Mentoring a Better Future
Ask Paul Blowers, PhD, why he was originally attracted to the field of chemical engineering, he’ll give you a simple answer: because it was hard. He had seen the discipline get the best of others, and he was determined to be great at it. Today, a UA Distinguished Professor, he now focuses on helping students get the best out of themselves.
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Keepers of Prometheus
After a nearly 5,000-year vigil upon a Nevada mountaintop, an ancient tree now finds its home in the UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. A member of the long-lived Bristlecone pine species, the tree called Prometheus is the oldest individual ever known to have lived. Its age was not accurately known until a few years ago.
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From Backpacks to Chefs' Hats
Education isn’t all about classrooms, labs and lecture halls. Under the direction of Executive Chef Kevin Lau, the kitchens of the Arizona Student Unions bring incredible learning opportunities for student employees. Here, they get fed some of life’s most important lessons, from managing schedules to building productive team relationships to how to prepare the perfect cinnamon bun.
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Runner Steps Up for Kindness
Be Kind Step Up, a collaboration between UA Athletics and local nonprofit Ben’s Bells, rewards intentional acts of kindness. The idea is to promote pro-social behavior on campus and in the wider community. Cross-country runner and Honors College senior Megan Meyer is a leader in the program, and she’s on the lookout for good deeds.
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Lessons in eSociety
What does it mean to be a participating member of the digital age? Through the new eSociety program, students take courses covering social media strategies, artificial intelligence, identity in the digital realm, privacy concerns, Internet communications law, information ethics, strategies for managing a social presence and the access -- and barring of access -- to information, and much more.
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