The University of Arizona Introduction Part Two

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Our history runs deep.

Before Arizona was a state, there was the University of Arizona.

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A premier, public research university.

As one of the world's premier public research universities, the University of Arizona conducts more than $625 million of research annually, a key measure of productivity. The National Science Foundation ranks the UA 19th among public universities and 29th overall in research expenditures.

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Arizona's only M.D. granting medical school.

The UA Health Networks helps treat more than 100,000 patients each year, and the UA Medical Center houses the only Level I trauma center in Southern Arizona.

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Creativity flourishes here.

Iconic photographer Ansel Adams helped found the UA's Center for Creative Photography, the largest institution in the world devoted to documenting the history of modern North American photography.

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We transform ideas into reality.

Researchers at the UA's BIO5 Institute develop and commercialize new technologies, diagnostics and health care treatments, and have helped form 20 spinoff companies in the past eight years.

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The best and the brightest internationally.

The UA is one of the nation's top producers of Fulbright Scholars.

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Our economic influence is felt statewide.

The UA directly and indirectly impacts more than 30,000 jobs, and helps infuse billions into the state economy every year.

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Uncharted territory is our playground.

The UA is leading a first-of-its-kind mission to send a spacecraft to a near-Earth asteroid in 2020. The spacecraft will scoop samples to bring back to Earth, helping us understand the origins of the Solar System.

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One hundred percent.

That's how many UA undergraduates can complete their degrees with real-world experience on their transcript.

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The first and only.

The UA offers the nation's only Bachelor of Arts in Law degree.