July 27, 2021 Bug Bonanza: 7 Big, Colorful Critters to Try to Spot This Monsoon Season Summers are a smorgasbord of insect activity in Arizona. Entomologist Gene Hall breaks down some of the unique critters that are making an appearance after the monsoon rains.
July 7, 2021 UArizona Receives $1.3M Federal Grant to Study Synthetic Chemicals Posing Risk to Regional Aquifer Synthetic chemicals known as PFAS not only pose a long-term threat to groundwater quality, but also a long-term challenge to scientists tasked with cleaning them up.
June 29, 2021 A Promising New Pathway to Treating Type 2 Diabetes UArizona researchers believe the liver may hold the key to new, preventative Type 2 diabetes treatments. Their findings are published in the journal Cell Reports.
June 23, 2021 UArizona Alumnus Gives $1M to Enhance Learning Support Services for Students The gift creates an innovative partnership between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques, or SALT, Center.
May 27, 2021 UArizona, Diné College to Train Next Generation of Navajo Water Scientists A $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help UArizona and Diné College prepare Navajo Nation college students for careers in STEM.
May 11, 2021 'Howl-itosis' a Problem? UArizona Inventor Creates Bacteria Strain to Quell Bad Dog Breath Researchers have developed a harmless bacteria strain to battle bad breath in our furry friends. Startup uPetsia has licensed the invention.
April 21, 2021 Why Climate Change is Driving Some to Skip Having Kids A new study finds that overconsumption, overpopulation and uncertainty about the future are among the top concerns of those who say climate change is affecting their reproductive decision-making.
April 15, 2021 ABOR Confirms 6 New Regents Professors at UArizona The Arizona Board of Regents confirmed the appointments of UArizona faculty members Steven Archer, Sonia Colina, Marwan Krunz, Dante Lauretta, Sallie Marston and Ian Pepper as Regents Professors.
April 5, 2021 Longer, More Frequent Periods of Drought Plague Western United States According to new UArizona-led research, the American West has received less rain and gotten hotter – and its dry periods have become longer and more variable – over the last 50 years.
March 4, 2021 Dramatic Decline in Western Butterfly Populations Linked to Fall Warming Western butterfly populations are declining at an estimated rate of 1.6% per year, according to a new report in Science. The western monarch population has declined 99.9% since the 1980s.
