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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences graduate student Mariana Manriquez was recently awarded the Louise Foucar Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for spring 2025. Manriquez earned the fellowship for her research that challenges the myths of automation and universality, examining how local contexts, particularly in Mexico City, shape and influence the way couriers interact with and navigate technology.

The Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization recognizes innovative strategies and partnerships fostering global learning opportunities.

The Veterans Education and Transition Services program provides comprehensive support for military-connected students, including help with benefits, academic guidance and peer-to-peer mentoring.

Yuma's agriculture and agribusiness contributed $4.4 billion in economic activity to the state of Arizona and $3.9 billion to Yuma County in 2022.

The U of A and 20 other U.S. institutions will help the Carnegie Foundation develop a new higher education designation recognizing sustainability and climate action.

The Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund is ready to begin making its first investments to help launch startups from the innovations of faculty, staff, students and alumni.

"Universe of Science" is an interactive exhibit that explores everything from microscopic worlds to monsoon storms to the farthest reaches of deep space.

Five U of A faculty and staff were recognized with Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Mentoring and Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

Each year, only 18 student across the U.S. are awarded Churchill Scholarships, which support undergraduate students who wish to pursue a year of master's degree study at Cambridge University.

Researchers set out to answer the age-old question: Are women really much more talkative than men? They found that women between the ages of 25 and 64 – the life stages of early and middle adulthood – speak on average 3,000 more words per day than their male counterparts.

Takashi Inomata, Regents Professor in the Department of Anthropology was recently awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to write a book on the Maya civilization. The project will explore a comprehensive new theory of the development of the Maya civilization.