University of Arizona

Arizona the Place to Be Arizona is the place that a lot of people have been born and raised in, but not all of those people that have lived in Arizona know about their state. People may know a little of Arizona’s famous sites and places, but they do not know about Arizona before they lived in it. People that go to school and live close to the Grand Canyon know so little about the famous site, that they are embarrassed to admit it. People talking about relative location, what they mean…

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park - one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. View from the South Rim. The longstanding scientific consensus has been that the canyon was created by the Colorado River…

The Colorado River transects the Colorado Plateau. The Colorado River is ranked the fifth largest river in the United States, and is often referred to as the Nile of North America. This nickname describes its arid location and the vast human population that relies upon it (Kammerer, 2005). Despite its size, fluctuations in Colorado River stream flow are sensitive to the seasonal and annual changes in precipitation and temperature typical in arid systems. Long periods of below-average…

Even though they were not too far away from the Chumash groups, they faced a completely different climate and environment. The Hopi people occupied what is now the northeastern part of Arizona. A majority of this area is considered to be a desert climate. This dry climate allowed for the homes to have many unique features. The houses were a rectangular shape and construction started with the placement of rectangular stones in the rectangular…

The Apache are an interesting Native American tribe. One interesting part of their culture is the baskets they create. The uses of their baskets, as well as their design and materials, are somewhat unique to them. While these baskets aren’t made anymore, they are still an interesting sight to behold. Most of the original baskets were made of willow sprouts, which are normally white. These willow sprouts were dried for use by the sun, creating its yellow color. Other materials included devilsclaw…

Did you know about an indian tribe that lived in northern California? The Shasta Native Americans lived in northern California and Oregon. At the top of the map in purple is where they lived. They were already there when a spanish explorer claimed the land for Spain in the mid-1500s. They lived in cedar bark teepees and grass mat houses in the summer and winter pit houses in the winter. I made a winter pit house. The cedar bark teepees were semi-permanent shelters with very long strips of…

shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner in January 8, 2011 at a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona. Gabby was shot by a 9mm handgun, its bullet entering through the rear left portion of the brain and exiting to the front left portion - leaving no smaller fragments of the bullet and only affecting the left-Hemisphere. Gabby was hospitalized as critical in the University of Arizona at Medical Center in Tucson by Dr. Dong Kim. Kim used a surgery process known as Decompressive Hemi…

What draws me to the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine’s Arizona Campus is its commitment to developing physicians dedicated to serving patients. The Science of Health Care Delivery curriculum draws attention to the political, social, and economic forces that affect health care. As aspiring medical practitioners, students aware of these factors can better understand the circumstances of patients they care for. While serving as the Financial Director of the Campus Y, a public advocacy and service…

years, the one thing that I have come to realize is that getting a higher education from a good college is the key to success. I was raised mostly by my grandparents and my single mother while growing up. My grandma continued her education at Central Arizona College for her certificate in education, while my grandpa only obtained his high school diploma. My parents and grandparents come from poor families and not many college graduates. Even though they didn’t have any sort of college fund set…

Finding a restaurant that feels like home and satisfies those cravings can be hard to find, but they are not extinct. Oregano is not only a commonly used spice in mother’s recipes, but a striking name for a scrumptious Italian restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona where the craving of a home cooked meal can be satisfied. Most people in college have crammed schedules and tight budgets but Oregano’s energizing atmosphere, abundance of delicious food and quality service are worth every bit of a student’s…