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The University of Arizona is collaborating with Amgen, a global leader in biotechnology, to strengthen and diversify the nation’s STEM workforce.

March 10, 2023
Danielle Johnson, Pharmacy student

FY2023 Equipment Enhancement Fund Distributes $1.3 million among 13 UArizona Investigators

Each year, Research Development Services funds internal proposals for equipment augmenting the university’s research capacity. The funds enhance the capabilities of a core or shared use facility, facilitate research across boundaries, and increase competitiveness for new funding. While the equipment purchases will benefit the PI of application, the central role of the EEF is to provide new or updated equipment or purchase equipment on loan outright that is centrally located to benefit other users with relevant needs.

Feb. 6, 2023
a close up of biomedical lab equipment

Research, Innovation & Impact's Emily Kotay Selected As a Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Congratulations to Emily Kotay upon her selection as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2022-2023. Kotay will be participating in the Fulbright Germany Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education. 

July 12, 2022

Podcast Series: UArizona’s Place In Space with Zach Yentzer

Zach Yentzer, host of Tipping Point and executive director of Tucson Young Professionals, is proud to showcase the university’s space-related endeavors through a series of conversations, where he coined Tucson as the “Space City of the Southwest”, alongside faculty and staff.

June 22, 2022

UArizona, Global Resilience Partnership, and U.S. Agency for International Development Convene to Advance Resilience Measurement

On May 17-18th 2022, the University of Arizona, the Global Resilience Partnership, and the United States Agency for International Development convened a group of experts and development practitioners at the UArizona Washington, D.C. Center with aim to advance resilience measurement.

June 22, 2022

UArizona Recognizes Women in Research and Innovation

Through the inaugural Women of Impact Awards, the university will embrace and empower women who through their work are addressing society's most pressing challenges.

June 10, 2022

Methane Remote Sensing Results in Voluntary Reduction of over One Million Tons CO2e

As a direct result of surveys detecting methane emissions from oil and gas, waste, and agricultural sites using innovative remote-sensing technology, 44 individual California facilities voluntarily took corrective actions between 2017 and 2021, preventing the equivalent of 1.2 million metric tons of CO2 from escaping into the atmosphere.

June 9, 2022

Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy hosts inaugural workshop for federal agencies

At the UArizona Washington DC Center for Outreach & Collaboration, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy in partnership with the Udall Foundation, hosted the first ever workshop in the United States focused on federal agency use of geospatial online tools for public participation.

May 24, 2022

UArizona joins coalition to pursue a carbon neutral economy

Arizona energy providers, state universities to develop clean hydrogen ecosystem and reduce state emissions

May 13, 2022

Associate Vice President of Tech Parks Arizona appointed President of International Association of Science Parks, North America

Carol Stewart, Associate Vice President of Tech Parks Arizona for UArizona, has been appointed the new International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation North America Division President on the International Board of Directors.

Sept. 21, 2021

Greg Collins Appointed New Associate Vice President of Resilience and International Development

After more than a decade-long tenure at the United States Agency for International Development, Greg Collins joins the University of Arizona as its new associate vice president of resilience and international development.

Sept. 16, 2021
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UArizona ASEMS Program Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine’s 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

The University of Arizona’s ASEMS program was recently recognized by a prominent diversity and inclusion publication for its commitment to facilitating the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented students into STEM fields.

Aug. 16, 2021
The ASEMS program staff, Advisory Board, and faculty mentors, 2021-2022

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