Nov. 23, 2020 $3M Grant Helps Students Bridge Sciences to Solve the World's Biggest Problems The National Science Foundation grant will support graduate students working across scientific disciplines on challenges ranging from climate change to sustainable food production.
Nov. 19, 2020 Look Out, Bill Nye! Earyn McGee Rises to Social Media Stardom Earyn McGee started her university education focused on field research, but then became a science communication sensation on social media. The UArizona graduate student advocates for conservation and inclusivity in the sciences and was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Oct. 1, 2020 The Dirt on Laundry and How to Reduce Your Risk of Getting Sick Does our laundry carry germs that can make us sick? UArizona researchers Charles Gerba and Kelly Reynolds review the current science on how to safely tackle the dirty job.
Sept. 16, 2020 Just Add Water: Biodiversity Resurgence in Effluent-Fed Desert Riverbeds Dragonflies, mayflies and caddisflies may be small, but their appearance could signal a big comeback for the beleaguered rivers of the American Southwest.
Sept. 8, 2020 They're Big, but They're Not Murder Hornets Buzz surrounding the arrival of the Asian giant hornet in the Pacific Northwest has many Arizonans mistaking native, beneficial bugs for the potentially invasive wasp.
Aug. 6, 2020 No-Clog Toilet Paper, Weight-Loss Pet Food Among Award-Winning Student Innovations Tech Launch Arizona has awarded funding to five-student teams to develop inventions with the goal of bringing them to the public as impactful products to benefit society.
July 20, 2020 Returning to Farming's Roots in the Battle Against the 'Billion-Dollar Beetle' A new study from UArizona entomologists reaffirms the importance of crop rotation and diversification in combating the western corn rootworm's resistance to biotech crops.
July 7, 2020 Early Childhood Education Centers Can Boost Parents' Engagement at Home Early childhood education centers play an important role in encouraging parents to engage in educational activities with their children at the centers and at home, research finds.
June 30, 2020 Superfund Research Center Receives $10.6M to Study Mining Waste, Arsenic-Diabetes Link The UArizona center unites medical and environmental scientists across campus to attack the unique environmental contamination issues facing Arizona.
June 1, 2020 Partnership Provides Crucial Firewood to Hopi and Navajo Homes Closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have made it difficult for tribal members to collect and transport firewood from nearby forests for cooking, boiling water and heating.
