The University of Arizona Receives 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Award Nov. 8, 2016 Through this grant, the University of Arizona established a thematic group consisting of five institutions of higher education partners and from four countries, which collaborate to develop a plan harmonized and complementary studies in engineering and environmental science, in order to prepare a group of professionals of the next generation to address the problem of water reuse, and to develop and apply technologies and water reuse practices in an international environment. Read more Image
Alumna Makes a Special Delivery From Taiwan for Homecoming Nov. 8, 2016 Zu-Chun Lin, a former doctoral student at the UA, helps renew the University's partnership with a private university in Taiwan where she is an associate professor and dean. Read more Image
Honors student makes an impact in Namibia Oct. 25, 2016 The opportunity to study abroad is a once in a lifetime experience for any college student. The chance to live, breath, and feel another culture in the flesh is the ultimate learning experience. UA Honors College Senior and first year graduate student, Katie DiBene, for example, spent her summer in Namibia, Africa. Read more Image
TLA Partners With Global Startup Incubator TechCode Oct. 21, 2016 The University of Arizona, through its invention commercialization arm Tech Launch Arizona, has partnered with TechCode, a global network of startup incubators and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Read more Image
UA Uses Big Data to Solve Bus Woes in Brazil Oct. 21, 2016 Fortaleza, Brazil's fifth-largest city, struggles with bus delays and overcrowding. The city's mayor, a UA alumnus, turned to big-data experts at his alma mater for help. Read more Image
Percussion Student to Perform in Moscow After Winning Competition Oct. 21, 2016 Trevor Cameron Barroero, a Flinn Scholar at the UA, says "the opportunity of a lifetime" awaits him with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Read more Image
Colorado River Delta Flows Help Birds, Plants, Groundwater Oct. 21, 2016 Two growing seasons after the engineered spring flood of 2014, the delta’s birds, plants and groundwater continue to benefit, according to a report by a binational, UA-led team. Read more Image
UA Positioned to Help Train Health Workers in Liberia Oct. 21, 2016 The west African nation is rebuilding after its health infrastructure was decimated by civil war and the Ebola virus. Read more Image
Dr. Manuel Perló Cohen - Hydro-sustainability and International Cooperation Sept. 23, 2016 On August 26, Dr. Manuel Perló Cohen, director of the Institute for Social Research at UNAM, gave two lectures at the University of Arizona and the other at the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson. Both lectures highlighted important issues pertaining to hydro-social sustainability and the need to reassess the forms of cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico. Read more Image
Over 30 Universities Attend XXII General Assembly in Spain Sept. 21, 2016 Representatives of the Compostela Group of Universities (CGU) from more than 30 universities attended the XXII General Assembly on September 19 and 20 at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, Spain. Read more Image