The southwest’s largest hacking event, dubbed, “Hackathon,” was held at the University of Arizona.

It is a 36-hour event during which teams of up to four students compete to create new, innovative products. There are projected to be over 800 people participating, and 300 are students at Arizona State University.

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University of Arizona hosts largest ‘Hackathon’ in Southwest

by Sydnee Scofield, Cronkite News
January 28, 2016

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University of Arizona hosts largest ‘Hackathon’ in Southwest

Sydnee Scofield, Cronkite News
January 28, 2016

The southwest's largest hacking event, dubbed, "Hackathon," was held at the University of Arizona.

It is a 36-hour event during which teams of up to four students compete to create new, innovative products. There are projected to be over 800 people participating, and 300 are students at Arizona State University.

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