Articles and broadcasts featuring the Professional Master's Degree Program

1. "Add science, business, mathematics and stir", USA Today, July 19, 2004.

2. "Educational Services for the Biotech Community",The Arizona Biotech Chronicle, June 2004.

3. "Business Meets Science", TechConnect, Summer 2004.

4. "The sci-biz gap: UA professional master's program lets students bridge the deep divide", the Arizona Daily Star, May 16, 2004

5. "Colleges connect industry, interns", Inside Tucson Business, May 10, 2004.

6. "Saving Jobs: Graduate degree in science/business is the key to preserving America's high-tech future" (op-ed by Kenneth R. Smith, Gerald J. Swanson and Sheila Tobias), The Arizona Daily Star, April 18, 2004.

7. "Entrepreneurship - Beyond the Business College: The entrepreneur in all of us", Enterprise (newsletter of the Karl Eller Center for the Study of the Private Market Economy), February 2004.

8. "The Business of Science" (guest editorial by Dean Joaquin Ruiz), bizAZ Magazine, January/February 2004.

9. "Program blends business, science", Arizona Daily Wildcat, December 10, 2003.

10. "High hopes for histology: New PCC degree fits burgeoning biosciences field", Arizona Daily Star, December 7, 2003.

11. "SACNAS Star Succeeds in Science and Beyond", SACNAS News (Newsletter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science), Fall 2003.

12. Interview with Alaina G. Levine, Coordinator, on the Professional Master's Degree Program and economic development in Southern Arizona, John C. Scott Show on Radio KTKT 990 AM, November 14, 2003.

13. "Grad student Claudia Ruiz wins Chaparales Scholarship", Noticias: Newsletter of the UA Hispanic Alumni, Summer 2003.

14. "Master's Program Gives Employers Chance To Hire Students with Better Experience", Human Resources Report, Bureau of National Affairs, June 23, 2003.

15. "Workforce development revolution to benefit high-tech businesses" (guest editorial by Dean Joaquin Ruiz), Inside Tucson Business, June 16, 2003.

16. "Reviving a 'Lesser' Degree in the Sciences", The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 16, 2003.

17. "Playing the Numbers Can Improve Your Career Odds", California Job Journal (www.jobjournal.com), June 8, 2003.

18. "Professional master's degree gets quickly put to use" (Business Profile/Starting Out), Arizona Daily Star, May 23, 2003.

19. "Demographic changes can be key to your career path", Careers 2003: Fields of Opportunity (Special section produced and distributed to newspapers nationwide by Copley News Service), May 16, 2003.

20. "Internships prove to be more valuable than ever: It's not just getting coffee (Local Angle)", Arizona Daily Star, May 6, 2003.

21. "Biotech: The Real World: Is this the future of biotech? (sidebar)", BizAz Magazine, May/June 2003.

22. "The Business of Science: Cross-Disciplinary Information Literacy in the Applied Sciences and Business", Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Spring 2003.

23. "Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students Makes for an Innovative Degree Program", Next Wave's Minority Student Network (online publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science), November 22, 2002. [PDF - 2.8MB]
24. "New study: business of science: Hybrid Degree aims to bridge industry gap", The Cincinnati Enquirer, November 18, 2002. [PDF - 1.7MB]
25. "Grads mix science, business - Degree offers opportunity in tech fields", Poughkeepsie Journal, November 17, 2002. [PDF - 2.7MB]
26. "Business, science mixed in special degree", Tucson Citizen, November 4, 2002. [PDF - 2.6MB]
27. "Degree unites science, business", Arizona Daily Wildcat, October 17, 2002.

28. "Workforce Development - a strategy of the UA College of Science" (guest editorial by Dean Joaquin Ruiz), Inside Tucson Business, August 5-11, 2002. [PDF - 876]
29. "Microbial Master's: The professional edge", (cover story by Applied Biosciences Coordinator Lindy Brigham and Sloan Outreach Coordinator Sheila Tobias), SIM News (journal of the Society for Industrial Microbiology), July/August 2002. [PDF - 9MB]
30. "Professional Master's Degree Programs: A Case Study in Identifying Challenges and Orchestrating Successes" (guest viewpoint by Alaina G. Levine, Director of Special Projects and Coordinator, Professional Master's Degree Program), APSNews (A Publication of The American Physical Society), July 2002. [PDF - 4.3MB]
31. "New U of A Degree: UA Professional Master's Degree Program in Applied Science AND Business: A uniquely educated workforce for Tucson", GTEC Newsletter (newsletter of the Greater Tucson Economic Council), April 12, 2002. [PDF - 4.6MB]
32. "UA dean supports college programs to support community" (Executive Profile of Dean Joaquin Ruiz), Inside Tucson Business, April 3, 2002.

33. Professional Master's Degrees Are Becoming a Key Credential", CareerProNews.com and Bridges.com, April 2002. [PDF - 4MB]
34. "Masters of the Biouniverse: Business for Scientists", HMS Beagle (online magazine of BioMedNet.com), August 31, 2001.

35. "Science college getting down to business" (cover story), Inside Tucson Business, October 29-November 4, 2001. [PDF - 3.5MB]
36. "Masters of the future: Some UA graduate students are aiming to show that a new kind of advanced degree will open doors to technical, highly paid jobs", Arizona Daily Star, May 12, 2001. [PDF - 2.2MB]
37. "AIP Report Identifies Strongest PMD Programs", APSNews (A Publication of The American Physical Society), May 2001. [PDF - 928KB]
38. "Graduate Studies in Science Expand Beyond the Ph.D.: New master's programs help students who don't want to become academics", The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2001. [PDF - 2.6MB]
39. "Educating Students to Excel in the 21st Century Industrial Arena" (by Alaina G. Levine), College of Science News, Spring 2001. [PDF - 5.4MB]
40. "Summer Challenges, Rewards Engineering Interns", Raytheon Missile Systems Engineering Report, August 2000.

41. "Designer Degrees or Academic Alchemy?", The Scientist, April 3, 2000.

42. "UA science college creating master's for industry", Arizona Daily Star, January 28, 2000. [PDF - 2.0MB]
43. "Science to offer master's degree programs: Tailored education creates new career alternatives", Lo Que Pasa, February 3, 2000.

44. "Reinventing the Science Master's Degree", Science, June 4, 1999. [PDF - 2.9MB]
45. "Professional Master's Degrees Promise Quicker Entry into Industry Jobs", Physics Today, June 1999. [PDF - 2.9MB]