The second part of the program was focused on group discussions around equity. Students facilitated dialogue in small groups to discuss opportunities and actions for our diverse communities here in Arizona. Each table of participants generated approaches that will contribute towards a final recommendations report by the Statewide Town Hall on equity in Arizona. 

This summer, Pima County community leaders gathered with University of Arizona researchers for an interactive conversation addressing one of the Southwestern United States’ most urgent topics: water.

Researchers are concerned the heat wave is pushing some of the plants best adapted to the region’s hot, dry summers past their limits.