Ada Dieke '02 has been selected as Miss Black Arizona USA 2006-2007. To read more about Ada, click on http://www.publichealth.arizona.edu/news/NewsReleases/MissBlackArizona2007.aspx. Ada is an MPH student with a focus in maternal and child health at the UA College of Public Health. While in UBRP, Ada worked in Dr. Elena Plante's lab, Speech, Language and Hearing. E-mail: adad@email.arizona.edu

"I got it," reports Herson Quinones '00, my PhD, that is!" He received his PhD in biomedical sciences from UT Southwestern, and is working as a Regional Scientific Manager with AstraZeneca and relocating to Michigan. He will be part of the Medical and Scientific Affairs Department providng support for external researchers in the respiratory team. As a UBRPer, Herson worked in Dr. Eugene Gerner's lab, Cell Biology & Anatomy. E-mail: herson.quinones@sbcglobal.net

Luisa Ikner '01 is back at the UA working towards a PhD in Soil, Water & Environmental Science. She received her BS and MS from the UA and worked as Recycling Education Coordinator for Tucson Clean & Beautiful for a while. While in UBRP, Luisa worked with Dr. Chuck Gerba, Microbiology & Immunology.