Image Building Resilience Against Climate Change July 28, 2023 As the weather around us changes, scientists say we need to be more climate resilient. University of Arizona researcher Zac Guido talks about helping communities cope with extreme weather, sea-level rise and other climate impacts. Guido spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D. Regents professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. Read more
Image Udall Center Fellows Will Focus on Environment and Public Policy July 7, 2023 Since 1990, the Udall Center Fellows Program has invited UArizona faculty across campus to take a semester off from teaching duties in order to focus on scholarly research that touches on some aspect of public policy. Read more
Image Protected forests offset a year's worth of global fossil fuel emissions July 6, 2023 A research team from the University of Maryland, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, and other institutions has demonstrated the critical role of protected forests in climate change mitigation. According to the study, protected forests store an additional 9.65 billion metric tons of carbon in their aboveground biomass compared to ecologically similar regions that are not protected. Read more
Image Sparking Discovery and Wonder With Augmented Reality June 22, 2023 We protect what we are passionate about—but it is the spark of wonder and discovery that leads us to that passion. Read more
Image Fantasy Monsoon Game Open to Amateur Forecasters for Third Year June 15, 2023 Climate researchers at the University of Arizona are crossing their fingers for another wet monsoon. Read more
Image EPA Awards UArizona $10M for New Environmental Justice Center June 7, 2023 The grant will fund the university's Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice, one of 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers selected as part of a new program launched by the EPA in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy. Read more
Image Ponderosa Forests Struggle in the Face of Southwest Megadrought June 7, 2023 As temperatures increase and prolonged drought continues, a new study of ponderosa forests in the Four Corners region underscores the importance of summer monsoons. Read more
Image Announcing the AIR Annual Resilience Theme Award June 5, 2023 The winners of the AIR Annual Resilience Theme Grant will spend the next 12 months exploring the theme of soil science through community-centered research, outreach, and education. Read more
Image Moving into Zion National Park! May 26, 2023 Hi everyone! My name is Gabriella Parra. I am from Tucson, Arizona, and I will be a community outreach intern this summer at Zion National Park! My mom, my step-dad, and I took the eight and a half hour road trip from Tucson to Zion. Read more
Image Historic Colorado River deal not enough to stave off long-term crisis, experts say May 23, 2023 A hard-fought agreement between California, Arizona and Nevada to slash the states’ use of the shrinking Colorado River is only a temporary salve to a long-term water crisis that continues to threaten the foundations of life in the American west, experts have warned. Read more