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.
Feb. 17, 2021 Hispanic Households Most Impacted by COVID-19 Job Disruptions, Food Insecurity in Arizona According to survey data, 59% of Hispanic households in Arizona reported job disruptions in the first four months of the pandemic, compared to 22% of non-Hispanic white households.
Dec. 21, 2020 Biotech Cotton Key to Eliminating Devastating Pest from US and Mexico A collaboration between UArizona, cotton growers, and government and industry partners eradicated the pink bollworm – one of the world's most damaging crop pests – from the United States and Mexico.
Dec. 2, 2020 UArizona Expert on Climate Science and Policy Selected as AAAS Fellow Gregg Garfin – whose research focuses on adaptation to climate change, climate variability and drought – has been elected a 2020 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
