Image Resilience for Urban Ecosystems Feb. 4, 2021 Ph.D. student Allie Bernett studies the movements of bobcats, coyotes and javelina around Tucson; gathering data which can be used to inform policy and management decisions affecting the well-being of human and animal populations. Read more
Image PhD Candidate Rebekah Waller Shows Us How Greenhouses Can Transform the Future of Agriculture Jan. 8, 2021 Read more
Image PhD Candidate Rebekah Waller Shows Us How Greenhouses Can Transform the Future of Agriculture Jan. 8, 2021 A third year PhD student, Rebekah Walker, talks about greenhouse research and getting involves on campus. Read more
Image A Q&A with Ida Sami Dec. 18, 2020 Ida Sami is a Ph.D. student in the Arid Lands Resource Sciences program. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation planning and environmental science, she explores how heat stress affects pedestrian mobility patterns and their comfort level in multimodal corridors in hot and arid climates. Read more
Image Data Analysis Targets Food Security ‘Hot Spots’ Dec. 11, 2020 Tom Evans and his research team at UArizona are using geographic information systems and data sets to track food insecurity “hot spots” triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Image Navajo Hydrologist Aims to Safeguard the Resources of Her People Dec. 7, 2020 Inspired by her family and traditional upbringing on the Navajo Nation, Ph.D. student Nikki Tulley dedicates her life to restoring balance and tackling water insecurities among Indigenous communities. Read more
Image Lamenting the Loss of the Arecibo Observatory Nov. 23, 2020 Dr. Betsy Cantwell shares her thoughts on the demise of Arecibo Observatory’s iconic radio telescope. Read more
Image Mobile App Soothes Pandemic Stress Aug. 5, 2020 As we struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are mainly staying home and limiting their social activities, which could effectively ratchet up stress and anxiety over time. A team of researchers at the University of Arizona are hoping their new creation, a mobile app called See Me Serene, will help with the aid of guided imagery. Read more
Image Another first for the tree-ring lab June 23, 2020 With her recently announced promotion, Valerie Trouet will become the first female faculty member in the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research to become a full professor. Read more
Image Could Copper Disable the Virus Behind COVID-19? April 2, 2020 A team of UArizona scientists is studying whether or not certain copper-based chemical compounds could potentially stop the virus that causes COVID-19 dead in its tracks. Read more