Through Tech Launch Arizona's Student Innovation Challenge, engineering students receive funds to develop a mushroom cultivation system and a mobile app for monitoring pavement conditions.
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.
Unable to gather on campus for the traditional public showcase of projects a year in the making, students presented their creations -- including biomedical devices, space exploration tools and sustainable building materials -- online, and got their due in a virtual awards ceremony.