Erika Haws received the December 2021 Outstanding Senior Award in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department for her research on Arabidopsis thaliana while working in Dr. Frans Tax's lab.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its grant program for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), has awarded $250,000 each to two UArizona CALS initiatives.

INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine announced its 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award, honoring the UArizona CALS ASEMS program which provides services to support underrepresented student groups to enter STEM Fields and graduate with STEM degrees.

"It means so much to me that others believe in my ability to succeed!” said Erika Haws about winning the Danny Brower Scholarship

Two BIO5 members were among those formally recognized as distinguished professors in UA honorary ceremony. Dr. Bruce Tabashnik, was appointed a Regents Professor by the AZ Board of Regents, for national and international recognition of his work. Dr. Frans

With a new $1.1 million grant UA will be able to retain hundreds of additional students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.The funding for the next five years was awarded to the UA's Arizona Science, Engineering and Mathematics