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Tumamoc Hill is best known for its popular walking path. It is also home to the University of Arizona's Desert Laboratory. But Tumamoc Hill is really where it all began for Tucson more than 4,000 years ago.

The 30th Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day was held on January 15 in Phoenix at the Arizona State Capitol. Senior Vice President Levi Esquerra of the University of Arizona Office of Native American Advancement and Tribal Engagement has been working with AIR's Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice for four years now to organize and coordinate University of Arizona’s presence at this event.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has appointed University of Arizona's Michael Kotutwa Johnson to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC). He sees it as an opportunity to foster collaboration.

The committee on Enabling DOE Regional Energy-Water Demonstrations will provide recommendations to the US Department of Energy on criteria for establishing regional facilities to resolve issues and create opportunities at the intersection of energy and water systems in the United States.

Wildfire management is high stakes and often complex. Fire managers have to consider environmental conditions, weather forecasts and climatic trends, all while making decisions with lives and landscapes on the line.

Ufuoma Ovienmhada will investigate the vulnerabilities of U.S. prisons to climate- driven disasters, using satellite imagery to pursue environmental justice and policy change.

When Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson speaks of seeds, he refers to them as “children.” So when a colleague brought him corn seeds that had been preserved for 800 years – hidden in a cave near historical Hopi villages around Glen Canyon – it was like welcoming children home.

The new initiative within the Arizona Institute for Resilience will unite and expand existing heat-related programs at the University of Arizona, positioning the university as a global leader in heat resilience through research, education, and outreach.

A University of Arizona program that has been central to the university's service to Indigenous communities will begin celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, and invites the campus and Tucson communities to join.

The Power Forecasting Group within the Arizona Institute for Resilience has launched a new website that shows high-resolution forecasts of weather events across the Southwest. The site helps city managers, emergency responders, and utility companies plan and prepare – and it’s right up the alley of amateur weather buffs, too.