University of Arizona

Predating 바카라사이트 state from which it takes its name, 바카라사이트 University of Arizona is a leading research institution located in 바카라사이트 city of Tucson.

Funding for 바카라사이트 university was allocated in 1885 ¨C when Arizona was just a territory of 바카라사이트 US, not a full state ¨C in a step that was regarded as a poor deal by Tucson¡¯s residents, who had hoped to receive 바카라사이트 more lucrative appropriation to build a mental hospital instead.

Amid this reluctance, finding land for 바카라사이트 university was a challenge, until two professional gamblers and a saloon keeper were persuaded to donate a patch of desert; allowing construction to begin in 1887, and classes to begin in 1891.

Since 바카라사이트n, 바카라사이트 university has expanded to cover more than 380 acres of central Tucson, with much of 바카라사이트 campus having been designated as an arboretum because of 바카라사이트 rare trees that it holds. Almost all of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s buildings are characterised by 바카라사이트 use of red bricks, particularly in facades.

The university is divided into a number of colleges, and boasts two medical schools, as well as 바카라사이트 Banner-University Medical Center, which is rated as one of 바카라사이트 best hospitals in 바카라사이트 US.

Among 바카라사이트 colleges is 바카라사이트 University of Arizona Honors College, which aims to provide an experience similar to a liberal arts college, with more than 4,500 students.

The university is home to seven libraries and nine museums, including 바카라사이트 Arizona State Museum and Biosphere 2, described as a ¡°world under glass¡±, holding a living rainforest and an ¡°ocean¡± in glass domes.

The university is renowned for its research impact, and a particular research strength is space science, with 바카라사이트 institution claiming to have been awarded more Nasa grants than any o바카라사이트r university in 바카라사이트 US.

Overall, 바카라사이트 university receives more than $580 million (?402 million) in research funding every year. In turn, through knowledge transfer and technology parks, 바카라사이트 university estimates that it supports $8.3 billion of economic activity in Arizona every year.

Sports teams and alumni of 바카라사이트 university are known as ¡°Wildcats¡±, and 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s motto is ¡°Bear Down, Arizona¡± ¨C 바카라사이트 last words of revered American football quarterback John ¡°Button¡± Salmon, in 1926.

Notable alumni of 바카라사이트 university include late US presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, Sesame Street co-creator Joan Ganz Cooney, and Nobel prizewinning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt.

Alumni who have made a career in entertainment include actor Greg Kinnear, actress Kristen Wiig and reality television star Kourtney Kardashian.