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Armin Sorooshian, professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, recently appeared in a LiveScience article about clouds. The article gives an explanation into calculating how much a cloud weighs. (Hint: They're heavier than they look!) livescience.com/how-much-does-…

Listen to Jennifer Barton, director of the The University of Arizona BIO5 Institute speak with @aztechcouncil on their podcast to discuss the current state of optics industry in Arizona. bit.ly/3U9N2Al

ICYMI, our final event in the 2023 Speaker Series discussed the use of guayule as a sustainable rubber source for tires. Guayule, pronounced “wy-oo-lee,” is a shrub native to the Chihuahuan Desert. #water #Arizona #STEM #ClimateChange bit.ly/3Kfcmk8

@AZWilmaWildcat You're not one already?????

Petition to make me into a Barbie doll? 😻❤️💙

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Kasey Spradling won the Raclare Cordis Kanal Memorial, Herb & Sylvia Burton, and da Vinci Scholarships this year. "These scholarships have paved the way for my success. I’m honored & forever grateful to have received them, & I hope to give back to students just like me one day.”

Congratulations on your acceptance into the University of Arizona! As a Wildcat, you’ll discover everything you need to achieve your biggest, boldest goals. Click bit.ly/3KsUVh1 to complete all your important steps to becoming a Wildcat.

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@uazjschool student Vic Verbalaitis wrote about a #UADesignDay23 team's capstone project. Six students are constructing a 250-pound "battlebot" for their senior project, hoping to gain a spot on the aptly-named TV show, "Battlebots." bit.ly/3U5QWdC

The @UArizona Cancer Engineering Initiative is bringing together the expertise of @UAZCancer and @azengineering to improve cancer treatment. Funded by the New Economy Initiative, the research uses 3D-printed growth environments to study cancer growth and response to therapies.

Join us tomorrow for a webinar discussing sustainability in arid regions. Chemical and Environmental Engr. department chair Kim Ogden joins David Dierig, manager & plant breeder/geneticist for Bridgestone's Agro Operations at the Guayule Research Farm. bit.ly/3JYZfn4

A @uarizona startup has released software detection technology to ensure "attacks on life-critical systems, such as automobiles or medical devices, are detected and mitigated fast enough to prevent the worst-case outcome." #software #STEM #tech bit.ly/3ZDnWLe

@Kgun9 has a story about our Building Pathways program. The program, funded with $500,000 from the National Science Foundation, aims to increase enrollment and support underrepresented civil engineering students. #stem #engineering #representation @NSF bit.ly/3npSmDo

Greyson Alexander St. Pierre is the winner of the Conrad Lee Fraps Memorial Scholarship & the Gene E. and Marylyn Schumann Tobey Scholarship. “I am a Tucson native with a love of @uarizona," he said. "These scholarships allow me to afford college without large amounts of debt."

We spotted a familiar face in Discover Magazine! Terry Keith ('62, Mining Engineering) was featured in a story about more women joining the field of volcanology. 🌋 @DiscoverMag bit.ly/3lU7x7B

Join us today as Max Duque, a junior Optical Sciences & Engineering student from Highland Park, CO, takes over our Instagram account (via Stories)! #wildcats #StudentTakeover #Engineering #STEM

Professor Wolfgang Fink is this year's recipient of the SPIE Aden and Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award. Fink is an associate professor in @uarizona Electrical and Computer Engineering. The award recognizes top minds in optics & photonics tech. bit.ly/3JPkbhf

“Students … are innately creative beings from the moment they walk on campus until the day they leave. We ask them to go out in the world after they graduate and solve all of the world’s problems for us," said Prof. Lisel Folks, Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost. 🧵2/2

We celebrated the opening of our Engineering Design Center this week! This 24/7 makerspace, located near Main Gate Square, is available to all College of Engineering students. The 5,000 square foot space provides 3D printers, work benches, and power tools for student use. 🧵1/2