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Tree nuts – specifically pecans and pistachios – are making a growing contribution to Arizona's economy. The tree nut industry generated more than $90 million in direct sales in 2017.

History professor David Pietz will study changing attitudes in China toward animal life, conservation and environmental change.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of countless time-honored rituals. Maribel Alvarez in the School of Anthropology says creating new rituals can help ease the pain.

Jake Meyers' urban farming in Nairobi video won the grand prize in the 2020 Planet Forward Storyfest contest.

Students in the College of Medicine – Tucson are screening the local homeless population for COVID-19 symptoms, while also providing meals and supportive care.

In response to shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff are designing and manufacturing face shields, intubation hoods, respirators and more.

The newly formed Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, or ACGU, which includes UArizona virus expert Michael Worobey, will use genomic sequencing to track the new coronavirus.

Analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft found a viable explanation for what keeps the upper layers of Saturn so hot: auroras at the planet's north and south poles.

With the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control advising people to wear cloth masks in public settings, some UArizona fashion students are sharing their ideas for homemade masks. The fashion minors used materials ranging from hair ties to reusable shopping bags.

With this year's county fairs canceled, 4-H agents, volunteers and UArizona Cooperative Extension employees across Arizona have come together to offer 4-H youth the opportunity to show off their projects virtually.