UA Senior on USA Today College Academic Team

UA senior Grace Hsieh was named to the second team in USA Today’s 2008 All-USA College Academic Team program. Hundreds of nominees from universities across the nation were considered and only 20 selected. Hsieh is a triple major in Biochemistry, East Asian studies and Molecular and Cellular Biology and an Honors College student with a 4.0 average. In addition to her academic achievements Hsieh launched the local chapter of InnoWorks (Innovative Workshops), a program to encourage economically disadvantaged students to pursue careers in science and engineering. Hsieh found the program and the funding, recruited UA students to help and middle-school student to attend the summer camps. UA professor Jim Hazzard calls her “Amazing Grace.”