Aug. 11, 2020 Researchers Propose Climate-Smart Desert Food Production Model for Land and Human Health As heat waves, drought and disease challenge food security in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, scientists are setting their sights on a novel model for desert farming.
July 16, 2020 How COVID-19 is Impacting Politics in the US UArizona political scientist Samara Klar discusses the relationship between COVID-19 and partisanship, the impact of the virus on the upcoming election and why the country might not be as divided as it seems.
June 24, 2020 Pandemic Provides Unique Learning Experience for Journalism Students The pandemic presented a once-in-a-career opportunity for UArizona student journalists who rose to the occasion to cover it, with guidance from faculty and staff.
June 23, 2020 Are You a Hugger? It Might Be Hereditary Affection is genetic for women but not men, a new study finds. Study author Kory Floyd says those who are genetically predisposed to being more affectionate may be struggling with "skin hunger" amid COVID-19 physical distancing.
June 17, 2020 Black Lives Matter and Pandemic Bring Juneteenth Into Focus UArizona historian Tyina Steptoe discusses the history of the holiday that recognizes emancipation, and why more people than ever may celebrate it this year and in the future.
June 10, 2020 From Social Distancing to Disinformation, COVID-19 Shows How History Repeats Three scholars in the UArizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences see several parallels between today's pandemic and ones from centuries past.
June 15, 2020 UArizona to Offer New Degree in Bilingual Journalism Bilingual journalism is more than being able to ask questions in two different languages. "It's important to understand the history, the economics, the politics, the culture of diverse groups," says associate professor Jessica Retis.
May 27, 2020 A Deeper Level of Knowing: Folklorists Tackle Global Issues Science and folklore can be important partners when it comes to addressing global challenges like climate change and COVID-19. Folklorist Maribel Alvarez says folklore can document the kind of "knowing" that only comes from generations of tradition and observation.
June 3, 2020 Largest, Oldest Maya Monument Suggests Importance of Communal Work Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest Maya monument ever recorded. Its construction suggests that Maya civilization developed more rapidly than once thought.
May 20, 2020 Striving for an Accurate Census Amid the Pandemic Geographer Jason Jurjevich discusses "hard-to-count" populations in Arizona and how the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional challenges for ensuring an accurate census.