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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
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Turnin' up the heat
Photo Essay
UA student athletes work out bodies and minds
"I love the sport," said Academic All-American gymnast Aubrey Taylor. This sentiment is echoed by students throughout the athletics program.
Most student athletes use their own strengths to excel at something they love.
"God gave me a football body, so that's how I will use it," said Kili Lefotu, UA football offensive guard.
Although it takes more than love to be a student athlete, these athletes say they definitely put in the time it takes to be great.
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Students use Legos to learn about Mars
This week, third, fourth and fifth-graders are getting the chance to build a space rover, just like NASA engineers.
During a weeklong camp, in addition to learning about solar system exploration, children are discovering the basics of robotics through building and programming Lego-bots.
These aren't your everyday Legos. The rovers built by campers contain moving parts, thanks to a system of gears and a built-in computer, said Doug Lombardi, education and public outreach manager for the Phoenix Mars Mission and the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
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Fire threatens observatory, tempered by rain
Fire crews have begun to leave the 22,500-acre Florida Fire in the Santa Rita Mountains to attack new fires in the region.
The Florida fire threatened a UA-sponsored observatory on top of the mountain, but is now 60 percent contained.
The Smithsonian Institution's Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory sits atop 8,550-foot Mount Hopkins, 25 miles south of Tucson, in the Santa Rita Mountains. The observatory is a joint venture of the Smithsonian and the UA.
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New Eller EMBA program tailored to experienced business managers
Aimed at more accomplished and specialized business-savvy professionals, the Eller College of Management will launch its new Eller Executive Master of Business Administration program in August, the first and only 14-month MBA curriculum in Arizona.
Most EMBA programs last upwards of 24 months, but Brent Chrite, an associate dean and MBA director in the Eller EMBA program, said Eller is capitalizing on its reputation as one of the nation's top-flight business schools to create a degree program specifically tailored for already senior-level managers and fast-track professionals.
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Fast facts
taken weekly with a grain of salt
The skin of the human adult body weights six pounds on average.
The Greek playwright Aeschylus, according to some sources, was killed by a tortoise. The animal, it is said, was dropped from the claws of an eagle flying overhead, which mistook Aeschylus' bald head for a rock.
A sizable oak tree, during the typical growing season, gives off 28,000 gallons of moisture.
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