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FINANCIAL TIMES RANKS FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RATTLESNAKES
ELLER NO. 4 IN WESTERN US AND THEIR BABIES
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he University of Arizona Eller College
o far this year, more than 74 rattlesnake bites to humans have been reported
Tof Management recently made its debut Sto the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center. Based at the University
in the Financial Times Executive Education of Arizona College of Pharmacy, the center serves the entire state of Arizona with
Program rankings. The 2017 global rankings the exception of Maricopa County, providing free and confidential poison and
are based principally on measures of medication information to callers around the clock.
participants’ and clients’ satisfaction, as The center advises anyone who might cross paths with rattlesnakes to be
well as the school’s reputation, growth in aware of these five things:
revenues, international reach and faculty 1 | Baby rattlesnakes range in length from 6 to 12 inches and are easily
diversity. camouflaged by brush and grass.
At No. 68, Eller is the only new school on
2 | Baby rattlesnakes are rattleless until they first shed their skins, so there
the list to break into the top 75 this year. It will be no infamous “chica-chica” sound before they strike.
is ranked No. 4 overall in the Western U.S. 3 | Despite their impish size, baby snakes have enough venom to be very
behind Stanford, UCLA and the Thunderbird dangerous if they bite a human.
School of Global Management. 4 | Adult rattlesnakes do not always rattle a warning before or while they
“The results of the Financial Times’
rankings are a testament to the quality of our are biting.
5 | It’s a good idea to call the poison center at 1-800-222-1222 if you notice an
curriculum, our faculty’s ability to engage unidentified small cut or wound, even if you feel no pain. Because there may be no
an executive audience and our continued telltale rattle, people can be bitten without knowing what has happened until they
market growth,” Eller College Dean Paulo notice their symptoms and attribute them to a snakebite.
Goes says. “This is the next step in a journey
that will see us engage more organizations
and business leaders globally.”

UA AMONG TOP 100 IN
WORLD REPUTATION
RANKINGS

University Communications
Times Higher Education has recognized
the University of Arizona as one of the
top 100 higher-education institutions in
the world, ranking it as a global leader in
research, education and innovation in the
2017 edition of its annual World Reputation
Rankings.
The UA, which appears in the 91-100
range, is among 42 colleges and universities
from the U.S. to claim a place on this year’s
list. Only the top 50 institutions receive an
individual ranking.
The World Reputation Rankings are based
on an invitation-only academic reputation
survey that targets experienced, published
scholars who offer their views on excellence
in research and teaching within their
disciplines and at institutions with which
they are familiar.

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