Funding from the National Science Foundation will support scholarships for transfer students from Pima Community College seeking STEM degrees at the UA, and provide training for faculty and mentors.
Hundreds of teenagers from across the United States spend their summer launching bottle rockets, racing cardboard boats and melting iron at the University of Arizona.
Engineering alumnus and UA employee started his deep space journey at 10, viewing command of the Mars Polar Lander’s failed descent. Now he’s extending his problem-solving skills behind the scenes.