Liesl Folks, vice president for semiconductor strategy and director of the Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing, has won the Distinguished Service Award from the IEEE Magnetics Society.

In a world increasingly filled with internet connectivity at the touch of a finger, the threat of cybersecurity risks grows with each technological innovation. In the face of such a threat, the staff and faculty at the University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology are training the next generation of cyber professionals to secure and protect the nation's data, communications and privacy.

As the BIO5 Institute director assumes her presidency of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics in 2024, she propels the international society for optics and photonics into new frontiers and underscores her role as a leader in cutting-edge research and innovation while representing UArizona.

National leaders from higher education, government, nonprofits and industry gathered at a conference sponsored by the University of Arizona's Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing on Feb. 19 and 20 to strategize around how to shore up the domestic semiconductor industry.

The agreement between the two universities formalizes a plan for the institutions and industry partners to collaborate on research projects and education partnerships related to semiconductor manufacturing.

The founding dean and namesake of the University of Arizona James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Wyant founded three successful optics companies, led multiple professional societies and gave more than $30 million to support graduate students and endowed faculty at the college.

The funding from the Arizona Commerce Authority includes workforce development to boost the ability to produce more computer chips domestically.

A multi-institution team led by University of Arizona electrical and computer engineering professor and BIO5 Institute member Janet Roveda is building a future in which wearable devices will allow clinicians to gather patient data remotely and provide "care in place" so patients don't need to leave their homes. The team founded the Center to Stream Healthcare in Place, or C2SHIP, which was first selected as a National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center, or IUCR, in 2018 and received $15,000 in startup funding.

C2SHIP recently received a continuing NSF grant of $3 million, with $1.125 million earmarked for UArizona.