About University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is the flagship research institution of the state and is ranked 20th nationally among public research institutions. It is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Arizona (dating to 1885), founded as a land grant university on homelands of the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui peoples. It serves more than 46,000 students, over 30% of whom are Hispanic. For more information, see: https://www.arizona.edu/about, https://uair.arizona.edu/content/overview.
UArizona has particular strengths in the fields of earth sciences, arid lands, hydrology, natural resources, indigenous languages, sociology, and public health, many of which relate to design of the built environment. The CAPLA research initiative “RESTRUCT” has built partnerships across campus in fulfilment of both the college and the university strategic plans. The current UArizona strategic plan dates to 2018; it may be found here: https://arizona.app.box.com/s/u4g5d2a0vvurwc3gfdx63e5ftbg22u78.