Green is not Just the Color of Money

The University of Arizona, founded in 1885, is a top 20 Tier 1 public research university ($761M) with 49,471 students. It’s renowned for water resources, mining, renewable energy, sustainability research and programs. Tech Parks Arizona is a self-sustaining component of UArizona’s research and innovation ecosystem. Tech Parks Arizona started in 1994, transforming a former IBM campus into interactive ground where over 100 businesses from technology giants to startups innovatively advance technology. The UA Tech Park is a leader in sustainability with a 1,267-acre (513-hectare) site which includes over 2 million ft2 (185,806 m2 ) of developed buildings and a second distinct 65-acre (26-hectare) park. The University of Arizona Center for Innovation is Arizona’s leading startup incubator network with significant emphasis on green and sustainability-focused startups that participate in various national programming like the U.S. Department of Energy’s American Made Challenges, and regionally at the Biosphere 2 and San Xavier Mine Laboratory