lend everyday understanding to mining sustainability.
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Arvind Raman and Justine Schluntz

Former Elite Swimmer and Her Once Adviser Buck Tradition

Feb. 15, 2021  |  Karina Barrentine
The two started in academia worlds apart, each are in same-sex marriages today, and both are set on preparing students for what’s next.
AME Alumni Come Out, Carry On >>
Eight women in professional attire stand on three levels of steps posing for a photo in front of the Anaheim Convention Center.

Student Clubs Work to Ensure All Voices Are Heard

Feb. 15, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
Organizations geared toward underrepresented populations become home away from home for many engineering students.
Diverse Student Groups >>
A graphic design of different colored hands coming together in the center, with the word "Diversity" over the top.

Engineering Success Reflects the Makeup of Society

Feb. 15, 2021  |  David W. Hahn
A message from the dean about the Winter 2021 edition of Arizona Engineer
Unwavering Goal >>
Two women wearing caps and gowns pose for a photo at graduation.

UArizona-Led Project to Improve Transfer Credit Process Wins Blockchain Innovation Challenge

Feb. 11, 2021  |  American Council on Education
Phase 1 winners will each receive $150,000 to apply emerging technology to empower social and economic mobility.
Easing Transfer Process >>
Photo of a black hole -- it looks like an orange ring surrounded by blackness

NSF: UArizona Places in Top 20 Among Public University Research Expenditures

Feb. 5, 2021  |  Nick Prevenas
The University of Arizona ranks in the top 4% of all U.S. universities in research and development expenditures and No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics, according to data from the National Science Foundation.
Top 4% >>
A man sits on a folding chair using a laptop, next to the steps of an airplane. The building behind him has a sign that says, "Langley Research Center."

ACTIVATE Begins Year Two of Marine Cloud Study

Feb. 4, 2021  |  Joe Atkinson
A NASA airborne study led by Professor Armin Sorooshian has returned to the field for a second year of science flights to advance the accuracy of short- and long-term climate models.
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