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Public perception and a diverse workforce – the WIM USA conference

Nov. 19, 2021

Students who attended the Women in Mining USA Annual Conference “Changing The Face Of Mining” share their impressions.

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University of Arizona students at the WIM conference in Salt Lake City

Homecoming: Professional Achievement Award and Lacy Lecture

Nov. 15, 2021

At the Engineering Homecoming celebration, Carole Haig (BS mining engineering, 1985) was honored with a Professional Achievement Award. The annual Lacy Lecture was held by Richard Adkerson (left).

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Moe Momayez and Richard Adkerson

Helping Women Overcome Discrimination in STEM

Nov. 8, 2021

A collaborative project with the University at Buffalo and Cal Poly aims to give women in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines strategic tools to identify, address and overcome gender bias and discrimination.

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Mining Engineering student

Alumni all around the Google Earth

Nov. 5, 2021

Find out where Mining and Geological Engineering alumni have worked around the world.

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How to improve enrollment in mining engineering

Nov. 1, 2021

What keeps students from majoring in mining engineering? Students hardly know mining engineering exists as a possible career option. What can be done to change this lack of exposure to the field?

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University of Arizona campus

Connecting Teachers to STEM Resources

Oct. 26, 2021

To connect Arizona science and engineering teachers to mining and mineral resources classroom materials and presentations, our outreach team actively participates in teacher workshops, conferences, and science fairs among them the Rural Activation and Innovation Network retreat and the STEM & Innovation Summit.

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The Education outreach team presents at the 2021 RAIN retreat

Thanks to MSHA grant, small mines will get innovative new training materials

Oct. 22, 2021

The Western Mining Safety and Health Training Resource Center has received a $140,000 award from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), US Department of Labor, to use data analytics coupled with a new app-based tracking method to improve miner health and safety outcomes.

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Group of miners learning with laptops

Arizona Geological Society Scholarships

Oct. 22, 2021

The Arizona Geological Society is now accepting applications for our two annual graduate student scholarships in geology. Applications must be submitted by December 15, 2021.

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bags, hammer and other geological paraphernalia on a red rock

Call for Abstracts - Slope Stability Symposium

Oct. 21, 2021

Slope Stability 2022 is now accepting abstracts for papers/presentations at the symposium. Abstract submission will be open until January 15, 2022.

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Slope Stability Conference

A first semester of teaching Gem Science

Oct. 21, 2021

The Fall semester 2021 began with a bang at the end of August, with it bringing the start of a brand-new series of gem science classes. Eric Fritz, Director of the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum and one of the professors in charge of teaching the first set of students, shares his thoughts.

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Teaching Gem Science