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Elise Gornish, an associate professor and extension specialist in the school of natural resources and the environment within the University of Arizona’s College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, and faculty director of AIR’s Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, recently received a University Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award.

Tribal agriculture contributed $753.3 million in total economic output and directly supported more than 2,300 jobs statewide in 2022, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis examining the economic footprint of Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes using data from the most recent agricultural census.

Experts say that Arizona this year is likely to see more of the record-breaking heat, deadly flooding and intense wildfires that have marked recent summers — and it could be even worse, thanks to the strong El Niño expected.

Southern Arizona farmers are testing new irrigation methods and crop strategies as Colorado River cuts and extreme heat strain the region's water supply. But researchers say individual efforts won't be enough without stronger policy support.

To strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the nation’s energy and water systems, the U.S. Department of Energy should develop innovative technology and infrastructure at the intersection of the two systems through a suite of pilot programs.

Liz Baldwin is an associate professor at the School of Government and Public Policy and conducts research on environmental, water, and energy policy in the U.S. and abroad. Recently, she has helped to develop Grassvasion, a board game based on Buffelgrass management in Tucson designed to illustrate concepts of interest in managing environmental issues and encouraging cooperation.

The Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes) within the Arizona Institute for Resilience at the University of Arizona is excited to announce plans to expand its research in regenerative agriculture and support for community capacity building.

Arizona stands a better chance of an unusually wet monsoon, according to the latest summer weather predictions. Nearly all of Arizona, parts of southern Utah and the Western parts of New Mexico will receive more precipitation than normal.

The old ways of managing the shrinking Colorado River aren't helping Arizona. But there is a way all of the compact states could find a new way to work together for everyone's benefit.

Dr. Brian J. Enquist, a professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, has received the Robert H. MacArthur Award for Meritorious Contributions by a Mid-Career Ecologist from the Ecological Society of America.