Today President Garimella highlights U of A's land-grant mission during Yavapai County visit University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella and senior members of his leadership team visited Yavapai County to reinforce the institution's land-grant mission of service in every corner of the state.
Sept. 16, 2025 Study warns pest resistance threatens corn industry's newest biotech defense University of Arizona research finds that corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls.
Sept. 10, 2025 Arizona startup tackles food waste with solar drying technology A University of Arizona startup is bringing a solar-powered drying tower to market to help combat one of the world's most pressing challenges: food waste.
Sept. 2, 2025 U of A topped $257M in active research partnerships with Native tribes in fiscal year 2025 A legacy of collaboration between university researchers and tribal communities has fueled investments aimed at creating solutions with and for Native Americans in Arizona and beyond.
Aug. 25, 2025 What can prairie dogs teach us about wildfire management? The small mammals eat vegetation, create burrows and clear ground. How do those habits impact the spread of wildfires?
Aug. 5, 2025 Global network taps tree rings to study impact of tropical drought A study involving U of A researchers shows that, while droughts appear to have had a modest impact on tropical tree growth in the past, that may not be the case for long.
Aug. 4, 2025 Tree ring study reveals Western Apache fire management practices buffered climate effects Research shows small, frequent fires by mobile hunter-gatherer groups controlled landscape-scale fire activity.
July 23, 2025 NIH awards $2.8M to study environmental, chemical effects on women's fertility A new grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow U of A researchers to further investigate the role that chemicals found in plastics and cosmetics have on women's health and metabolism.
July 8, 2025 How the U of A's Arizona Meteorological Network feeds data to the National Weather Service The information is valuable to agriculture, public safety and urban planners and even contributes to the weather app on your phone.
June 24, 2025 Creature culture: What animal behavior can teach us about saving nature What can the varied behaviors of wildlife reveal about the relationship between human civilization and the animal kingdom?