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Monica Brody-D'Urso is the first University of Arizona student to receive the Voyager Scholarship, becoming one of only 100 students who have been selected from a national pool of impressive scholars for the 2024-2026 cohort.

An interdisciplinary team of Franke Honors faculty and staff recently acquired a $1,500 Grant from The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), which will contribute to the continuation of "Bridging Borders: Honors Interdisciplinary Student Talents." 

Nagasriya Ramisetty, Taylor Raney, and Daryl Ijaola will be presenting their Exploratory Mini Grant research during Wellness and Wonder, a free community health expo hosted by the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

The start of the academic year is always filled with excitement as current students come back to campus and new students begin what is sure to be one of the most life-changing experiences they will have in their young adult lives.

Our industry partners play an integral role in the BCII experience, providing industry, government and community challenges, internships, and access to valuable networks that prepare our students for successful careers.

As Senior Vice President of Pricing and Customer Solutions for Duke Energy, Lon Huber is passionate about innovation and sustainability providing direct impact on the communities he serves.

At the Franke Honors College, we are committed to exploring the ways our identity as an Honors College and a Hispanic Serving Institution intersect year-round.

Through resources at Franke Honors, Yona Kleinerman created StudiousCat, a virtual tool that will allow students to find study groups and partners at the University of Arizona based on their courses, assignments, and availability.

Visiting Associate Professor of Practice Dr. Jacqueline Melvold has been named the new Compton Chair for Intelligence and Innovation. This endowed faculty position was established through a generous $3.2 million gift made to the W.A. Franke Honors College last fall by Dr. John Lee Compton.

First-year Franke Honors student Ilana Valenzuela is eager to study aerospace and mechanical engineering. "I genuinely wish there was infinite time to take every class and learn everything about every field of science," she said.