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Engineering Alum in Newest Class of NASA Astronauts

Dec. 8, 2021  |  By NASA
Jessica Wittner, a 2009 aerospace engineering graduate, was selected from among more than 12,000 applicants.
Astronaut Alum >>
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Three UArizona Engineers Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Dec. 7, 2021  |  By Paul Tumarkin
Liesl Folks, Mark Van Dyke and Terry Matsunaga have been recognized for their technological contributions to engineering and health care.
National Recognition for Inventors >>
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Gov. Ducey Says Investment in Hypersonic Flight is Ticket to the Future

Dec. 3, 2021  |  By Emily Dieckman
The governor joined Raytheon Missiles & Defense president, university leadership, and representatives from the education sector to tour UArizona wind tunnels and discuss the state's STEM workforce.
Governor Tours Wind Tunnels >>
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Teaching Engineering By Touch

Dec. 2, 2021  |  By Emily Dieckman
Professor and alum team up on tools to teach visually impaired students about engineering concepts.
Read More >>
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$1.5M Advances Hypersonics Research and Technology

Dec. 1, 2021  |  By Emily Dieckman
A team led by University of Arizona aerospace and mechanical engineers has been selected for the first round of funding from a national hypersonics consortium.
Surrogate Database >>
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UArizona Student’s Flying Robots Startup Takes Off

Nov. 29, 2021  |  By Paul Tumarkin
Graduate student's research led to an invention that’s now become the foundational technology for Revolute Robotics.
Revolute Robotics >>
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UArizona Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin 'Computer on the Bone'

Nov. 23, 2021  |  By Emily Dieckman
Engineers and physicians teamed up to develop a wireless device to monitor and protect bone health.
Osseosurface Electronics >>
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Helping Women Overcome Discrimination in STEM

Nov. 17, 2021  |  By University of Arizona Communications
University of Arizona provost and engineering professor Liesl Folks leads a project that aims to give women in STEM tools for overcoming gender bias and discrimination.
NAVIGATE Project >>
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Homecoming 2021: It Takes All Kinds in Engineering

Nov. 12, 2021  |  By Emily Dieckman
Together Again >>
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Engineers Contribute to $60M Precision Aging Network

Nov. 12, 2021  |  By Alexis Blue
The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.
Neuroimaging >>

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