Arizona Alumni Magazine The Fall 2024 Edition of Arizona Magazine is here. READ THE LATEST ISSUE The Latest Moving Forward On Aug. 9, the Arizona Board of Regents voted unanimously to appoint Suresh Garimella as the 23rd president of the University of Arizona. Read More Image Mimahuk Ikanǫsa ‘We are all only one’: Linguist Corey Roberts is working to save his ancestral language. Read More Image Hello, Big 12 On Aug. 2, the University of Arizona officially became a member of the Big 12 athletic conference after 45 years in the Pac-12. Read More Image To the Horizon As a toddler, Jessica Cox ’05 dreamed of flying. Today, the University of Arizona graduate, born without arms, is a celebrity pilot who has been invited to 29 countries to talk about her journey. Read More Fall 2024 Issue Image Precision Health Care At the University of Arizona Health Sciences, researchers and physician-scientists are de-signing and developing precision treatments for all populations. Read More Image Fulbright Brilliance Over the past few decades more than 240 graduating seniors, alumni, and graduate students have won U.S. Student Program Fulbright awards. Read More Image A Light Touch In the world of athletics, many see table tennis as dainty compared to other sports. Yet there is nothing dainty in the sub-second time it takes the ball to cross the nine-foot table, nor in the force behind each strike that sends it zipping away. Read More Read Fall 2024 Issue Arts Image Arts Alumni and Donors Ted DeGrazia If it hadn’t been for the copper mines of Morenci, Arizona Territory, little Ettore DeGrazia might never have become the hard-nosed artist Ted DeGrazia. Read More Image Student Experience Arts Making Her Pointe In March, University of Arizona School of Dance student, Avery Gay, took a tip-toed step forward in her quest for the title of “So You Think You Can Dance” champion — and a $100,000 prize. Read More Image Arts Told in Turquoise Display cases of alluring silver, turquoise and shell necklaces make up part of the ancient, historic and contemporary jewelry crafted by regional Indigenous artisans in the Arizona State Museum’s newest exhibit, “Ancient – Modern: Continuity and Innovation in Southwest Native Jewelry.” Read More Science & Research Image Science Simulation for the Future The Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) is adapting to the changing health care landscape to train the next generation of providers. Read More Image Grand Challenges Science Glittering Cargo The last piece of the world’s largest telescope takes shape at UArizona. Read More Image Grand Challenges Research Science Asteroid Bennu Speaks A first look at NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample suggests the presence of water and carbon. Read More Sports Image Sports Arizona NIL Success Story: Maya Nnaji When it comes to her career as a college student, basketball student-athlete and future medical doctor, Arizona standout Maya Nnaji wants to be an agent of change. Read More Image Athletics A ‘Heart Move’ Desireé Reed-Francois returns to the place that ‘extended a compassionate hand’ in a time of need. Read More Image Athletics Diversity The Teaching Game Player-coach relationships define the first 25 years of UArizona wheelchair tennis. Read More From Past Issues Preventing Lunar Traffic Jams Humans are headed back to the moon. Both national space programs and private companies have begun planning, with aspirations to send humans to the lunar surface as early as 2025. Read More Image Homecoming Memory The University of Arizona's first Homecoming — the fifth in the nation — was in 1914. This photo from 1956 celebrates the Homecoming parade and the lost art of float making. Read More Image Beyond Ordinary Carina Bennett remembers her first day working on the OSIRIS-REx mission: She found herself among space scientists with years of experience. It was rocket science, but she was a filmmaker. Read More Image Four Questions: Chronic Pain and How It Affects the Brain Research led by University of Arizona psychologist Stephen Cowen illustrates how chronic pain may impact cognitive abilities, such as decision-making, as well. Read More View Past Issues Contact the Editor If you have thoughts about content in the Arizona Alumni Magazine or story ideas, reach out to the editor to share your feedback. Contact Submit a Class Note Tell us about career accomplishments, book announcements, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, and death announcements or share family photos, reflections, and other alumni news. Submit a note Share Your Photos Share your spectacular imagery or Wildcat spirit from around the world in travel photos to be used in the online magazine and on social media. Learn more
Moving Forward On Aug. 9, the Arizona Board of Regents voted unanimously to appoint Suresh Garimella as the 23rd president of the University of Arizona. Read More
Image Mimahuk Ikanǫsa ‘We are all only one’: Linguist Corey Roberts is working to save his ancestral language. Read More
Image Hello, Big 12 On Aug. 2, the University of Arizona officially became a member of the Big 12 athletic conference after 45 years in the Pac-12. Read More
Image To the Horizon As a toddler, Jessica Cox ’05 dreamed of flying. Today, the University of Arizona graduate, born without arms, is a celebrity pilot who has been invited to 29 countries to talk about her journey. Read More
Image Precision Health Care At the University of Arizona Health Sciences, researchers and physician-scientists are de-signing and developing precision treatments for all populations. Read More
Image Fulbright Brilliance Over the past few decades more than 240 graduating seniors, alumni, and graduate students have won U.S. Student Program Fulbright awards. Read More
Image A Light Touch In the world of athletics, many see table tennis as dainty compared to other sports. Yet there is nothing dainty in the sub-second time it takes the ball to cross the nine-foot table, nor in the force behind each strike that sends it zipping away. Read More
Image Arts Alumni and Donors Ted DeGrazia If it hadn’t been for the copper mines of Morenci, Arizona Territory, little Ettore DeGrazia might never have become the hard-nosed artist Ted DeGrazia. Read More
Image Student Experience Arts Making Her Pointe In March, University of Arizona School of Dance student, Avery Gay, took a tip-toed step forward in her quest for the title of “So You Think You Can Dance” champion — and a $100,000 prize. Read More
Image Arts Told in Turquoise Display cases of alluring silver, turquoise and shell necklaces make up part of the ancient, historic and contemporary jewelry crafted by regional Indigenous artisans in the Arizona State Museum’s newest exhibit, “Ancient – Modern: Continuity and Innovation in Southwest Native Jewelry.” Read More
Image Science Simulation for the Future The Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) is adapting to the changing health care landscape to train the next generation of providers. Read More
Image Grand Challenges Science Glittering Cargo The last piece of the world’s largest telescope takes shape at UArizona. Read More
Image Grand Challenges Research Science Asteroid Bennu Speaks A first look at NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample suggests the presence of water and carbon. Read More
Image Sports Arizona NIL Success Story: Maya Nnaji When it comes to her career as a college student, basketball student-athlete and future medical doctor, Arizona standout Maya Nnaji wants to be an agent of change. Read More
Image Athletics A ‘Heart Move’ Desireé Reed-Francois returns to the place that ‘extended a compassionate hand’ in a time of need. Read More
Image Athletics Diversity The Teaching Game Player-coach relationships define the first 25 years of UArizona wheelchair tennis. Read More
Preventing Lunar Traffic Jams Humans are headed back to the moon. Both national space programs and private companies have begun planning, with aspirations to send humans to the lunar surface as early as 2025. Read More
Image Homecoming Memory The University of Arizona's first Homecoming — the fifth in the nation — was in 1914. This photo from 1956 celebrates the Homecoming parade and the lost art of float making. Read More
Image Beyond Ordinary Carina Bennett remembers her first day working on the OSIRIS-REx mission: She found herself among space scientists with years of experience. It was rocket science, but she was a filmmaker. Read More
Image Four Questions: Chronic Pain and How It Affects the Brain Research led by University of Arizona psychologist Stephen Cowen illustrates how chronic pain may impact cognitive abilities, such as decision-making, as well. Read More
