News
Monday, April 25, 2016
The Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the US department of State, awards over 700 outstanding undergraduate American Students to participate in a study abroad or international internship program during the summer academic semester. The Gilman Scholarship award amount is $3000 and is the largest source of funding available to students will study abroad.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
UA Alum and Professor of astronomy at the University of Chile, Mario Hamuy Wackenhut, will become the head of the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT) in Chile. This honor was announced by President Michelle Bachelet, accompanied by the Minister of Education, Adriana Delpiano, in La Moneda in March 2016.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Azhar Abdul-Salam, a UA journalism and communication alumnus from Singapore, just finished a 10-day visit to Tucson, where he met with students and professors and shared his experience working in sports journalism.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
The strong international connection between Chapingo Autonomous University in Mexico and the University of Arizona's (UA), Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) has continued to grow tremendously over the past 25 years.
Friday, April 8, 2016
The fifth-largest city in Brazil, which has a University of Arizona alumnus as its mayor and is involved in close collaboration with the UA, has been selected as one of five winners of the 2015 Gobernarte Award, presented by Inter-American Development Banks (IDB).
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Three UA doctoral students collected $6,000 in prize money during the second annual Grad Slam competition, hosted by the UA's Graduate College, Graduate Center and Graduate and Professional Student Council.
Friday, March 25, 2016
Alyssa Goya, a senior in the University of Arizona Honors College, was recently invited to serve in the Peace Corps as an education volunteer to teach 10 to 14 year-olds English at primary schools in South Africa for two years.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
唱念做打 (chang, nian, zuo da; singing, reading, doing, fighting), are four basic skills in Chinese operas and are often referred to as the “四功” (“Si Gong; Four Strengths”).
Friday, March 4, 2016
The recent drought that began in 1998 in the eastern Mediterranean’s Levant region is likely the worst drought of the past nine centuries, according to new research from a team that includes three University of Arizona scientists. The Levant comprises Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
Monday, February 29, 2016
As home to one of the largest Paul D. Coverdell Fellows programs in the country, the UA benefits from Peace Corps volunteers bringing back valuable experiences in more than 50 countries.
