Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Twenty-three Tucson wealth advisors landed a spot on Forbes’ list of “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” for 2024.
Forbes’ rankings were compiled by SHOOK Research, which uses financial data and interviews candidates nominated by their firms. The local advisors are:
Stephen Harnden, Affirm Wealth Advisors
Vance Falbaum, RBC Wealth Management
Fernando Gandara, Merrill Wealth Management
Brian Crawford, Wells Fargo Advisors
Drew Blease, Blease Financial Services
Michael Treiberg, Treiberg Wealth Management
Juan C. Tapia Camou, Merrill
Jane Rojas, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Steve Strong, Merrill
Sean Stuchen, Merrill
Aaron Rottenstein, UBS Wealth Management
Matthew Apostolik, Merrill
Adam Goldstein, Adara Wealth Management
Geoffrey Miller, Morgan Stanley
Jorge Gomez del Campo, Merrill
Marc Lock, Morgan Stanley
Natalie Fernandez Lee, Meridian Wealth Management
Jason Turetzky, Baird
Matthew Meyer, UBS
Wayne Griffith, Morgan Stanley
Gail Giclas, Raymond James & Associates
Ryan Thompson, Wells Fargo
Rick Burrows, Wells Fargo
QS World University Rankings: The University of Arizona is a world leader in more than three dozen academic disciplines, according to the 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Released April 10 by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the rankings provide independent comparative analysis on the performance of more than 16,000 individual programs at more than 1,500 universities in 96 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines and five broad subject areas (arts and humanities, engineering and technology, life sciences and medicine, natural sciences, social sciences and management).
UA earned a ranking in 37 categories, with its top marks coming in the following disciplines:
Archaeology (No. 18 globally, No. 6 in the U.S., No. 4 among public U.S. universities)
Geology (tied for No. 30 globally, No. 15 U.S., No. 9 public)
Geophysics (tied for No. 32 globally, No. 15 U.S., No. 9 public)
Earth and marine sciences (tied for No. 33 globally, tied for No. 16 U.S., tied for No. 9 public)
Library and information management (tied for No. 36 globally, No. 14 U.S., No. 11 public)
Anthropology (No. 39 globally, No. 14 U.S., No. 5 public)
Mineral and mining engineering (tied for No. 41 globally, No. 6 U.S., No. 6 public)
Linguistics (No. 41 globally, No. 16 U.S., No. 9 public)
QS uses five key metrics to compile the subject rankings. The precise weighting of each metric varies by subject.
In additional rankings news, Animation Career Review released its 2024 Illustration School Rankings on April 5. UA’s Illustration, Design and Animation program, housed in the School of Art, ranked No. 34 nationally, No. 10 among public schools and No. 4 in the Southwest.
Animation Career Review ranks programs based on multiple criteria, including academic reputation, employment data, admission selectivity, depth and breadth of program, value as it relates to tuition and indebtedness, graduation rate and retention rate.
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