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Bioscience park to see addition of high school KYLE MITTAN

sciences, it will also offer writing and literature courses in order to meet state mandates, which require that students receive a well-rounded The UA’s research parks continue to grow in education in order to earn a diploma, according employment numbers and expand in company to Molly Gilbert, the director of community collaboration, and administrators are now in engagement. There are no plans to offer sports or the process of adding a high school to their next athletics at the school, but students would be able development. to participate in sports at other local high schools. Esteem High School is in an early planning The decision to build the school came after stage, and will end up somewhere within the 65an analysis by the Flinn Foundation in Phoenix acre Arizona Bioscience Park, with a student body and other national institutes specializing in of 400 to 800 students. The park is currently under technology and enterprise. Wright added that development on a large piece of land at the corner a similar, nationwide study by the National of Kino Parkway and 36th Street. Academy of Sciences also suggested that the U.S. The school, whose name is an acronym for was beginning to “fall behind” in those particular “Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, areas. Entrepreneurship and Mathematics,” will function “The whole intent of what we’re trying to do is as an institution focusing on education specifically to create a high school with a unique curriculum in those areas, according to Bruce Wright, the and program that excites young people about associate vice president of University Research science,” Wright said. “It’s not just directed at the Parks. Wright added that the idea behind the best students, it’s directed at all students to say, high school is to continue administrators’ efforts ‘There are great careers and opportunities in these to expand the life and biosciences industries in fields.’” Southern Arizona. ESTEEM, 3 While the school will focus on teaching the Arizona Daily Wildcat

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THE UA BIOSCIENCE PARK is under development on land at 36th Street and Kino Parkway. Administrators are now several years into developing a high school within the park focusing on science fields.

Streetcar safety now a concern for city, PTS

New med building allows for expansion YARA ASKAR Arizona Daily Wildcat

A new health sciences education building on the College of Medicine — Phoenix Campus has allowed this year’s class to nearly double its enrollment to 80 students, from last year’s 48. The 268,000-square foot, $135-million building will house the sixth class of medical students from both the UA and Northern Arizona University. This will provide the facility with better opportunities to train the next team of health physicians, according to Judy Bernas, associate vice president for external relations for the UA in Phoenix . After two years of construction work, the building opened its doors to students on July 13. From a competitive pool of 850 applicants, the new building will welcome 80 new students. Ten years ago, the UA decided to expand its College of Medicine to Phoenix to help increase the number of doctors in Arizona and provide more opportunities to students, Bernas said. This new building was possible with the help of a partnership with the city of Phoenix, she added. “For the UA, this building really signifies the university’s presence in Phoenix and reinforces its state-wide presence,” she said. The building will be used

Departments aim to caution public about cycling with Sun Link prior to completion STEPHANIE CASANOVA Arizona Daily Wildcat

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WITH SUN LINK CONSTRUCTION well underway and tracks in place, city officials and UA’s Parking and Transportation Services are working to spread awareness about cycling safety.

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The city of Tucson and UA Parking and Transportation Services have been working together to ensure the safety of community members during the streetcar’s construction. A public relations team is also planning a series of outreach and educational programs to teach pedestrians, cyclists and motorists how to be safe once the streetcar is operating. Many changes are being made to address safety, including new traffic signals, two-way streets and the removal of parallel parking on Second Street for space. While planning for the streetcar project, public education and safety were included in the budget, said Mary McLain, assistant general manager for Sun Tran and safety and security officer for the streetcar project. The streetcar construction company is required to submit safety certification reports which are then verified, documented and maintained by the city. Apart from the safety committee that McLain works with, there is also a communications committee in

charge of sharing safety information with the community. Though the committee hasn’t yet finalized the ways it plans to share this information, McLain said it will be a continuous effort that will probably include open meetings as well as social media, just as information about the project has been shared thus far. “It’s about changing people,” said Bill Davidson, marketing specialist of Parking and Transportation Services. “It’s really making yourself aware of your surroundings, being alert.” Striping and taping on the road as well as street signs will be in place once the streetcar is open to the public. These signs will show cyclists how to cross tracks and warn drivers of streetcar stops. David Heineking, director of PTS, said PTS is also working with the city to create a pedestrian and bike safety brochure which he is hoping to have on the streetcar and around the community. “We want to try to reach as many people [as we can],” Heineking said. A traffic light will replace the current four-way stop at the Park Avenue and

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Improvements among freshmen KYLE MITTAN Arizona Daily Wildcat

As the largest freshman class in UA history, the class of 2016 shows improvements in certain academic areas over classes of past years. In a media advisory in Bear Down Gymnasium on Friday morning, Vice President for Student Affairs Melissa Vito and Kasey Urquidez, the associate vice president for Student Affairs and

Enrollment Management and dean of undergraduate admissions, discussed the UA’s largest-ever freshman class, focusing mainly on academic preparedness and ethnic diversity. The latest class to be admitted adds approximately 7,450 to a total campus enrollment of about 40,000, surpassing fall 2011’s freshman class by about 150 students. The new class’s grade point

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THE UA’S NEW FRESHMAN class was met with a welcome event in McKale Center on Aug. 19. It is the largest class in university history.


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