The entrepreneurial spirit thrives in Arizona as new small businesses continue to emerge in an atmosphere that fosters their growth and development more than in any year since 2008. In 2011, Arizona had 506,365 small businesses employing 928,155 workers, which was more than two-fifths of the states’ private workforce, according to a Small Business Profile…
A professor at the University of Arizona is giving sight back to those who once saw. Since 2002, Dr. Wolfgang Fink, an associate professor in the UA Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, and colleagues have been working on a new way to give sight to those whose vision has been…
Arizona schools are finding great value in mentoring programs for middle schools. Having access to information about the application process and financial aid is important, but experts say even more essential is having people to inspire, support and guide these students through the process. Mentoring programs at an early age can have a significant impact…
William Ruoff felt that he wasn’t getting enough hands-on experience from classes at the University of Arizona when he decided to join the American Institute of Architecture Students Freedom by Design. Freedom by Design is a non-profit community outreach program within the UA College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture that helps people with disabilities…
The sidewalks lining Calle Alvaro Obregón were packed with families – men, women and children craning their necks to watch red, white and green floats parade down the main street of Nogales, Sonora. A military procession followed vaqueros on horseback, children in school uniforms and girls in traditional Mexican dresses. The colors of Mexico hung…
